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Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:45:30 +1000
No surrender but Putin congratulates defence minister on fall of Mariupol
Ukrainians continue to defend the Azovstal plant where hundreds are still sheltering in underground bunkers.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:05:30 +1000
Better diplomacy is needed to curb China’s Pacific push
Labor and the Coalition should start talking about a stronger and smarter response to the security agreement China has signed with Solomon Islands.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:48:33 +1000
Taiwanese TV channel airs false report of Chinese invasion
“New Taipei City has been hit by a Chinese Communist guided missile. Ships in Taipei Port have exploded, damaging facilities,” the graphic read.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:20:06 +1000
Chernobyl’s Russian ‘nightmare’
Moscow’s invasion marks the first time that occupying a nuclear plant was part of a nation’s war strategy. The consequences for the invading forces are grim.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:07:02 +1000
Indonesia urged to invite Ukraine to Bali for G20 summit with Putin
Western nations have demanded the exclusion of Russia and Vladimir Putin but there is hope in Indonesia, the G20 host, that a compromise can be reached.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 15:34:27 +1000
Kremlin insiders alarmed over growing toll of Putin’s war in Ukraine
They believe the invasion was a catastrophic mistake that will set the country back for years.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 15:14:30 +1000
Vomiting cats, war scenes and art noise: Australia’s high-anxiety exhibit in Venice
Marco Fusinato, the artist exhibiting at the Australia Pavilion for the Biennale, doesn’t care if you like his work. He just wants you to feel something.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:23:29 +1000
‘Parade of insults’: Johnny Depp locked himself in bathroom to escape abuse, court hears
The actor gave a detailed insight into his tumultuous relationship with ex-wife Amber Heard, including bottles being thrown at him and cigarettes being extinguished on his face.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:11:59 +1000
Why are Shanghai’s COVID death numbers so low?
By official data, the city is a model of how to save lives during a pandemic. Despite more than 400,000 COVID-19 infections, just 17 people have died.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:16:56 +1000
A long way from Collins Street, life is cheaper than a MacBook
A Russian soldier’s act of avarice echoes the brazen thievery going on around him.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:10:38 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
Gallery: The best photos from around the world

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:03:20 +1000
Nobel laureate Ramos-Horta reclaims East Timor presidency
A decade after being voted out, Ramos-Horta will now be tasked with resolving the country’s political impasse and economic crisis.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 10:50:49 +1000
Gallery: Ukraine-Russia crisis, April 21, 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues as the aggressors refocus their attention on southern port cities.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 08:59:07 +1000
‘You depend on Mr Putin’: Macron attacks Le Pen over her links to Russia
In the French campaign’s only debate, Macron and Le Pen clashed in a heated exchange over who would be best placed to run France’s foreign policy ahead of Sunday’s election.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 04:45:00 +1000
Putin’s presence at Bali G20 just like Abbott inviting him to Brisbane: envoy
Indonesia’s ambassador to Australia compares Russia’s likely participation this year to that “shirtfront” invitation after the downing of MH17.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 03:49:17 +1000
Alec Baldwin’s Rust production fined after ‘avoidable’ fatal shooting
New Mexico has fined Rust Movie Productions for safety lapses leading to what it called the “avoidable” fatal shooting of a cinematographer.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 03:41:21 +1000
Prince Harry says he visited the Queen to ensure she was ‘protected’
Harry has raised hackles in the UK by telling an American television show that he wanted to make sure his grandmother “had the right people around her”.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 03:20:11 +1000
Wimbledon bans Russian and Belarusian players from upcoming tournament
Wimbledon is the first grand slam to exclude Russian and Belarusian players from competing under a neutral flag. The ban has split the tennis world.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 20:42:51 +1000
Decision on extradition of Julian Assange sent to UK government
Britain’s Home Secretary will decide Julian Assange’s fate after a judge formally approved the extradition of the WikiLeaks founder to the US to face spying charges.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:58:55 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 17:48:27 +1000
Russia issues new ultimatum for surrender of Mariupol
“We will not lay down our weapons,” pledges the Ukrainian major whose forces are holding out in the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 17:01:57 +1000
No pig deserves to be called Putin: German wildlife park renames hog
An animal park in Bavaria that had named one its wild boars Putin due to its Russian genetic heritage has had a change of heart.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 13:23:23 +1000
Electric chopsticks trick your tongue into tasting salt that’s not there
Scientists at Meiji University have teamed up with Kirin Holdings Company to transform traditional chopsticks into a solution to high blood pressure, strokes and other illnesses.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 12:48:46 +1000
Gallery: Ukraine - Russia crisis, April 20th, 2022
Russia ratcheted up its battle for control of Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland this week.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 12:15:34 +1000
Boris Johnson no longer ‘worthy’ of being PM, says former chief whip
The British leader has been savaged by an influential MP over parties held in his office during lockdown.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:46:14 +1000
A sprawling steel factory becomes fortress for Ukrainians’ last stand in Mariupol
Ukrainian soldiers defending the besieged port city have been joined by 1000 or more civilians, taking shelter in the steel plant’s warren of rooms.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:47:40 +1000
Depp tells court: Heard’s abuse claim ‘not based in any species of truth’
The 58-year-old actor took to the stand for the first time in his blockbuster trial, revealing details of physical and pyschological abuse he endured as a child.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 04:41:22 +1000
Blasts near Kabul schools kill several people including students
Explosions targeting schools in Kabul killed at least six people and wounded at least 17 in a mostly Shiite neighbourhood of Kabul.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 04:33:34 +1000
Puzzling outbreak of liver disease in kids spreads across Europe, US
Some children in the UK have required specialist care at liver units and a few have needed a liver transplant.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 22:16:41 +1000
China signs security deal with Solomon Islands, Chinese foreign ministry says
The United States had earlier warned that China’s soldiers could be stationed in the Pacific nation if it signs a security deal with Beijing.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:43:03 +1000
Gaza militants fire rocket into Israel as tensions soar
Israeli fighter jets carried out a series of airstrikes in southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday in response to rockets fired into Israel.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:54:01 +1000
Masks off: US judge throws out Biden’s face-covering mandate
Air and other public transport travel will now be mask-free in the country, dealing a blow to President Joe Biden’s promise to “defeat” COVID.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:22:13 +1000
Battle for the Donbas begins with bunker-buster bombs, city levelled
Russian forces have taken control of Kreminna after “levelling everything to the ground” and reportedly dropped bunker-buster bombs on the Azovstal steel plant.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:15:57 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 11:52:50 +1000
Gallery: Ukraine – Russia crisis, April 19th, 2022
Russian forces are focusing their efforts closer to their own border and the south-eastern port city Mariupol, but that doesn't mean people closer to Kyiv are safe.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 08:58:26 +1000
Macron’s hairy-chested pose is the latest power play
While many raised eyebrows at the French President’s “he-vage” in an official campaign photo, it’s actually very fashionable right now.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 07:46:37 +1000
‘Disappointing’: US mask mandate for airplanes and trains overturned
The judge said the CDC had exceeded its authority with the mandate, had not sought public comment and did not adequately explain its decisions.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
‘Australia’s lifeline to the US’: The stakes in Solomon Islands are exceptionally high
Yet Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne seems strangely complacent about the nation’s planned security deal with China.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
Impounded fleet of Russian yachts brings new problem: who pays for their upkeep?
One of the problems is that yachts need constant maintenance, yet the people who would normally pay for it are sanctioned.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 04:38:08 +1000
Shanghai reports three deaths, first of COVID outbreak that triggered lockdowns
The newly reported deaths are the first since two people passed away in mid-March in the northeastern province of Jilin.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 04:24:09 +1000
Dozens injured in riots in Sweden after planned Koran burnings
Swedish police say the riots are extremely serious crimes against society and suspect some protesters are linked to criminal gangs that intentionally target police.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:17:11 +1000
Alex Jones’ Infowars files for bankruptcy
Infowars is facing multiple defamation lawsuits from families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting, which Alex Jones has claimed was a hoax.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 20:11:06 +1000
Images purported to be Russian warship’s final moments appear on social media 
Days after the Moskva sank off the coast of Ukraine, the pictures, which are still to be officially confirmed, shows a Slava class cruiser with black smoke billowing from its hull.

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 45,000km: 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 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.



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