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car crash interview CommentsPremiumFormer F1 boss says he would ‘take a bullet’ for Putin

Formula 1 patriarch Bernie Ecclestone has shocked television viewers in the UK after he said he’d happily ‘take a bullet’ for Vladimir Putin and that he was a ‘first-class person’.

Guy Adams

No women presentPremiumAfghan girls’ education raised at Taliban gathering of religious leaders

The Taliban says it will respect whatever those at a gathering of Afghan religious and ethnic leaders decide on girls' schooling. But no women were invited to the meeting.

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We must stand firmCommentsArdern warns China more eager to challenge rules

NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has told the NATO ‘we must stand firm on the rules-based order’ in the face of the Ukraine war and a more assertive China.

Lucy Craymer

NATO alertComments‘Barbaric’: Albanese issues strong China warning

The Prime Minister has urged NATO leaders to work with Australia to prevent a situation similar to that in Ukraine from unfolding within the region.

Ellen Ransley

Terrible disasterHorror as India building collapse kills at least 19

Officials in Mumbai say at least 19 people have died after a four-storey residential building collapsed.

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International anxietyCommentsChina of more concern to Aussies than COVID, climate: Poll

A new survey has revealed what is most troubling in the minds of Australians, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with world leaders in Spain for the NATO summit to echo those concerns.

Kimberley Caines

Shared anxietyChina fears to drive India military ties

Defence Minister Richard Marles has concluded a ministerial visit to India, where he pushed for stronger defence cooperation.

Dominic Giannini

BlowoutCommentsPremiumTokyo Olympics bill comes to $15 billion

The postponed Tokyo Olympics ended up costing $A15 billion, according to the organising committee.

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Virus invasionPremiumFirst cases of monkeypox arrive on South Korea’s shores

Two suspected monkeypox cases have been reported in South Korea, while UK authorities are considering vaccines for men at higher risk of exposure to the virus.

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Embattled nation Australia gives $50m to Sri Lanka to battle crippling crisis

Australia will give $50 million in support to Sri Lanka during its economic crisis, as the Home Affairs Minister arrives in the country for crucial talks.

Andrew Brown

‘Russophobic’ AustraliansCommentsRussia lashes out with bans against Stokes and De Ceglie

Russian President Vladimir Putin has banned two of WA’s leading media bosses as part of sanctions against 121 Australian military officials, business people, newspaper editors and academics. SEE THE LIST

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Symbolic gestureGermany, France, Italy bring Kyiv EU hope

French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Olaf Scholz and Italy's Mario Draghi have held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv.

Natalia Zinets and Simon Lewis

Moscow backingChina reasserts support for Russia on Ukraine war

The Kremlin says Russian leader Vladimir Putin has outlined his ‘assessments of the situation in Ukraine’ in a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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‘Senseless resistance’VideoCommentsPremiumRussia tells city fighters to surrender as it presses for Donbas

Besieged forces in the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk must lay down their arms within hours, Russia says, as it presses for victory in the Donbas.

Natalia Zinets

China callingCommentsPremiumAlbanese stands firm amid China tensions

Anthony Albanese has responded to a message of congratulations he received last month from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang - on the same day The West Australian revealed Beijing was still waiting for a reply.

Peter Law

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What it will take for China to drop Aussie trade sanctions

China’s top diplomat in Australia says the Asian powerhouse is ready to ‘look into the future’ and move forward with a ‘partnership and relationship in the spirit of mutual benefits’.

Peter Law

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How has Ukraine managed to resist an unrelenting Russia?

As Russia presses on with their violent invasion of Ukraine there are key questions to ponder. Why are Ukrainians so defiant? And how have they managed to hang on for so long?

Daryna Zadvirna

Deeper probePremium‘China lab leak theory definitely needs more study’: WHO

The World Health Organisation says its latest investigation into the origins of COVID-19 is inconclusive.

Maria Cheng and Jamey Keaten

Regaining territoryPremiumUkraine forces back Russian troops

Ukraine says its forces have won back territory from Russian troops in the south amid pleas for more artillery from Western allies to combat Russia's firepower.

Pavel Polityuk and Abdelaziz Boumzar

‘Sham judgement’VideoTwo Britons, Moroccan fighting in Ukraine sentenced to death

The United Kingdom has slammed a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic’s ‘sham judgment’ to execute three foreign fighters captured by Russia in Ukraine.

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Moscow warning‘Death penalty awaits foreign fighters in Ukraine’: Russia

Three overseas fighters captured by Russia in Ukraine could face the death penalty after pleading guilty to ‘actions aimed at the violent seizure of power’.

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Conflict and WarPremiumUkraine fighters hold out in eastern city

Russia is pressing an assault both sides believe could shape the war's course, with Ukraine's forces so far holding out in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk.

Pavel Polityuk and Abdelaziz Boumzar

Lethal objectiveVideoCommentsHusband and wife snipers discuss life on Donbas frontline

Oksana and Stanislas are elite Ukrainian snipers fighting in the savage struggle for control of the Donbas region that has been described as ‘hell’ by President Volodymyr Zelensky. They are also lovers.

Ian Birrell

Legal proceedingsPremiumUkrainian POWs deported to Russia 'for trial'

Russia's state news agency reports more than 1000 prisoners of war from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol have been deported to face trial.

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