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Volodymyr Zelensky, who said Vladimir Putin “deliberately chose Christmas to attack”.

Russia’s Christmas Day attacks ‘inhuman’, Ukraine says

Nearly three years into the war, the strikes wounded at least six people in the northeastern city of Kharkiv and killed one in the region of Dnipropetrovsk.

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  • Pavel Polityuk

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The footage of Oscar Jenkins, with his wrists bound, was shared widely by pro-Russian social media accounts.

Toorak cricket club to Ukraine war zone: Russia takes Aussie prisoner

Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins may be the first Australian captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine, and the government is urging Russia to respect international laws.

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  • James Hall and Michael Read
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits troops in October.

Why North Korean troops are now a problem for Putin

Many have expressed surprise at the apparent naivety of the Asian troops, under live fire for the first time.

  • Iain Hollingshead
Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump depart The Élysée Palace after talks earlier this month.

More aid for Ukraine, but Trump wants 5pc NATO defence spending target

The US president-elect now intends to maintain supplies to Kyiv after his inauguration, but will demand allies more than double their financial commitment.

  • Lucy Fisher, Henry Foy and Felicia Schwartz
Investigators stand at the site where Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces, and his assistant, Ilya Polikarpov, were killed by an explosive device.

The vast spy agency behind Russian general’s death

The assassination of Igor Kirillov marked the latest strike in a shadow war between Kyiv and Moscow. It was carried out by Ukraine’s intelligence service, the SBU.

  • Christopher Miller and Max Seddon
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Niels Troost, a veteran trader of Russian oil, says he was duped into trades by a “monster”. The alleged conman says it was all Troost’s doing.

The oil trader, the alleged con and the crushing sanctions that followed

Niels Troost and one of his directors are the only two Europeans who have been sanctioned for dealing Russian oil. He says he was duped in an elaborate con.

  • Tom Wilson
Foreign Minister Penny Wong making her first visit to Ukraine, to reopen the embassy in Kyiv.

Australia to reopen embassy in Ukraine

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has visited Kyiv and put an end to the long-running controversy.

  • Hans van Leeuwen
Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov was killed by an explosive device.

Putin embarrassed on home turf with deadly scooter bomb

The murder of a top Russian general in Moscow is Ukraine’s most significant assassination so far.

  • James Kilner
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor.

Biggest Labor spending since ‘wartime or crisis’: Taylor

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor says Labor has the wrong spending priorities; Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Labor is working on the budget’s structural deficit. How the day unfolded.

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  • Lucy Slade and Timothy Moore
If the Saudis again decide to flood the world with cheap crude to recoup market share – as many predict – oil will fall below $40 and Russia will spin out of economic control.

Why Putin’s Russia may be closer to collapse than we think

If the Saudis decide to flood the world with cheap crude to recoup market share, oil will fall below $40 and Russia will spin out of economic control.

  • Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov was killed by an explosive device.

Ukraine kills Russia’s nuclear forces boss with e-scooter bomb

An explosive device planted near a Moscow apartment building slayed Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov.

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  • Anton Troianovski and Constant Méheut
UK foreign secretary David Lammy, Foreign Minister Penny Wong, UK defence secretary John Healey, and Defence Minister Richard Marles at AUKMIN in London.

Aussie troops could play role in Ukraine ceasefire deal

After he and Foreign Minister Penny Wong met their UK counterparts Defence Minister Richard Marles said Australia would look to Britain for leadership.

  • Hans van Leeuwen

Taylor accuses Chalmers of stacking RBA board

Angus Taylor says he is concerned Jim Chalmers has made the wrong decision with his appointments; extreme summer heatwave to scorch four states. How the day unfolded.

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  • Lucy Slade
The eerily empty tunnels of a Helsinki underground bunker.

Blast bunkers, iodine tablets: How Finns are bracing for apocalypse

Finland’s bunker network feels like a throwback to a bygone era. But the Finns’ vigilance raises the question: if catastrophe came, how would we Aussies cope?

  • Hans van Leeuwen
Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen.

‘Three fatal errors’: Bowen outlines ‘flaws’ in nuclear policy

Chris Bowen says there are “three fatal errors” in the nuclear energy costings; Coalition promises to reach net zero 44pc cheaper than Labor. How the day unfolded.

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  • Lucy Slade and Timothy Moore
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Chalmers promises ‘first class’ RBA board picks

Jim Chalmers says he would like to announce the two new Reserve Bank boards before Christmas; Liberal MP Paul Fletcher resigns to “let somebody else have a go”. How the day unfolded.

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  • Lucy Slade and Timothy Moore
Alina Soboleva, 9, has been withdrawn since witnessing the deaths of her mother and grandmother in a shelling in the courtyard of their home.

‘Reindeer’ volunteers bring holiday magic to Ukrainian children

Volunteers travel to damaged cities to deliver gifts and ensure Ukrainian children can celebrate the holiday season.

  • Vasilisa Stepanenko and Evgeniy Maloletka
Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron, and US President-elect Donald Trump depart The Élysée Palace in Paris,

Trump welcomed by Macron, joined by Zelensky for talks

On a day that mixed pageantry with attention to pressing global problems, the once and future American president was warmly embraced by the French president.

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  • Tom McIlroy
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gestures during a plenary session of the 31st Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe ministerial summit, in Malta.

Blinken and Russia’s Lavrov clash on Ukraine at meeting in Malta

Russia’s foreign minister has accused the West of reviving the Cold War and provoking a direct conflict with Russia.

  • Associated Press

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An aerial view of Chasiv Yar earlier this month shows the frontline city in ruins after heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces.

Ukraine asks for NATO membership invite next week

An invitation, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in a letter to his NATO counterparts, would deny Russia one of its reasons for continuing the war.

  • John Irish and Tom Balmforth

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