Russia has been accused of dragging parts of Moldova into its war with Ukraine, and has said it will switch off its gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria.

US defence chief Lloyd Austin says arms must be raced to Kyiv as conflict threatens to spill into Moldova and the UN chief meets with Vladimir Putin.

Nagaenthran ‘Nagen’ Dharmalingam attracted public support, including from celebrities, in an effort to commute his mandatory death sentence on the basis that he was mentally disabled.

Convictions in the other cases could bring sentences of more than 100 years in prison in total for a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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A symbol of Soviet occupation is torn down in Kyiv as the east continue to be bombarded.

Germany’s network regulator said it was monitoring the gas delivery situation from Russia “very closely”.

NASA scientists say chemical compounds needed to form DNA and RNA, the molecule that helps control the actions of genes, may have arrived from space.

Johnny Depp’s legal team hopes the psychologist’s testimony bolsters their contention that Heard was the aggressor in the couple’s troubled relationship.

An intellectually impaired man who was due to be executed in Singapore farewelled family members in emotional scenes inside the city-state’s highest court.

When one tiny species of spider mates, one partner needs a special move to survive the encounter.

Germany to supply tanks to Ukraine in major policy switch.

Ukraine accused Moscow on Tuesday of trying to drag Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdniestria into its war on Kyiv.

So often the West’s failure in Afghanistan gets discussed in abstract terms; these women’s stories reveal precisely what is at stake.

US Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for COVID-19 on both rapid and a PCR tests but she “has exhibited no symptoms”.

Expanded ABC services in our region, as proposed by Labor, is a great idea. But greater Pacific media collaboration must be a dialogue in which Australia talks “with” not “to” our Pacific neighbours.

Russia’s top diplomat warns the west against provoking “world war III” in a television interview where he lashed out at US claims that Putin’s army was failing.

Peter Khalil says he’s dedicated to fighting for freedom across the world in his new role.

The world’s most incendiary past president says he is not coming back to the platform that banned him after the Capitol riots. But the Democrats don’t buy it.

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