US tells allies Iran has sent ballistic missiles to Russia
European officials say Europe and US are working on a sanctions response to Iran’s move.
Russia And Ukraine Conflict
Moral clarity needed on Hamas savagery
After the recent Hamas killing of six hostages, Henry Ergas does a brilliant job in setting out the history of hostage-taking and the laws of armed conflict.
US charges Russians over 2024 election interference
Russian journalists allegedly conspired to illegally send $10m to a US media company to inject hidden Russian government messaging in a campaign aimed at helping Trump reclaim the White House.
‘New energy’: Zelensky purges ministers to boost war effort
Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and five other ministers handed in their resignations in one of the biggest government shake-ups since Russia invaded.
Support for Ukraine more urgent
Recent strategic gains Zelensky’s forces have made by advancing deep inside Russia’s Kursk region are at risk.
Dozens dead in deadliest Russian strike this year
The attack on a military institute and a hospital that killed 51 and injured 271 in Poltava highlights how a shortage of air-defence systems is leaving Ukraine vulnerable.
Putin visits Mongolia in defiance of ICC arrest warrant
Putin was welcomed by a guard of honour as he landed in Ulaanbaatar, in a show of defiance against the International Criminal Court, Kyiv and the West.
Ukraine strikes Moscow oil refinery in massive drone barrage
Ukraine fires 150 drones over Russia with at least one detonating over a major refinery in Moscow owned by state energy giant Gazprom, while another hit a power station.
‘Silent pandemic’: Superbugs have arrived
The case of a Ukrainian soldier whose leg was amputated because British doctors could not treat his infection is a red light that needs global action.
Big rise in death toll of Russian soldiers
More than 66,000 Russian military personnel have died during the war in Ukraine, according to independent Russian media outlet Mediazona.
Arrest warrant issued for Ukrainian Nord Stream blast suspect
Poland has confirmed it’s received a German arrest warrant for a Ukrainian diver, named as Volodymyr Zhuravlov, suspected over the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022.
Russia withdraws some forces from Ukraine after Kursk invasion
The withdrawal is the first sign that Kyiv’s incursion is forcing Moscow to rejig its invasion force as Zelensky sends tanks and other armoured vehicles to reinforce troops in Kursk.
Ukraine sets new rules of warfare
Ukrainian drones are rewriting naval engagement rules and the world realises a new era is coming, which means Australia’s expensive frigates may be being built for an era that has passed.
Russia warns of far wider conflict after incursion
The situation in Kursk is becoming a huge test for Putin, the first Russian leader to lose territory to a foreign power since WWII.
Why Zelensky is gambling it all on Kursk
The plan is to force Moscow to shift troops from Ukraine resulting in the need to raise troop numbers with a general mobilisation which could, threateningly for Putin, cause splits in the army.
Russians ask Putin: why must we flee our homes?
The unprecedented incursion by Ukraine in a war that Russia expected to win within a few days has dealt a massive blow to Vladimir Putin.
Russia’s Olympic defeat
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has reduced his country to a nonentity in sports.
Fire at cooling tower of Ukraine nuclear plant
Kyiv and Moscow are trading blame for the fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, but as yet there is no detected spike in radiation levels
Ukrainians humiliate Putin
Vladimir Putin should also feel shame over the exclusion of Russian athletes from the Paris Olympics.
Bold Kyiv takes on Putin
Ukraine’s 30km thrust into Kursk raises questions about Russian military capabilities and where Putin’s red lines may really lie.
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