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‘They just want to destroy us’: Anguish, anger as Ukraine buries children killed in Russian strike
A little girl was playing on a swing with her cousin when Russia launched a missile from 400 kilometres away. It reached her within minutes.
- by Lizzie Johnson and Serhii Korolchuk
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Russia says it hit a group of military personnel. The UN says they were beauticians
The strike on Volodymyr Zelensky’s home town was the deadliest for children so far. Some victims were found in a playground.
- by Andrew E. Kramer
Marine Le Pen evokes Martin Luther King Jr as Trump criticises ‘witch hunt’
Before thousands of supporters in Paris, the far-right leader likened her battle against a court ruling to America’s struggle for civil rights.
- by Rob Harris
Guardians of famed Scotch whisky want to ensure Australians are getting what they pay for
In a rapidly evolving global market, protecting this centuries-old product has become a full-scale legal battle.
- by Rob Harris
Rare mass grave of Roman soldiers under soccer field points to birth of Vienna
Twenty centuries ago, Roman soldiers battled Germanic tribes in present day Vienna. Their rare remains suggest a catastrophic military confrontation and hasty retreat.
- by Eve Sampson
Australian sugar gliders dumped in Scotland, carrying joeys
The small marsupials, native to Australia and Papua New Guinea, were likely pets found abandoned in a box outside a supermarket
- by Rob Harris
After ‘Adolescence’: How a TV show made Britain confront its problem with lost boys
Boys are falling into a dangerous world full of anger and entitlement, experts say, and it shouldn’t take a TV show to stop it.
- by Rob Harris
Russell Brand charged by UK police with rape and sexual assault
The charges follow an 18-month investigation that was sparked when four women alleged they had been assaulted by the controversial comedian.
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‘You cannot annex another country’: Danish PM makes direct appeal to US after Rubio meeting
Mette Frederiksen was addressing the media in Greenland with the territory’s incoming leader when she suddenly switched to speaking in English.
- by Rob Harris
‘Brutal’: Macron vows to protect Europe after US lands shock trade blow
The French president has called on EU nations to stop all investment in the United States after Donald Trump announced a 20 per cent tariff on European imports.
- by James Crisp, Nick Squires, James Rothwell and Sarah Newey
American faces five years in jail after leaving Coke for world’s most isolated tribe
Despite the death of another American in 2018, the “danger tourist” tried to contact the Sentinelese tribe, which is off limits to visitors.
- by Samaan Lateef
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