With stocks of such munitions running low, Russian forces were more likely to rely on unguided bombs and artillery, US official Colin Kahl said.

From preparations for the upcoming celebration of Buddha's birthday to the to the Holi Hindu festival celebrations around the globe, these are the best photos from around the world in the past week, as chosen by The Age's photo editors.

The US is still in “ongoing talks” with Beijing about dispatching an expert to participate in the investigation, as is standard when the planes involved are from American manufacturers.

Russian president Vladimir Putin started a war because he refused to accept the end of the Soviet empire and his blinkered view has a message for the West.

There is deep concern in Canberra, Wellington and Washington about the implications of a potential Chinese naval base right on Australia’s doorstep.

The father of Spain’s king may now be dragged to court in the UK to face allegations of spying and harassing a former lover.

Intensive poaching has slashed Malaysia’s tiger population to near extinction. Can a new program that uses locals as wildlife patrollers save them?

Employees of Russian agencies are accused of installing malware on more than 17,000 devices in oil, gas and nuclear power plants, utilities and power transmission companies.

The world’s most powerful leaders have made it clear they have no appetite for war. So, if Vladimir Putin doesn’t relent, where does that leave Ukraine?

Ethiopia has faced growing international pressure to ease restrictions on the flow of humanitarian aid into war-ravaged Tigray region cut off by a government assault more than a year ago.

Ukrainians have been busy sandbagging important statues and adding armour to civilian vehicles.

The lawsuit covers a long list of grievances the Republican former president repeatedly aired during his four years in the White House after beating Clinton.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

The leaders of 30 western nations also agreed to substantially deploy more forces along Ukraine’s borders, as NATO urged an immediate ceasefire.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Uber and New York City yellow cabs have announced a partnership that until recently would have been unthinkable with both camps fighting ferociously for the same customers.

It represents a major escalation of North Korea’s development of weapons potentially able to deliver nuclear warheads anywhere in the US.

The deal with Solomon Islands would give Beijing a base for its navy less than 2000 kilometres from Australia’s coast.

Albright’s experience as a refugee prompted her to push for the US to be a superpower that used its clout to stop the genocide in the Balkans in the 1990s.

Poison gas conjures up the ghost horrors of WWI. But it’s been used in battle since. And Western leaders are warning that Russia may use it soon in Ukraine. What would that mean?

In the pitched political battles over freedom of choice in school cafeterias, New York’s “vegan-ish” mayor has triggered a nationwide furore over the sugary drink.

In a speech at a state dinner in the former British colony, William acknowledged slavery “should never have happened”. 

The bride wore a couture corseted coat dress in lilac duchess satin designed by Vivienne Westwood, one of the many celebrities who support Assange.

If this fight has taught us anything, it’s that Ukraine shouldn’t become more like the West.

Ukrainians mourn loved ones, clear up rubble and prepare for the next Russian attack.

The town of Rafah on the border of Israel and Egypt, has a history stretching back thousands of years to the time of the pharaohs. It began as settlement around an oasis at the point where the Sinai meets the Gaza Strip. In 1906, under British pressu...

NATO will send equipment to Ukraine to help the war-torn nation defend its population against potential Russian chemical weapon attacks.

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor is already in Ukraine gathering evidence for a war crimes case against the Russian President and his troops.

Putin, responding to Western sanctions that have hit Russia’s economy hard, said Moscow planned to switch its gas sales to “unfriendly” countries to roubles - a move that alarmed international markets.

She promised a carbon zero future, but New Zealand’s Prime Minister has agreed to cut fuel taxes as the price at the pump shot up to $NZ3 a litre.

The vaccine maker said it will ask US regulators to authorise its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6 years old.

“I would like to be a doctor in the future but for now I have no hope, I am like a dead body,” Khadija, 16, said in reaction to the news.

Like France’s military emperor Napoleon conquering Europe, Russia on Putin’s watch has waged a series of skilful campaigns expanding its reach across the internet and social media. Until now.

Jakarta’s ambition to be a global player is under the spotlight as it wrestles with the G20 presidency following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Mariupol is under continuous bombardment but Ukrainian forces say they have retaken a strategic suburb of Kyiv.

Military analysts had expected Russian forces to quickly destroy Ukraine’s military aircraft. Instead, “Top Gun”-style aerial dogfights now rage above the country.

The black box belonging to flight MU5735 has been found, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday, giving investigators hope of finding why the plane dived into a mountain range with 132 people on board.

The Ukraine - Russia crisis drags onto late March.

Prince Harry is suing a newspaper over what he believes is a defamatory article that told “how Harry tried to keep his legal fight over bodyguards secret...”

Up to 3 million households faced the threat of blackouts on Tuesday night, as utility Tokyo Electric Power Co warned of tight supply and surging demand as snow fell.

Police said the attacker careened his car into a cyclist and stabbed five people across a swath of the city centre of Beersheba.

Couy Griffin, an elected official from New Mexico, was found guilty of illegally entering restricted US Capitol grounds on January 6.

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was sentenced to nine years in prison on fraud charges, in a ruling that will keep President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent opponent out of active politics for years ahead.

Cases against military figures including junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing are being prepared to hand to the Australian Federal Police.

Ukraine’s armed forces said Russian forces would continue to attack critical infrastructure using “high-precision weapons and indiscriminate munitions”.

The flight’s almost vertical descent matched the fate of two previous disasters.

Researchers reviewed the records of more than 181,000 US Department of Veterans Affairs patients diagnosed with COVID-19 over 17 months.

Hospital staff are on standby and emergency workers pushed through the night, but no passengers have yet arrived.

The fear is that if Putin feels cornered in the conflict, he might choose to detonate one of his lesser nuclear arms — breaking the taboo set 76 years ago after Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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