Today
The man Putin couldn’t kill
Investigative journalist Christo Grozev has been in the Russian president’s crosshairs since revealing the plot to poison Alexei Navalny.
This Month
Russia rains missiles on Ukraine, killing 16 including US citizen
Russia bombarded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, destroying a residential apartment block in what was described as a “horrific” attack.
Why Putin and Xi will be panicking over Iran
As Iran is weakened, both China and Russia lose a key partner that shares an interest to rage against what they see as US hegemony in the region.
‘Your defeat will be certain’, Trump warns enemies; ‘No Kings’ protests across US
Donald Trump speaks at huge Washington military parade; Israel-Iran conflict escalates as Penny Wong issues stern warning. Follow the latest here.
Why Brazil is too big and too important for Australia to ignore
Amid a shifting global order, expanding international ambitions and a tricky domestic balancing act, Brazil could have a greater impact on Australia than many realise.
How Russia used Brazil to create deep-cover spies
Elite intelligence officers started businesses, made friends and had love affairs – events that, over many years, became the building blocks of entirely new identities.
Russia plans payback for Ukraine attacks, Putin tells Trump
The US president said he spoke with the Russian leader for 75 minutes, saying while it was a “good conversation”, peace remains elusive.
‘An epic failure’: Russia reels from surprise Ukraine attack on bomber fleet
This week’s audacious drone raid threatens Moscow’s military operations and exposes vulnerability deep within its territory.
Ukraine’s stunning drone raid shows war’s new strategy
The attack showcased Kyiv’s military innovation and careful planning, and injected much-needed optimism into Ukraine, buckling from years of war.
Minimum wage to rise; ‘Fix Swiss cheese AI rules’; TACO trade danger
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Russia and Ukraine agree on prisoner swap in latest talks
The two ex-Soviet neighbours agreed to prepare for a new exchange of all heavily wounded POWs, young soldiers under 25 years of age, as well as 6000 bodies.
‘Trump is terrified of Putin. I’ve seen it first-hand’
The US president’s former Russia tsar believes World War III is upon us as the White House struggles to secure peace with the Kremlin.
May
Kremlin says Trump has ‘emotional overload’ in latest war of words
The US president called the Russian president ‘absolutely crazy’, but Vladimir Putin’s spokesman suggested Trump was suffering “emotional overload”.
Kyiv under large-scale attack after peace accord promise
Ukraine’s capital came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack early Saturday with explosions hours after a major prisoner exchange.
Ukraine, Russia to start truce talks ‘immediately’: Trump
The two spoke about ending the war, but Vladimir Putin did not back the American leader’s claims of “immediate” ceasefire talks.
Defence pact with EU could be bulwark against China
A defence and security agreement between Australia and Europe would build bonds at a time the West is fraying.
Wong slams Oscar Jenkins’ ‘sham trial’
Oscar Jenkins was found guilty and sentenced to 13-years jail by a court for taking part in an armed conflict as a mercenary,
Kremlin sets conditions for Putin, Zelensky to hold talks
Russia is preparing its list of conditions for a possible ceasefire with Ukraine and will exchange it with Kyiv privately, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday.
Russia-Ukraine agree to swap POWs
At the brief Istanbul talks, Kyiv and Moscow agreed to exchange 1000 prisoners of war each, according to the heads of both delegations.
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