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The Prince and Princess of Wales mark VE Day on the Buckingham Palace balcony with their children (L-R) Princes George and Louis, and Princess Charlotte.

As war again rages in Europe, VE Day reminds us all what’s at stake

Eighty years on, the story of Australia’s Stanley Bruce, Winston Churchill and Victory in Europe Day remains strikingly relevant.

  • Rob Harris

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The war in Ukraine remains a wildcard for the global economy.

The tables have turned – and Putin’s country is now in dire trouble

The alarm bells are ringing for the Russian president as he tries to hold together an exhausted war economy.

  • Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna.

‘The world should know what happened to her – and why’

Viktoriia left home to investigate a story in August 2023. She was never seen again. Now her parents know what happened.

  • Rob Harris
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

Trump says Ukraine deal discussed in meeting at Pope’s funeral

A new agreement will give America preferential access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, while providing Kyiv with some assurance about continued US support.

  • Tom Balmforth, Yuliia Dysa and Trevor Hunnicutt
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Aiden needs abetting

Vera’s a real case.

Oscar Jenkins as pictured in a video released by his captors.

Surviving Russian captivity: Shaun Pinner’s haunting warning for Australian Oscar Jenkins

“The Russians aren’t stupid,” the former British soldier says, outlining the treatment likely facing an Australian schoolteacher in Russian captivity.

  • Rob Harris
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France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Finland President Alexander Stubb, US President Donald Trump, US First Lady Melania Trump, Estonian President Alar Karis, King Felipe VI of Spain, Queen Letizia of Spain, Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa, His Highness Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Queen Mary Of Denmark attend the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on April 26, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis died on April 21st at the age of 88. Born in Argentina as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to become Pope when elected in 2013. Taking the name Francis after St Francis of Assisi, he promoted a more humble version of the papacy than many of his predecessors. He will be buried outside of the Vatican in a simple wooden coffin at the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Seated among world leaders, governor-general was struck by message she hoped they all received

Joining other dignitaries for the Pope’s funeral straight after Anzac Day in Gallipoli prompted Sam Mostyn to reflect deeply on what it means to be a good leader.

  • Rob Harris
Russian President Vladimir Putin works at the Kremlin on Friday.

Has he finally realised Putin is playing him, or is Trump just blowing in the wind?

Donald Trump’s comments after meeting Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican marked a shift in tone. But the US president is prone to adopt the rhetoric of whoever he spoke with last.

  • Michael Koziol
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump wave before they board Air Force One at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome following the funeral.

Trump takes swipe at Putin after meeting Zelensky at funeral

The US President mulled imposing sanctions on Russia in a post on social media, as Vladimir Putin claimed a key victory in the war against Ukraine.

  • Rob Harris
Trump and zelensky

They came to bury a pope, but ended up negotiating to end a war

Fifteen minutes. No aides. No flags, no formalities – just two men locked in a contest over Ukraine’s future, in the most unlikely of arenas.

  • Rob Harris

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