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Russian custom officers seized a Harry Winston ring made of 95 per cent platinum and with a six-carat diamond. Its value was estimated at more than 22 million rubles ($400,000).

Australian faces jail in Russia over $400,000 engagement ring

The 60-year-old man said the ring was for his fiancee when customs officers found it in his backpack.

  • Rob Harris

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Donald Trump addresses the media at Mar-a-Lago.

Trump accuses Ukraine of starting war, sets price of peace deal

Trump’s comment followed the first high-level diplomatic talks between the US and Russia since the war in Ukraine began, almost three years ago.

  • Rob Harris

Five Russians went out drinking. When they got back, Australia had struck

11,000 kilometres from Australia, a crew of Russian criminals were sitting on millions of Australians’ stolen secrets.

  • Andrew Probyn
Former intelligence operative Neil Fergus and ASIO chief Mike Burgess.

A secret agent, the KGB and a ‘witch-hunt’: The ASIO raid that infuriated Australia’s ex-spies

The decision by ASIO to raid a high-profile former officer is unprecedented in the agency’s recent history and has divided Australia’s intelligence community.

  • Matthew Knott and Nick McKenzie

The many lovers – and love children – of Vladimir Putin

The invasion of Ukraine has shone a light on Putin’s inner circle, who enjoy lavish lifestyles and get promoted to lucrative jobs.

  • Kate Wills
Footage of the multiple warheads of Russia’s experimental missile hitting Dnipro, Ukraine.

Russia fires ‘nuclear capable’ ballistic missile at Ukraine

The war in Ukraine “has acquired elements of a global character,” the Russian leader said in an address to the nation.

  • Anastasiia Malenko, Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder
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Yi Peng 3 passing under the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark on November 19, 2024.

Chinese cargo ship suspected in ‘sabotage’ of Baltic Sea cables

Swedish public broadcaster SVT and several Finnish media outlets reported that two Danish navy ships shadowed the cargo vessel as it sailed out of the Baltic Sea on Tuesday.

  • Rob Harris
Thousands of North Korean soldiers are reportedly joining the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

North Korean troops fighting for Russia is worldwide wake-up call

Vladimir Putin leaning on Kim Jong-un for troops would give Russia access to more than 1 million fighters. This war may very soon belong to everyone.

  • Rob Harris
Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump - with a few words on Ukraine in Mint Hill, North Carolina.

Trump claims Ukraine is ‘absolutely obliterated’

The former US president says Ukraine should have made concessions to Vladimir Putin in the months before Russia’s 2022 attack.

  • Jonathan J. Cooper
The Brisbane home and bank accounts of Kira (right) and Igor (left) Korolev were seized by Australian Federal Police in August.

Authorities seize 12 devices in case of alleged Russian spies

Australian army soldier Kira Korolev allegedly told her partner how to log into Defence systems on her official work account from their Brisbane home.

  • Cloe Read

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