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    Ukraine ‘ready for agreement’

    President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Getty Images

    Ukraine ‘ready for agreement’

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday peace negotiations with Russia were not failing because of a lack of willingness on Kyiv’s part.

    Mixed progress for looted treasure

    An example of the 116 objects Cambridge University has transferred to Nigeria. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Mixed progress for looted treasure

    The decision by Cambridge University to return looted Nigerian sculptures puts other British institutions in the spotlight, Barnaby Phillips, of The Observer, writes.

    Is Tehran actually holding any cards?

    Smoke rises from a fire in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Social Media/via Reuters

    Is Tehran actually holding any cards?

    Ruth Michaelson, of The Observer, makes sense of Iran’s last point of leverage: highly enriched uranium that may or may not exist.

    Political cowardice at the ‘Post’

    A woman attends a "Save the Post" rally outside The Washington Post  earlier this month. PHOTO:...

    Political cowardice at the ‘Post’

    This month, 300 of The Washington Post’s journalists lost their jobs, apparently sacrificed to owner Jeff Bezos’ plan to keep Donald Trump happy. 

    World in pictures

    Monks pass through Spotsylvania, Virginia, during the "Walk for Peace" in which two dozen...

    World in pictures

    Recent photographs from Reuters.

    European allies say Navalny poisoned by dart frog toxin

    Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny died in an Arctic prison colony in February...

    European allies say Navalny poisoned by dart frog toxin

    Five European allies have blamed Russia for killing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny using toxin from poison dart frogs while he was held in an Arctic penal colony.

    Aussie Liberals dump first female leader after nine months

    Sussan Ley lasted just nine months as leader of the Liberal Party. Photo: North East CMA via...

    Aussie Liberals dump first female leader after nine months

    The Liberals' first female leader Sussan Ley will resign from parliament after she was knifed by conservative Angus Taylor nine months into the job. 

    Global Insight: Govt urged to show leadership

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon with members of the National Party at the Beehive last month....

    Global Insight: Govt urged to show international leadership

    Young people want New Zealand politicians to show leadership on the world stage, Prof Robert Patman says.

    Trump revokes landmark ruling on greenhouse gases

    Photo: Reuters

    Trump revokes landmark ruling on greenhouse gases

    US President Donald Trump has reversed a key Obama-era scientific ruling that underpins all federal actions on curbing planet-warming gases.

    Obituary: Cora Weiss, activist

    Cora Weiss. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

    Obituary: Cora Weiss, activist

    Cora Weiss was one of the most prominent figures in the United States peace movement in the 1960s and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize several times.

    Obituary: Ludwig Minelli, Dignitas founder

    Ludwig Minelli, founder of Dignitas, in 2006. Photo: Getty Images

    Obituary: Ludwig Minelli, Dignitas founder

    The founder of Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas, Ludwig Minelli, died as one might expect: through assisted suicide.

    AI fuelling 'insidious' love scams in Australia

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    AI fuelling 'insidious' love scams in Australia

    Australians looking for love are having their social media used against them as AI is used to tailor romance scams before Valentine's Day.

    Teen with mental health issues identified as Canadian school shooter

    Teen with mental health issues identified as Canadian school shooter

    Canadian police have identified the person who carried out a school massacre as an 18-year-old who had a history of mental health-related callouts.

    'Time to get aggressive' agent says in shooting video

    In this bodycam image, a Border Patrol officer holds his weapon after his team's vehicle collided...

    'Time to get aggressive' agent says in shooting video

    A Chicago woman shot multiple times by a Border Patrol agent plans to sue, after a trove of evidence released casts doubt on the Trump administration's account of the incident.

    Andrew accused of sharing confidential info with Epstein

    Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been stripped of his royal titles and kicked out of his mansion on...

    Andrew accused of sharing confidential info with Epstein

    British police are "making progress" on whether to launch a full investigation into allegations Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential trade documents with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

    'Dawson's Creek' star James Van Der Beek dies at 48

    James Van Der Beek arrives at an awards show in Las Vegas in February 2001. File photo: Reuters

    'Dawson's Creek' star James Van Der Beek dies at 48

    James Van Der Beek, the star of 1990s teen drama Dawson's Creek, has died at the age of 48 after a battle with cancer.

    Britney sells back music catalogue

    Britney Spears was placed under a conservatorship that controls her personal and financial...

    Britney sells back music catalogue

    US pop star Britney Spears has sold her rights to her music catalogue to independent music publisher Primary Wave, the latest artist to strike a deal for her work.

    Person detained in kidnapping case

    This image shows an armed person appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s...

    Person detained in kidnapping case

    A person was detained for questioning in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case yesterday during a traffic stop south of Tucson, Arizona, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. 

    Man admits slur while mimicking Bondi Beach shooting

    Hundreds of flowers lay on the ground at the memorial next to Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach in...

    Man admits slur while mimicking Bondi Beach shooting

    A man has admitted lobbing a vile slur at Jewish people while mimicking the actions of the gunmen behind the deadly Bondi massacre.

    Cambodia crackdown closes almost 190 scam centres

    A private room where managers overseeing scam operations stayed, is amid debris inside a compound...

    Cambodia crackdown closes almost 190 scam centres

    Cambodia has closed almost 200 scam centres in a crackdown on trans-national fraud in recent weeks, a senior government official said.
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