Somewhere in the rolling, frost-covered hills of England, Ukrainian fighting resolve is being given a steel tip.Volunteers from Ukraine are being flown in from Poland, on about 130 flights every six months on average. There are florists, grocers, butchers, single mothers and teachers — ordinary people with one thing inContinue Reading
KYIV: A wave of Russian missiles hit Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Tuesday, killing eight people and wounding dozens as new panic spread among exhausted residents.Rescue workers in Kharkiv — Ukraine‘s second city that is near Russia’s border — hauled survivors from smouldering piles of rubble as apartment blocksContinue Reading
Two people are fighting for life after two utes collided with a total of four children on board on a Queensland motorway. Emergency services were called to the Bruce Highway, south of Bororen about 11am on Wednesday after a Mazda ute and a Toyota ute collided. The driver of theContinue Reading
Former Liberal Minister Linda Reynolds is considering seeking a court-ordered freeze of Brittany Higgins’ assets in the wake of her move to France. Senator Reynolds — Ms Higgins’ former boss — is suing both Ms Higgins and her partner David Sharaz for defamation over social media posts on Twitter andContinue Reading
An Australian man has been killed in eastern Ukraine during heavy fighting against Russian forces last month. The man was reportedly an ex-Australian Army member who was killed during an artillery strike in the Avdiivka region, 140km north of Mariupol. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed an AustralianContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on pro-Palestinian protesters to abandon a Sydney rally slated for Monday night. The rally, organised by the Palestine Action Group Sydney will meet at the Town Hall in Sydney’s CBD at 5.30pm tonight, with attendees set to march to the Sydney Opera House atContinue Reading
Russia has faced a significant setback in Crimea after being forced to withdraw a major portion of its Black Sea Fleet from its main base in Crimea. The crucial development came as the UK government warned Moscow could be planning to attack civilian ships in the regions with sea mines,Continue Reading
Time is running out for the US to avoid a partial government shutdown in five days, as right-wing House Republicans refuse to budge on demands for massive spending cuts, including ceasing aid for Ukraine. President Joe Biden has called on Republicans in Congress to “start doing the job America electedContinue Reading
OTTAWA: Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau said Monday the singling out of a Ukrainian veteran alleged to have fought for the Nazis during World War II for a standing ovation during a visit by Kyiv’s leader was shameful and intolerable.The speaker of Canada’s parliament, Anthony Rota, has apologized for theContinue Reading
Debris from a stealth jet that went missing after the pilot ejected has been found, according to the US military, after a day in which failure to track the $80 million aircraft drew amazement and ridicule in equal measure. The debris field from the F-35 was found in Williamsburg County,Continue Reading