The Ukraine-Russia crisis heads into day 11.

Invading Russian forces have strengthened their hold on parts of southern Ukraine, but are increasingly targeting populated areas in their attempt to gain the upper hand, according to British military intelligence.

Many companies have now suspended business in Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine, and pressure has grown on other Western brands to do the same.

Two young officers - the same rank, but each representing a different country - gave some of the few firsthand accounts of the fighting that have emerged in the 10-day conflict.

Despite being a standard-bearer for the fiercest of sporting rivalries, Britons from all walks of life – royals, politicians, musicians, athletes and artists – have paid tribute to the Australian cricket great.

The weakness exposed in Russian conventional warfare is a two-edged sword: it raises the risk that Vladimir Putin could resort to nuclear weapons, to which NATO would undoubtedly respond in kind.

Western analysts anticipate that the Russian military will reverse its early losses, setting the stage for a long, bloody insurgency.

The Russian President knows where to hide his assets, but some of his wealthy friends are not so “crafty”.

Efforts to enforce a temporary halt in hostilities in Mariupol and the eastern city of Volnovakha crumbled when Ukraine accused Russian troops of breaking the ceasefire.

Cancelled by friends, colleagues and critics, drag queen Lady MAGA and black conservative Stephen Rowe are keen Trump followers.

Russian troops have broken a ceasefire that would have allowed tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians to escape via humanitarian corridors.

Global fears of a nuclear catastrophe leapt on Friday as Russian troops attacked a nuclear facility, but energy has been central to the conflict from the start.

China’s increase in military spending will outstrip its economic growth as it battles the “triple pressures” of COVID, supply disruptions and slow demand.

BBC, Bloomberg and the Canadian Broadcasting Company withdrew journalists while The Washington Post dropped bylines to protect staff from new “fake news” laws.

The International Gymnastic Federation has banned the powerhouse gymnastic teams over “the massive escalation of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine”.

It took four days for Kyiv’s morgue to release the body of Oksana Shlonska’s husband. Then a missile crashed at the grave site, forcing mourners to flee.

The Ukrainian President said this “gave the green light for further bombing” but US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it would lead to “full-fledged war”.

Some back the Russian President to express their discontent with the West. Others admire his macho persona. Both extremes gravitate towards authoritarianism.

From 2023, anyone driving a more-polluting older vehicle anywhere in Greater London will have to pay the equivalent of $21.50 a day.

The Islamic State’s regional affiliate, Islamic State Khorasan, or ISIS-K, claimed responsibility for the attack which killed 56 people and injured many others.

In admiring Ukrainian courage, we run the risk of absolving ourselves from responsibility of giving more support.

As COVID emerged, a Beijing author travelled to Wuhan to find out what was going on. The tale of Jin Feng and her husband Xia Bangxi is just one he found there.

While there were only 61 passengers on board the Garuda flight from Sydney, news that Bali will drop quarantine on Monday should accelerate the island’s reopening.

Russian forces seized the Zaporizhzhia power plant in the south-east of Ukraine in an advance that gives them control of about one-quarter of the country’s energy supply.

The Ukraine-Russia crisis heads into day 9.

The week in photos from the award-winning SMH and AFR photographers.

India, China and many other countries are still reluctant to condemn the war on Ukraine. Australia must press them to change their minds.

Just 13 oligarchs have been hit with asset freezes and travel bans in Britain. By contrast the EU has imposed sanctions and travel bans on 702 people.

I am Russian. And yet, when I think of my homeland Ukraine, I think of a childhood of joy. I stand with its people united against a Soviet-reared tyrant.

“If there is an explosion, it is the end of Europe,” the Ukrainian President warned in a new video. Earlier Vladimir Putin vowed Russia would achieve its goals in Ukraine.

It’s a milestone in the effort to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for opioid addiction which has killed at least 500,000 Americans since 1999.

Many of those fleeing the war in Ukraine make their hurried farewells just before the Polish border. Anthony Galloway and Kate Geraghty report from Lviv.

If he succeeds, he will be the first French leader for two decades to win a second term in office.

From Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the Shivratri festival in Jammu, India, these are the best photos from around the world in the past week, as chosen by The Age's photo editors.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

When Russia invaded Ukraine, Alex Koval had to work out how to get an Australian newborn out of the conflict and into the arms of his parents.

Stingers, MiGs and AK-47s are part of the arsenal being unleashed during Russia’s invasion. What military hardware is being used to fight the war?

Bill Gates struck up a relationship with Epstein after the financier was convicted of sex crimes, and the pair met numerous times, including at Epstein’s New York townhouse. 

The study underscores the potential danger of lifting pandemic curbs too quickly and underestimating the virus’s ongoing risks.

One million people had fled Ukraine in seven days and Russia claimed its first major city and destroyed swathes of several others.

Scientific and cultural exchange is vital for international peace and academic freedom, but now it’s time to support Ukraine.

Many countries have made their position on the invasion of Ukraine clear, for others the situation is a lot more complicated.

Scientists are finally beginning to unravel the biological mechanisms of anosmia, the abrupt loss of smell experienced by some COVID patients.

Yaryna Arieva and Svyatoslav Fursin are Ukraine’s honeymoon heroes; a newlywed couple who made their wedding vows, then started fighting off the Russians.

The congressional committee investigating the US Capitol riots alleges in a court filling that it has “evidence and information”.

Our strong bipartisan response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is very welcome, but in recent years Australia’s record in global affairs has not been so good.

Russia appeared to be preparing to increase the brutality of its campaign against Ukraine, US Ambassador to the UN said.

While Russia wreaks havoc and causes death above ground, in bomb shelters and hospital basements, Ukrainians continue to give life.

The best photos from around the world

Today’s children are not the first generation to grow up with wars and distressing world events. But kids have never before had access to so much information about the conflicts, so it’s important they have trusted people to talk to.