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Sat, 11 Jun 2022 18:59:43 +1000
UK PM to help men sentenced to death by Russians in Ukraine
Boris Johnson has ordered UK ministers to do everything they can to free two English men sentenced to death by Russians in Ukraine.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 18:54:33 +1000
Donald Trump lashes allegations he planned a coup
Donald Trump has lashed out at allegations that he planned a coup, following the first public hearing into the Capitol attack.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 17:56:07 +1000
Marles takes aim at China over bid to wield power ‘by force’
Despite his fiery words, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles insisted Australia would be ‘respectful’ of China. ‘We all need to live together.’

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 17:00:59 +1000
Biden says ‘Zelensky didn’t want to hear’ warnings that Putin would invade
The president acknowledged that the possibility of Putin launching an invasion may have seemed far-fetched: “I understand why they didn’t want to hear it.”

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 16:28:02 +1000
‘Poison in every puff’: The message Canada plans to print on every cigarette
Trudeau’s addictions minister said the new messages were aimed at young people who missed graphic warnings on packages when offered cigarettes at parties.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 15:07:26 +1000
Prince Charles ‘appalled’ over UK’s offshore detention deal
The heir has been embarrassed that his scathing views of Britain’s controversial plan to send illegal arrivals to Rwanda has been made public.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 12:39:44 +1000
Justin Bieber reveals half his face is paralysed
Justin Bieber shared an Instagram video in which he shows that half his face is paralysed, from a rare virus.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 11:56:28 +1000
A baby vanished after her parents’ murder in 1980. She’s been found alive
Four decades ago, a baby was left at a church by cult members. Now DNA detective work has identified her as ‘baby Holly’, missing since her parents’ murder.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 09:39:37 +1000
US lifts COVID-19 testing requirement for international travel
The US will lift the COVID-19 testing requirement for international travellers.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 09:08:47 +1000
China calls COVID ‘lab leak’ theory a lie after WHO calls for probe
The WHO’s call for more research into the virus’ possible lab origins is a sharp reversal of the agency’s initial assessment.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +1000
In Ukraine, a rapper’s angry voice speaks for a furious generation
Otoy, a Ukrainian rapper-turned-volunteer soldier, is putting the war into words and basslines, tapping out lyrics under Russian shelling on his phone.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 04:24:17 +1000
Trump rejects Capitol attack claims, calls ex-attorney-general a ‘coward’
Former US president Donald Trump used his social media platform to claim the “rush on the Capitol” was not caused by him but a “stolen election”.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 20:19:10 +1000
Three foreign fighters sentenced to death
Three foreign fighters captured by Russian-backed forces while fighting in Ukraine have been sentenced to death.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:49:57 +1000
Committee investigating US Capitol attack reveals findings
A committee investigating the US Capitol attack has laid bare its initial findings.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:37:54 +1000
Hong Kong showing ‘upbeat’ signs despite COVID
Amid expectation that President Xi Jinping might visit to celebrate 25 years of Chinese rule, the stock market - and people’s moods - are looking up.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:34:34 +1000
Scared of hunger, Sri Lankans are willing to risk their lives on boats
Recent interceptions near Christmas Island are the first since January 2020. Chances are they won’t be the last.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:15:35 +1000
Matthew McConaughey gets emotional sharing heartbreaking story of 10-year-old Uvalde victim
Actor and Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey has eulogised victims of his hometown's school shooting in a call at the White House to change gun laws.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:46:11 +1000
US House Committee begins public hearings into Capitol riots
Public hearings into the January 6 Capitol riots have begun, with testimony from Ivanka Trump and Republican Liz Cheney.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:35:23 +1000
Vladimir Putin, in speech, hints at further territorial expansion for Russia
Three months into his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president drew parallels between Peter the Great’s founding of St Petersburg and his own modern-day ambitions.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:26:31 +1000
‘Trump summoned the mob’: Jan 6 committee blames ex-president for ‘coup attempt’
“Those who invaded our capital and battled law enforcement for hours were motivated by what President Trump had told them: that the election was stolen.”



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