Britain will adopt Australia’s Pacific solution by shipping those trying to cross from France more than 9000 kilometres offshore to process their claims.

Democracies have imposed an array of sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. Displays of wealth by the Russian elite have drawn intense scrutiny. 

The Chinese President is about as far away from Shanghai’s lockdown complaints as a leader can get.

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As two Nordic prime ministers met to escalate their bid for membership of the alliance, Marine Le Pen talked about closer ties with Russia.

Rescuers were met with scenes of death and destruction after Russian attacks on Ukrainian towns.

The actor has been accused by more than 20 women of groping or forcibly kissing them in encounters that date back more than two decades.

The steady rain, which came down in droves at times, started late last week and continued almost non-stop, taking away homes, roads and bridges.

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Interfax said the crew had all been evacuated after a Ukrainian officer earlier said the ship had been hit by two missiles.

The prince said: “I think politics gets in the way a lot of the time,” on the issue of climate change, but solutions existed and could be implemented quicker than people think.

The prime minister initially told parliament that no parties took place. But police are investigating 12 gatherings.

Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk has close ties with Vladimir Putin, who is believed to be the godfather of his youngest daughter. His detention has sparked a heated exchange between officials in Moscow and Kyiv.

A suspect wanted in connection to the Brooklyn subway shooting was arrested in Manhattan on Wednesday, according to sources.

Ali Harbi Ali repeatedly stabbed Amess in an attack last October for what he said was revenge for the lawmaker’s support for airstrikes on Syria.

In the most direct comments from an Australian government minister on the security deal to date, Pacific Minister Zed Seselja cast aside weeks of careful diplomatic language.

In the strongest signal to date that the war will grind on for longer, Putin said Kyiv had derailed peace talks by staging what he said were fake claims of Russian war crimes.

Police were scanning YouTube clips uploaded by a man named Frank James for clues about the rush-hour Brooklyn shooting. The culprit has not yet been found.

The PM says he is sorry – although he doesn’t seem convinced he broke any law – but now a majority of voters (and a decent chunk of his colleagues) think he should resign. 

A top US general said the United States and its allies had been training the Ukrainians for seven years and that they had developed significant military capabilities as a result. But training alone wasn’t enough.

Rising numbers of civilian casualties in Ukraine feed growing outrage.

A mother’s desperate attempt to prepare her daughter for the possibility of being orphaned has become a wrenching symbol of the anguish of Ukrainian parents.

Multiple people shot as a gunman opens fire inside a Brooklyn train station.

As it contemplates when and how to seize Taiwan, China will be learning from Putin’s horrific debacle in Ukraine.

The British prime minister and finance minister will be issued fines for breaching COVID-19 regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at government offices. 

It’s the first time the Russian leader has addressed the conflict since Moscow withdrew its forces from northern Ukraine.

Millions of people are trapped in their homes as the Chinese government grapples with its decision to lockdown a city with a population of nearly 30 million.

An unconfirmed report from Ukrainian media says that Russia has used poison gas deployed by drones on Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol.

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Ukraine’s official ombudsman for human rights, Lyudmyla Denisova, has uncovered horrific cases of sexual violence committed by Russian troops.

Israel has sent humanitarian and medical aid and has also established a field hospital in Ukraine. But it has refrained from enacting sanctions and offering arms to Ukraine’s government.

The 36-year-old campaigned on improving services and reducing income inequality. Now he is putting his belongings where his mouth is.

The price of fish, oil, flour (for batter) and potatoes are all rising because of the war in Ukraine. They come amid increasing inflation and energy costs.

GRAPHIC CONTENT: The Russian invasion, which has killed thousands and displaced millions, has shifted from the capital Kyiv to the east of Ukraine, with a huge offensive expected there.

The campaign by China has further undercut the country’s effort to present itself as a neutral actor in the war, eager to promote a peaceful resolution.

In France, Hungary and Serbia, political candidates have paid no price for their close ties to the Russian president since his brutal invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian forces are digging in as Russia lines up more firepower ahead of an expected showdown in eastern Ukraine.

Shehbaz Sharif is the country’s new prime minister after a week-long constitutional crisis that climaxed when his predecessor, Imran Khan, lost a no-confidence vote.

It’s so moving to see how welcoming the host countries are to those fleeing the conflict. But I’m deeply concerned about my family who are trapped in Ukraine.

China’s largest city spent two years avoiding a coronavirus lockdown, but when it finally came it wasn’t prepared.

Thousands of Ukrainian forces are readying for a fresh onslaught as a 13-kilometre Russian convoy rolls towards the Donbas.

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Will anger over Emmanuel Macron’s arrogance persuade French voters to back the far-right’s Marine Le Pen over “Monsieur Europe”?

Irina Gen is one of at least four teachers recently turned in by students or parents for antiwar speech, in some of the starkest examples of the government’s quest to identify and punish individuals who criticise the invasion.

The monarch tested positive for COVID in late February, shortly after the Prince of Wales contracted the illness.

Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Russian security service, was close to President Vladimir Putin but Ukrainian intelligence says the pair have fallen out.

A rematch of 2017 presidential election is in store for France after exit polls indicate President Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen will face off in a second round.

Vladimir Putin may insist that his invasion of Ukraine is going to plan, but thousands of Russian women disagree - the grieving mothers, sisters and widows of dead Russian soldiers.

Many questions remain over the deadliest wave of violence since 2016.

Mercenaries working for a Kremlin-linked network of private security contractors have taken up arms in Ukraine, Western officials say.