December 2024
Trump wins $24m defamation claim against ABC America
The settlement related to his felony conviction; Britain joins CPTPP; Jim Chalmers says Coalition nuclear plan willcut growth by $4 trillion. How the day unfolded.
April 2024
Havana Syndrome: Inside the mysterious attacks on CIA officers
New evidence points to unexplained health problems possibly caused by energy weapons wielded by Unit 29155 of the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence service.
May 2023
Credit Suisse ordered to pay Georgian tycoon $1.4b
The ruling from the Singaporean judge comes shortly before UBS is expected to complete a takeover of its Swiss rival.
December 2022
Qantas’ QF1 makes emergency landing in Azerbaijan
Qantas pilots have made an emergency landing in Azerbaijan after receiving an “intermittent fault indicator” in the cockpit.
NATO seeks to sustain support against Russia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russian President Vladimir Putin had focused ‘his ire and his fire’ on Ukraine’s civilian population.
October 2022
The private jet that took 100 Russians away from Putin’s war
Thousands of entrepreneurs, software engineers, bankers, scientists and designers have fled to neighbouring countries. This is how they got out and what their departure means for Russia.
June 2022
Farewell to Russia and to the Sinatra doctrine
Officials used to joke that liberated states ‘were doing it their way’. Thirty years later, Vladimir Putin has taken Russia back to the imperialism of the Soviet period.
March 2022
The dangers of cornering Putin is Washington’s new concern
Senior White House officials have begun quietly debating a new concern: that the avalanche of sanctions directed at Moscow is cornering Vladimir Putin and may prompt him to lash out.
February 2022
The world that Vladimir Putin wants to see
The Russian President would rather have a global disorder where Russia is central, than an order where it is peripheral.
January 2022
Putin’s end game is to ensure Ukraine stays out of NATO
Creating a security crisis and sending mixed signals about his intentions is a classic strategy as he attempts to limit the Western alliance’s expansion.
August 2020
Battling protests, Lukashenko brandishes strongman Putin
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had secured a pledge from Russia to provide comprehensive assistance if needed to ensure the security of his country in a phone call with President Vladimir Putin at the weekend.
March 2020
Lockdowns, sweeping restrictions take hold across Europe
European nations have enacted sweeping restrictions on citizens' freedom to move around and socialise to combat the coronavirus outbreak, leaving shops shuttered, travel plans scrapped and streets empty.
January 2020
How Russian agents hunt down Putin's enemies
An investigation shows an elite team of Russian soldiers is deployed for 'sabotage, subversion and assassinations' to eliminate Vladimir Putin's opponents.