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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
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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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Russia-Ukraine war
‘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
World of photos, April 4, 2025
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by SMH picture editors
Europe gets creative amid Trump demands to end ‘freeloading’ on defence
Faced with the US president’s push to more than double the alliance’s spending targets, European diplomats are exploring a new method to count military investment.
- by Rob Harris
Car-sized boulders no match for lava as officials race to evacuate fishing village
Residents of a mostly abandoned village in Iceland refused to leave their homes even as molten rock broke through barriers set up to protect them.
- by Bronte Gossling
Analysis
World elections
Victim or criminal? Le Pen appeal could deliver Trump-style shock to France
By disqualifying Marine Le Pen from the presidential race, the court has handed her an immense gift. Much like Donald Trump, she can position herself as a victim of an elite-driven conspiracy.
- by Rob Harris
‘No injuries reported’ in crash believed to involve Prince Andrew accuser, say police
Her spokesperson told British media Virginia Giuffre thought she was posting on her private Facebook page, rather than her public Instagram profile at the time.
- by Iona Cleave, Chanel Zagon and Connor Stringer
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