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Twiggy, Malinauskas wear Russian sanction as badge of honour
Andrew Forrest said: “you are not worth talking to unless you have been sanctioned”, while the South Australian premier sent a direct message to Vladimir Putin.
- by Rob Harris
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Plot foiled: Why the little man who wants to be a big tsar put me on his list
As one of several Australian journalists sanctioned by Russia, The Age and The Herald’s Tony Wright laments the end of his conspiracy to bring down the regime.
- by Tony Wright
Can Prince Charles save the Commonwealth once the Queen is gone?
Never mind the family feuds - the House of Windsor must also navigate a colonial reckoning over the British Empire’s dark past and doubtful future.
- by Rob Harris
‘Feeling the support’: Zelensky gets more weapons after EU leaders’ high-stakes visit
The Ukrainian president is triumphant: ‘Today is a truly historic day - Ukraine has felt the support of four powerful European states at once.’
- by John Leicester and Sylvie
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Russia-Ukraine war
Russia sanctions hundreds of Australians including journalists
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced it is sanctioning an additional 121 Australian citizens, including our editors, journalists and Defence officials.
Macron decries massacres, war crimes as European leaders visit Ukraine to support Zelensky
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Premier Mario Draghi arrived in Kyiv in “a message of European unity”.
- by David Keyton and Benoit Van Overstraeten
Kevin Spacey appears at UK court to face sex assault charges
The actor “strenuously” denies the allegations, his lawyer said as the 62-year-old made his first appearance at a British court to face charges dating back almost 20 years.
- by Michael Holden
China feud helps push Australia down to 27th in peace index
New Zealand is the second most peaceful country in the world according to the index. Ukraine slid 17 spots to 153.
- by Latika Bourke
Fluffy rodents ‘started Black Death and killed off half of Europe’
Harmless-looking marmots may have harboured the Black Death in Kyrgyzstan before it spread via the Silk Road.
- by Sarah Knapton
Xi tells Putin his Ukraine invasion is ‘legitimate’
While Germany’s Scholz and France’s Macron ready to visit Ukraine today, the Chinese leader has doubled down on his support for Russia, according to Moscow.
Britain ready for ‘next flight’, after halting first plane of refugees to Rwanda
Home Secretary Priti Patel says she would not be “deterred from doing the right thing”. Refugee advocates call the deportation policy immoral and inhumane.
- by Danica Kirka