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Tue, 19 Apr 2022 18:30:09 +1000
‘Burnt notebooks, shoes’: Multiple explosions rock Kabul high school
Several people have been killed in three successive blasts in a Shiite neighbourhood.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:04:33 +1000
US warns that China’s soldiers could be stationed in Solomons
US State Department spokesman Ned Price said that assurances from Solomons Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare had not convinced the Biden administration.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:43:03 +1000
Gaza militants fire rocket into Israel as tensions soar
Israeli fighter jets carried out a series of airstrikes in southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday in response to rockets fired into Israel.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:54:01 +1000
Masks off: US judge throws out Biden’s face-covering mandate
Air and other public transport travel will now be mask-free in the country, dealing a blow to President Joe Biden’s promise to “defeat” COVID.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:22:13 +1000
Battle for the Donbas begins with bunker-buster bombs, city levelled
Russian forces have taken control of Kreminna after “levelling everything to the ground” and reportedly dropped bunker-buster bombs on the Azovstal steel plant.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:15:57 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 11:52:50 +1000
Gallery: Ukraine – Russia crisis, April 19th, 2022
Russian forces are focusing their efforts closer to their own border and the south-eastern port city Mariupol, but that doesn't mean people closer to Kyiv are safe.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 08:58:26 +1000
Macron’s hairy-chested pose is the latest power play
While many raised eyebrows at the French President’s “he-vage” in an official campaign photo, it’s actually very fashionable right now.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 07:46:37 +1000
‘Disappointing’: US mask mandate for airplanes and trains overturned
The judge said the CDC had exceeded its authority with the mandate, had not sought public comment and did not adequately explain its decisions.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
‘Australia’s lifeline to the US’: The stakes in Solomon Islands are exceptionally high
Yet Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne seems strangely complacent about the nation’s planned security deal with China.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
Impounded fleet of Russian yachts brings new problem: who pays for their upkeep?
One of the problems is that yachts need constant maintenance, yet the people who would normally pay for it are sanctioned.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 04:38:08 +1000
Shanghai reports three deaths, first of COVID outbreak that triggered lockdowns
The newly reported deaths are the first since two people passed away in mid-March in the northeastern province of Jilin.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 04:24:09 +1000
Dozens injured in riots in Sweden after planned Koran burnings
Swedish police say the riots are extremely serious crimes against society and suspect some protesters are linked to criminal gangs that intentionally target police.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:17:11 +1000
Alex Jones’ Infowars files for bankruptcy
Infowars is facing multiple defamation lawsuits from families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting, which Alex Jones has claimed was a hoax.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 20:11:06 +1000
Images purported to be Russian warship’s final moments appear on social media 
Days after the Moskva sank off the coast of Ukraine, the pictures, which are still to be officially confirmed, shows a Slava class cruiser with black smoke billowing from its hull.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 18:18:11 +1000
Lviv, Dnipro shelled in Russian airstrikes, civilian casualties reported
Six people were killed and another 11, including a child, were wounded by Russian strikes in the western city of Lviv, according to Mayor Andriy Sadovyi.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:36:28 +1000
Seven years, six continents, 37 countries and 45,000km: a man and his dog’s epic adventure
A pivotal turning point when Tom Turcich was a teenager sowed the seeds of his quest to walk around the world.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:31:47 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:22:01 +1000
Gallery: Ukraine - Russia crisis, 18th April, 2022
The relentless bombardment and street fighting have left much of Mariupol destroyed and an estimated 21,000 people dead.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:34:28 +1000
Telling aliens where we are ‘puts Earth at risk’
Part of the problem is we don’t know the ratio of peaceful to hostile civilisations in the galaxy- should they exist.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:07:34 +1000
Pope decries ‘senseless’ war in Ukraine, raises fear of nuclear conflict
“Please, please, let us not get used to war,” Francis told a 50,000-strong crowd who gathered at the Vatican for the first public Easter address since 2019.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:09:56 +1000
‘Heartbreaking’: Three mass shootings in US during Easter weekend leave two dead
The South Carolina shootings and one in Pittsburgh, in which two minors were killed early Sunday, also left at least 31 people wounded.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 01:57:58 +1000
Cambridges lead royal Easter service as the Queen stays home
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge led the royal family’s Easter Sunday church service at Windsor Castle, the Queen noticeably absent from one of her traditional outings.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 18:01:24 +1000
Russia orders Mariupol defenders to surrender or die as port bombarded
Airstrikes and preparations for a naval landing by Russian forces in Mariupol appear to be under way, according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 16:11:04 +1000
Clashes mar holy days as Israeli police enter flashpoint Jerusalem mosque
Tens of thousands of pilgrims have flocked to Jerusalem this week to celebrate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Christian Easter and the Jewish Passover.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 15:28:10 +1000
Macron, Le Pen pitch for votes to left-wing French who detest them both
Many leftists are unsure whether they will vote for either candidate in France’s election next Sunday, deeming it a choice between “the plague and cholera”.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 13:52:50 +1000
Florida’s Trump-rival governor bans maths books, citing ‘prohibited’ race debate
Fresh from fighting Disney over “don’t say gay” laws, Ron DeSantis has banned primary school texts that he claims, without proof, contain critical race theory.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 11:18:55 +1000
US authorises coronavirus breath test with results in three minutes
The new COVID breathalyser detects 9 out of 10 positive cases, on par with most nasal swab tests, but must be administered by a trained operator.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 09:08:25 +1000
Secret meeting with Queen first step towards royal Jubilee truce
Harry and Meghan could be waving alongside the other Windsors to celebrate the Queen’s record reign - but they are yet to make peace with William and Kate.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 22:27:58 +1000
Russia targets Kyiv, Lviv in retaliation for lost ship
The Ukrainian president said up to 3000 Ukrainian troops had died so far in the war with Russia and 10,000 had been injured.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 18:41:52 +1000
Gallery: Ukraine-Russia crisis, April 16, 2022
As Ukrainian citizens flee for Poland, the people left behind confront the carnage of war.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 17:45:20 +1000
White House flip-flopping may not stop Biden catching COVID
The US president vowed to adhere to official health guidelines often ignored by Donald Trump. That doesn’t always happen, even as the virus strikes his inner circle.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:25:33 +1000
Shanghai residents ‘beaten’ while begging police not to seize their apartments
In one video clip, residents are kneeling in front of hazmat-suit-wearing officials, pleading to not have their homes transformed into quarantine centres.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 13:21:27 +1000
Mariupol ‘has been wiped off the face of the earth’: governor
But Pavlo Kyrylenko said troops were still “courageously defending Mariupol” against the Russian forces that have bombarded the city, leaving it in ruins.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 11:51:01 +1000
Paris attack defendant offers condolences, pleads ‘detest me with moderation’
Salah Abdeslam is the only surviving member of the IS attack team that terrorised Paris in 2015. His testimony has changed since the case started in September.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 09:58:20 +1000
The Australian with one of the most important jobs in the world right now
Matilda Bogner, a Russian-speaking lawyer, heads a United Nations mission trying to sort fact from fiction in Ukraine.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
Back in Kyiv, my instincts against hatred are sorely tested
Of Australian citizenship and Ukrainian background, I’ve found the best of humanity in this invaded country. But what of those invaders who have become something less than human?

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 04:59:00 +1000
Meet the Aussie conquering the world’s ‘last frontier’ of food: vegan desserts
Harrods head pastry chef Philip Khoury doesn’t want eggs and dairy in pastry. It’s as much about saving the planet as it is about stimulating the tastebuds. 

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 03:38:25 +1000
Explosions heard in Kyiv after Russian flagship Moskva sunk
The explosions appeared to be among the most significant in Ukraine’s capital region since Russian troops pulled back from the area.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 03:10:51 +1000
South Africans search for survivors in ruins of floods that killed hundreds
The floods in Kwazulu-Natal Province have washed away homes and roads and left thousands without shelter, water and power.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 02:54:26 +1000
Clashes erupt at Jerusalem holy site
Medics said more than 150 Palestinians were wounded in the most serious violence at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem in nearly a year.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 18:21:51 +1000
‘We’re losing it all right now’: Why angry Sri Lankans want their ruling family gone
It was supposed to be a post-war success story, a fast-developing economy healing after decades of conflict. Instead, it is nearly broke and backsliding into authoritarianism.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:11:29 +1000
Brooklyn subway attack suspect held without bail
The man accused of opening fire on a crowded subway train in Brooklyn was ordered to be held without bail.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 14:12:49 +1000
Gallery: Ukraine - Russia crisis, April 15th, 2022
Russia has called the accusations of atrocities a “monstrous forgery” aimed at denigrating the Russian army.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:53:08 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
Gallery: The best photos from around the world

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:18:15 +1000
UK first to approve French COVID vaccine Valneva
The two-dose vaccine is made with a “killed” virus and is intended for adults aged 18 to 50.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:53:37 +1000
Johnson defends asylum seeker Rwanda plan dubbed ‘shamefully cruel’
Some 160 charities and the Opposition condemned it, but the British PM says he’ll even enact legal reforms to ensure his Australian-inspired plan isn’t challenged.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 11:41:32 +1000
Sinking of Moskva leaves the Russian navy far more exposed
The Moskva lacked a Nulka decoy, an Australian-designed rocket that lures on-coming missiles away, and was reportedly destroyed by a Ukrainian-made Neptune, a new weapon.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:12:01 +1000
Harry and Meghan make secret visit to see Queen, the first in two years
Despite their pleas for privacy and efforts to keep the visit a secret, the pair was spotted walking over to Windsor Castle.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 05:06:00 +1000
Meet Ron Desantis, the Trump rival taking on ‘woke’ Disney in the culture wars
The Florida governor has been so successful milking the culture wars that even Donald Trump is worried he might take him on in 2024.



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