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President Vladimir Putin suffers major blow as Russian troops withdraw from key rural city of Kherson as Ukraine advances

Russian troops have been told to retreat from the Ukrainian city of Kherson as President Vladimir Putin’s defence generals move to protect their soldiers from the local forces. The southern city of Kherson was the only regional capital the Russian soldiers had captured since their invasion in February but Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu gave the order to withdraw to the ...

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Huge plan to fix Australia‘s NBN to be announced in Albanese’s federal budget

Hundreds of thousands of Australian homes and businesses will get access to improved Wi-Fi with $2.4 billion allocated over four years in next week‘s federal budget for the NBN. Full-fibre access will be provided to approximately 1.5 million premises by 2025 according to the Albanese government, helping to “deliver a faster and more reliable NBN”. Australia is currently ranked 71 ...

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Dominic Perrottet denies teal threat is behind NSW ministers’ bid to move to the lower house

China establishing overseas police presence in Australia and around the world Beijing has set up overseas police outreach operations in more than 80 cities across the world, including one in Australia, as part of a global security push under President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) A report from international human rights group Safeguard Defenders released earlier this month ...

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Sudan faces ‘generational catastrophe’ as millions of children miss school

Nearly every school-age child in Sudan is missing out on education, either completely or facing serious disruption, aid organisations have warned. Schools in some states reopened this week after delays due to severe flooding but millions of children are still unable to go, leaving the country facing a “generational catastrophe”. Poverty, a lack of qualified teachers and strikes by teaching ...

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Biden asks New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern for advice on gun control after mass shootings

US President Joe Biden has asked New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for “guidance” during their first face-to-face meeting in the White House. US President Joe Biden has told New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern that he wants her advice on gun control and extremist ideologies in the wake of the latest US mass shootings. Biden welcomed Ardern, saying it ...

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Ukraine-Russia war: US claims it has ‘credible information’ Vladimir Putin may use chemical weapons

The US says there’s “a real concern” that Russia may be planning to use chemical agents in Ukraine amid reports it’s already happened. WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS The United States has “credible information” that Russia “may use … chemical agents” in its offensive to take Mariupol, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. Mr Blinken told reporters he was not able ...

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Ukraine war: Russians grieve for fallen soldiers

In the Church of Alexandra and Antonina lies a coffin. It is draped with a Russian tricolour. Resting on the casket: a service cap and a photograph. Mikhail Orchikov was deputy commander of a motor-rifle brigade. He was killed in action in Ukraine. Armed Russian soldiers form a guard of honour. An Orthodox priest walks around the casket reciting prayers ...

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Ukraine conflict: Biden brands Putin a ‘war criminal’

US President Joe Biden has labelled Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” in a move likely to escalate diplomatic tensions even further. Mr Biden delivered the remark off-the-cuff in response to a reporter’s question at the White House. It is the first time he has used such language to condemn President Putin, and the White House later said he ...

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What does Putin want and will Russia end its war?

When Vladimir Putin shattered the peace in Europe by unleashing war on a democracy of 44 million people, his justification was that modern, Western-leaning Ukraine was a constant threat and Russia could not feel “safe, develop and exist”. But after weeks of bombardment, thousands of deaths and an exodus of millions of refugees, the question remains: what is his war ...

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Ukraine’s Zelensky calls on Germany to tear down Russian wall

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told German MPs that a new type of Berlin Wall is being built, dividing Europe between freedom and oppression. He thanked Germany for its support during Russia’s invasion. But it was uncomfortable listening for many MPs as he criticised German energy policy and business interests for contributing to that wall of division. Over the past ...

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