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Life-saving CommentsWA’s Ukrainian community sends supplies to frontline

Much-needed medical equipment has been delivered to Ukraine after months of fundraising by Perth’s Ukrainian community.

Daryna Zadvirna

Global alarmVideoCommentsPremiumUkraine and Russia point fingers over ‘suicidal’ nuclear power plant attacks

Ukraine and Russia are blaming each other for the shelling of a nuclear power plant, which has sparked global alarm and been branded ‘suicidal’ by the UN chief.

Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder

TikTok dareVideoPremiumBattersbee family calls for law change after Archie’s death

The family of Archie Battersbee are calling for changes to the law after weeks of legal wrangling before his death while taking part in a social media ‘blackout challenge’.

Neil Sears

Not welcomeCommentsCalls to brand Russia a terrorist state

Foreign Minister Penny Wong met her Latvian counterpart in Canberra to discuss the war in Europe, China's aggression in the Pacific and the EU free trade deal.

Dominic Giannini

Ukraine warVideoCommentsPremiumRussia’s deadly new Ukraine play and how it will hit Europe

Winter is coming to Ukraine and with it a multitude of new and chilling hazards in its protracted war for survival against the bloodthirsty Russians.

John Flint

Heartbreaking newsCommentsPremiumDevastated family speaks out as Archie Battersbee dies

A 12-year-old UK boy who captured the hearts and minds of people around the world when he suffered devastating brain damage has died after his life support was finally switched off.

David Johns

Ukraine invasionCommentsRussian billionaire sues Penny Wong over ‘reputation harm’

A Russian billionaire has launched legal action against Australia's foreign minister, claiming sanctions imposed over Ukraine have caused reputational harm.

Emily Woods

Drug smugglingPremiumUS basketball star sentenced to nine years in Russian jail

US basketball star Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in prison by a Russian court for drug possession and smuggling.

Staff Writers

‘nigh impossible’PremiumWhy extradition of accused killer’s sister may not happen

Katrin Suckfuell — the sister of the Perth man accused of murdering backpacker Simone Strobel in 2005 — is extremely unlikely to be extradited to Australia, even if she is eventually arrested by German police.

Sarah Steger

Intent to alarmPremiumMan charged over incident at Queen's home

A man has been charged with an offence of having a weapon with intent to "alarm her Majesty" after an incident at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day last year.

Staff Writers

Left portPremiumHopes rise as grain ship leaves Ukraine amid food crisis

A ship carrying Ukrainian corn has left the port of Odessa for Lebanon under a safe-passage deal described as a glimmer of hope by the German Government.

Staff Writers

Rumours swirlVideoCommentsPremiumPutin brags about hypersonic missiles amid health fears

A limping Vladimir Putin who appeared unable to use an arm has laid out a concerning Maritime Doctrine, claiming Russia could hit enemies ‘on our country’s frontiers and in any part of the world ocean’. 

Mail Foreign Service

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Dad of murdered backpacker’s heartbreaking plea for truth

The father of murdered backpacker Simone Strobel has told The West Australian of his hope for ‘the truth’, as it's revealed the police also want to speak to the sister of the accused.

Sarah Steger

Helicopter horror PremiumDetails emerge in Jack Fenton’s horror helicopter death

Investigators have revealed for the first time how British tourist Jack Fenton was killed after he was struck by a helicopter blade.

Stephanie McKenna

Cold case twistManhunt over Aussie backpacker ‘murder cover up’

Two people in Germany, who police believe helped cover up the alleged murder of German backpacker Simone Strobel by her ex-partner and Perth father Tobias Moran, are wanted by Australian authorities.

Daryna Zadvirna, Hamish Spence and Anton Nilsson

Holiday horrorVideoThousands raised for Perth MMA fighter killed in Bali crash

The family of a Perth local killed in a Bali scooter crash at the weekend are working desperately to bring his remains home so they can hold a funeral.

Daryna Zadvirna

Conflicting accounts PremiumTourist decapitated in chopper horror was ‘taking selfie’

The British tourist killed by a helicopter’s spinning rotor blade in Greece has been pictured happily posing with his friends on the party island of Mykonos just before his horror death.

Anthee Carassava, Iro Pappa, Nick Craven, Vivek Chaudhary, James Fielding & Jack Newman

‘Barbarism’VideoCommentsPremiumBloody war in Ukraine enters its sixth month

As the war in Ukraine enters its sixth month, there is no sign of a let-up in the fighting.

Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder

‘Partners in wine’ PremiumEx-beauty queen linked to million dollar wine heist

A former Mexican beauty queen has been arrested in connection to a meticulously planned heist at a Spanish restaurant in which millions of dollars worth of wine was stolen.

Phil Hickey

Lost lives PremiumMH17 victims remembered eight years on

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says Australia remains steadfast in its commitment to seek truth, justice and accountability over the downing of MH17.

John Kidman

In limboPremiumPolitical chaos in Italy as president rejects PM's resignation

Italian President Sergio Mattarella has refused to accept Prime Minister Mario Draghi's resignation, according to the president's office.

Staff Writers

‘Not fit’ CommentsPremiumBoris Johnson resigns as PM amid government crisis

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative leader after more than 50 ministers quit his government in less than 48 hours saying they had lost confidence in him.

‘Morally bankrupt’CommentsPremiumArdern blasts UN for ‘failed’ response to Ukraine invasion

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has used a foreign policy speech in Australia to call out the United Nations’ failed response to the war in Ukraine, saying Russia must be ‘held to account’ for its invasion.

Kimberley Caines

British rebellionVideoPremiumBoris Johnson clings to power as pressure mounts to quit

Despite more than 40 resignations from within the Government and open rebellion from senior MPs, British PM Boris Johnson continues to defy pressure to quit.

Elizabeth Piper, Kate Holton and Alistair Smout