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Mon, 18 Apr 2022 18:18:11 +1000
Lviv, Dnipro shelled in Russian airstrikes, civilian casualties reported
Six people were killed and another 11, including a child, were wounded by Russian strikes in the western city of Lviv, according to Mayor Andriy Sadovyi.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:36:28 +1000
Seven years, six continents, 37 countries and 45,000 kms - a man and his dog’s epic adventure
A pivotal turning point when Tom Turcich was a teenager sowed the seeds of his quest to walk around the world.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:31:47 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:22:01 +1000
Gallery: Ukraine - Russia crisis, 18th April, 2022
The relentless bombardment and street fighting have left much of Mariupol destroyed and an estimated 21,000 people dead.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:53:12 +1000
Alex Jones’ Infowars weighs possible bankruptcy
The conspiracy theorist and his companies last year were found liable in a defamation lawsuit brought by relatives of children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:34:28 +1000
Telling aliens where we are ‘puts Earth at risk’
Part of the problem is we don’t know the ratio of peaceful to hostile civilisations in the galaxy- should they exist.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:07:34 +1000
Pope decries ‘senseless’ war in Ukraine, raises fear of nuclear conflict
“Please, please, let us not get used to war,” Francis told a 50,000-strong crowd who gathered at the Vatican for the first public Easter address since 2019.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:09:56 +1000
‘Heartbreaking’: Three mass shootings in US during Easter weekend leave two dead
The South Carolina shootings and one in Pittsburgh, in which two minors were killed early Sunday, also left at least 31 people wounded.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 01:57:58 +1000
Cambridges lead royal Easter service as the Queen stays home
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge led the royal family’s Easter Sunday church service at Windsor Castle, the Queen noticeably absent from one of her traditional outings.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 18:01:24 +1000
Russia orders Mariupol defenders to surrender or die as port bombarded
Airstrikes and preparations for a naval landing by Russian forces in Mariupol appear to be under way, according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 16:11:04 +1000
Clashes mar holy days as Israeli police enter flashpoint Jerusalem mosque
Tens of thousands of pilgrims have flocked to Jerusalem this week to celebrate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Christian Easter and the Jewish Passover.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 15:28:10 +1000
Macron, Le Pen pitch for votes to left-wing French who detest them both
Many leftists are unsure whether they will vote for either candidate in France’s election next Sunday, deeming it a choice between “the plague and cholera”.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 13:52:50 +1000
Florida’s Trump-rival governor bans maths books, citing ‘prohibited’ race debate
Fresh from fighting Disney over “don’t say gay” laws, Ron DeSantis has banned primary school texts that he claims, without proof, contain critical race theory.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 11:18:55 +1000
US authorises coronavirus breath test with results in three minutes
The new COVID breathalyser detects 9 out of 10 positive cases, on par with most nasal swab tests, but must be administered by a trained operator.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 09:08:25 +1000
Secret meeting with Queen first step towards royal Jubilee truce
Harry and Meghan could be waving alongside the other Windsors to celebrate the Queen’s record reign - but they are yet to make peace with William and Kate.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 22:27:58 +1000
Russia targets Kyiv, Lviv in retaliation for lost ship
The Ukrainian president said up to 3000 Ukrainian troops had died so far in the war with Russia and 10,000 had been injured.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 18:41:52 +1000
Gallery: Ukraine-Russia crisis, April 16, 2022
As Ukrainian citizens flee for Poland, the people left behind confront the carnage of war.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 17:45:20 +1000
White House flip-flopping may not stop Biden catching COVID
The US president vowed to adhere to official health guidelines often ignored by Donald Trump. That doesn’t always happen, even as the virus strikes his inner circle.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:25:33 +1000
Shanghai residents ‘beaten’ while begging police not to seize their apartments
In one video clip, residents are kneeling in front of hazmat-suit-wearing officials, pleading to not have their homes transformed into quarantine centres.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 13:21:27 +1000
Mariupol ‘has been wiped off the face of the earth’: governor
But Pavlo Kyrylenko said troops were still “courageously defending Mariupol” against the Russian forces that have bombarded the city, leaving it in ruins.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 11:51:01 +1000
Paris attack defendant offers condolences, pleads ‘detest me with moderation’
Salah Abdeslam is the only surviving member of the IS attack team that terrorised Paris in 2015. His testimony has changed since the case started in September.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 09:58:20 +1000
The Australian with one of the most important jobs in the world right now
Matilda Bogner, a Russian-speaking lawyer, heads a United Nations mission trying to sort fact from fiction in Ukraine.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
Back in Kyiv, my instincts against hatred are sorely tested
Of Australian citizenship and Ukrainian background, I’ve found the best of humanity in this invaded country. But what of those invaders who have become something less than human?

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 04:59:00 +1000
Meet the Aussie conquering the world’s ‘last frontier’ of food: vegan desserts
Harrods head pastry chef Philip Khoury doesn’t want eggs and dairy in pastry. It’s as much about saving the planet as it is about stimulating the tastebuds. 

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 03:38:25 +1000
Explosions heard in Kyiv after Russian flagship Moskva sunk
The explosions appeared to be among the most significant in Ukraine’s capital region since Russian troops pulled back from the area.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 03:10:51 +1000
South Africans search for survivors in ruins of floods that killed hundreds
The floods in Kwazulu-Natal Province have washed away homes and roads and left thousands without shelter, water and power.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 02:54:26 +1000
Clashes erupt at Jerusalem holy site
Medics said more than 150 Palestinians were wounded in the most serious violence at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem in nearly a year.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 18:21:51 +1000
‘We’re losing it all right now’: Why angry Sri Lankans want their ruling family gone
It was supposed to be a post-war success story, a fast-developing economy healing after decades of conflict. Instead, it is nearly broke and backsliding into authoritarianism.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:11:29 +1000
Brooklyn subway attack suspect held without bail
The man accused of opening fire on a crowded subway train in Brooklyn was ordered to be held without bail.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 14:12:49 +1000
Gallery: Ukraine - Russia crisis, April 15th, 2022
Russia has called the accusations of atrocities a “monstrous forgery” aimed at denigrating the Russian army.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:53:08 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
Gallery: The best photos from around the world

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:18:15 +1000
UK first to approve French COVID vaccine Valneva
The two-dose vaccine is made with a “killed” virus and is intended for adults aged 18 to 50.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:53:37 +1000
Johnson defends asylum seeker Rwanda plan dubbed ‘shamefully cruel’
Some 160 charities and the Opposition condemned it, but the British PM says he’ll even enact legal reforms to ensure his Australian-inspired plan isn’t challenged.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 11:41:32 +1000
Sinking of Moskva leaves the Russian navy far more exposed
The Moskva lacked a Nulka decoy, an Australian-designed rocket that lures on-coming missiles away, and was reportedly destroyed by a Ukrainian-made Neptune, a new weapon.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:12:01 +1000
Harry and Meghan make secret visit to see Queen, the first in two years
Despite their pleas for privacy and efforts to keep the visit a secret, the pair was spotted walking over to Windsor Castle.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 05:06:00 +1000
Meet Ron Desantis, the Trump rival taking on ‘woke’ Disney in the culture wars
The Florida governor has been so successful milking the culture wars that even Donald Trump is worried he might take him on in 2024.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 05:04:47 +1000
US cannot ‘take lightly’ threat Russia could use nuclear weapons: CIA chief
The threat of Russia potentially using tactical or low-yield nuclear weapons in Ukraine cannot be taken lightly, the CIA said.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:19:36 +1000
Boris Johnson to send migrants from the Channel ‘straight to Rwanda’
Britain will adopt Australia’s Pacific solution by shipping those trying to cross from France more than 6000 kilometres offshore to process their claims.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:02:14 +1000
‘We don’t do Russians’: Fiji surprised by arrival of oligarch’s superyacht Amadea
Democracies have imposed an array of sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. Displays of wealth by the Russian elite have drawn intense scrutiny. 

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:50:15 +1000
Xi goes tropical while Shanghai struggles
The Chinese President is about as far away from Shanghai’s lockdown complaints as a leader can get.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:26:36 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
Gallery: The best photos from around the world

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:04:14 +1000
French far-right presidential candidate Le Pen wants out of NATO, no weapons to Ukraine
As two Nordic prime ministers met to escalate their bid for membership of the alliance, Marine Le Pen talked about closer ties with Russia.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:42:52 +1000
Gallery: Ukraine - Russia crisis, April 14th, 2022
Rescuers were met with scenes of death and destruction after Russian attacks on Ukrainian towns.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 11:47:15 +1000
Cuba Gooding jnr pleads guilty to forcible touching
The actor has been accused by more than 20 women of groping or forcibly kissing them in encounters that date back more than two decades.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 11:22:40 +1000
‘Human catastrophe’: Hundreds dead in Durban floods
The steady rain, which came down in droves at times, started late last week and continued almost non-stop, taking away homes, roads and bridges.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 11:21:00 +1000
From the Archives, 1912: The final hours of the RMS Titanic
In April 1912, the British passenger liner RMS Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City. More than 1,500 people died and the disaster was met with worldwide shoc...

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:39:34 +1000
Russian ship in Black Sea fleet badly damaged by blast
Interfax said the crew had all been evacuated after a Ukrainian officer earlier said the ship had been hit by two missiles.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +1000
Prince William tells Cate Blanchett he understands why people feel ‘overwhelmed’ on climate change
The prince said: “I think politics gets in the way a lot of the time,” on the issue of climate change, but solutions existed and could be implemented quicker than people think.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 08:13:23 +1000
Partygate claims its first scalp as senior ministers rally around Boris Johnson
The prime minister initially told parliament that no parties took place. But police are investigating 12 gatherings.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 06:26:01 +1000
Russia’s fury after Putin’s friend Viktor Medvedchuk captured in Ukraine
Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk has close ties with Vladimir Putin, who is believed to be the godfather of his youngest daughter. His detention has sparked a heated exchange between officials in Moscow and Kyiv.



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