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More British turn to food banks as food and fuel bills soar
Skyrocketing energy and food bills are pushing millions deeper into financial hardship.
- by Sylvia Hui
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200 bodies found in Mariupol’s ruins as Russia intensifies Donbas assault
Russian troops have intensified their efforts to encircle and capture Sievierodonetsk and neighbouring cities in the Donbas.
- by Elena Becatoros, Oleksandr Stashevskyi and Ricardo Mazalan
‘Elon, we need your help’: UN tells billionaires to ‘step up’ to solve world hunger
“This is not rhetoric and BS,” the UN’s World Food Program director said at Davos, calling on billionaires to “step up now, because the world needs you”.
- by Jamey Keaten
Vladimir Putin ‘survived assassination attempt’ soon after Ukraine invasion
Major General Kyrylo Budanov, the head of military intelligence, said the Russian authorities foiled the attack on the president two months earlier.
- by Nataliya Vasilyeva
Monkeypox possibly spread by sex at two raves in Europe: WHO adviser
“This is not COVID,” the former head of WHO’s emergencies department said. “We need to slow it down, but it does not spread in the air and we have vaccines to protect against it.”
- by Maria Cheng
Fresh photos of Boris Johnson drinking reignite ‘Partygate’ row
The new photos appear to undermine some of Johnson’s previous statements. In December, he said he was sure “the rules were followed at all times”.
‘Ashamed’ Russian diplomat resigns as soldier sentenced to life in prison
A veteran Russian diplomat has resigned over his country’s “aggressive war”. Earlier, a Russian soldier was sentenced to life in prison.
- by Elena Becatoros, Oleksandr Stashevskyi and Ricardo Mazalan
British PM floats expanding AUKUS beyond defence in phone call with Albanese
The new Australian Prime Minister was said to have reiterated Labor’s strong support from the AUKUS pact, which had placed a major strain on diplomatic relations with France last year.
- by Rob Harris and David Crowe
Vatican airs dirty laundry in trial over London property
Testimony so far has provided plenty of insights into how the Vatican operates, with a cast of characters worthy of a Dan Brown thriller.
- by Nicole Winfield
Soaring prices for raw materials threaten acceleration of electric car sales
The International Energy Agency says that Putin’s war in Ukraine has forced up prices for critical materials. But it’s a big opportunity for Australian mining.
- by Rob Harris
‘Nobody takes my husband away from me’: Ukraine’s first lady details war’s toll on the Zelensky family
In a rare joint television interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and first lady Olena Zelenska have spoken about how Russia’s invasion has “torn apart” their family.
- by Jennifer Hassan