Russia & Ukraine Conflict

Follow all the latest developments in the escalating conflict between Russia and the Ukraine.

National

Tributes for Aussie killed in Ukraine

A memorial service for Australian volunteer Nicholas Parsons killed in Ukraine, will be held in Townsville.

TOPSHOT - In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service in Kyiv on April 26, 2025, (L-R) France's President Emmanuel Macron, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump speak with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

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UK, France, Germany to join US in last ditch Ukraine truce talks

America has confirmed the UK, France and Germany will also be in the room in an unprecedented diplomatic effort to help negotiate a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Follow updates.

Smoke rises in the sky following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

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Israel demands Hamas accept hostage deal or be ‘annihilated’

Israel has threatened Hamas with ‘annihilation’ if the Palestinian militant group refuses to accept a hostage deal as US President Donald Trump announces a ceasefire deal is ‘very close’.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pictured as he meets with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Picture: NewsWire handout

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Albo hits out at no-show Putin

Anthony Albanese has hit out Vladimir Putin after the Russian skipped Ukraine peace talks.

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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow on May 9, 2025. Russia celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two (WWII). (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP)

Trump, Putin share ‘common celebration’ on WWII anniversary

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin “exchanged congratulations” as they marked the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII with Moscow hosting a slew of world leaders and even Hollywood stars.

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A new photograph of Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins has been released by the Lugansk People’s Republic Prosecutor’s Office.

Russia charges Aussie captured in Ukraine

Russian authorities have laid criminal charges against captured Australian man Oscar Jenkins, who was a volunteer fighter for Ukraine.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Kyiv on April 17, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP)

US officials split on Ukraine truce prospects

Top US officials have given mixed signals about the prospect of a Ukraine ceasefire, bringing uncertainty to peace talks, as Russia reneged on Ukrainian energy targets.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff shake hands prior to their talks in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, April 11, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

‘Get moving’: Trump’s warning to Russia over ‘senseless war’

Donald Trump’s top negotiator has wrapped up a four-hour talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin about an end to the ‘senseless war’ with Ukraine.

Sport

The cold war between the PGA and LIV shows no signs of ending.

12 stars caught in the middle as PGA-LIV golf war drags on

US president Donald Trump says a PGA-LIV Golf peace deal is proving harder to strike than an end to the Ukraine-Russia conflict. And there’s 12 stars about to be caught in the crossfire.

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(COMBO) This combination of files pictures created on March 18, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump on the phone in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 27, 2017 and a handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on February 12, 2025, showing Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking during a phone call with the US president while sitting at his office in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on March 20, 2025 against heeding a Kremlin call to halt military aid for his country and announced he would speak with US President Donald Trump later within hours. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM and Handout / various sources / AFP) / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Trump proposes US ownership of Ukraine’s nuke plants

In their first known talk since their White House stoush, Donald Trump spoke to Volodymyr Zelensky on aligning the “requests and needs” of Russia and Ukraine.

Companies

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos June 3, 2021: The opening of the ASX this morning with a mix of red and green on the board. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

ASX 200 back in the red; MinRes down

MinRes faces more bumps on Onslow haul road. Myer’s challenges continue as costs rise. ‘Value destructive’: Rio dismisses unification push. Hanwha ‘wildly mistaken’ on new move: Austal chair.

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(FILES) (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 07, 2024 shows Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) looking on during a campaign rally at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2024, and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) decorating Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called during a ceremony following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 9, 2024. Putin and Trump will speak by phone on March 18, 2025, as one US official expressed hope the two could agree a Ukraine ceasefire within

What Trump said about marathon phone call with Putin

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke for 90 minutes about the proposed Ukraine ceasefire. Here is what they agreed on and what it means.

World

In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on March 14, 2025. (Photo by Aleksey Babushkin / POOL / AFP)

‘Monster’: Minister lashes Russia’s Putin

A senior minister has lashed Vladimir Putin, calling the Russian President an “immoral monster” as Labor mulls deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine.

Markets

????SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos - FEBRUARY 24 2025; A general view of people walking past the digital boards of the ASX in the Sydney CBD. Picture: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

ASX 200 climbs as US futures soar

Australian stocks rise into the weekend. US futures soar as Trump government shutdown risks fade but trade tariff fights continue. Banks in the red. Gold miners soar as safe-haven commodity eyes new peak past $US3000 per ounce.

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