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Nick Miller

Nick Miller is Europe correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov passes through the English Channel last week.

Russia's show of naval strength may have backfired

Russia's show of naval strength in the English Channel may have backfired, with black smoke belching from the country's recently-refitted aircraft carrier hinting at engine troubles, a military analyst says.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Assange claims 'state party' cut his internet

Julian Assange claims his internet connection was intentionally cut "by a state party", at the end of a weekend in which he was visited by Pamela Anderson and published a series of cryptic, coded tweets.