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War crimes in Ukraine
Victims offer a harrowing glimpse inside Ukraine war crime allegations against Russia. Anthony Galloway and Kate Geraghty report.
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‘Vertical firecracker’: Boris Johnson takes to the skies as contenders to replace him battle below
The acrimonious battle to become British prime minister is now down to four contenders with candidates fearing savage critiques of each other may harm their reelection bid.
- by Latika Bourke
Investigation
Russia-Ukraine war
Inside the Ukraine war crimes investigation, Part 4: the destruction
Russian aerial attacks have destroyed large parts of Ukraine. Investigators say the damage will be used in a war crimes prosecution.
- by Anthony Galloway and Kate Geraghty
Airports forced to close, reports of drownings as UK endures heat warning
The hot, dry weather that has scorched mainland Europe for the past week moved north, buckling rail lines and forcing two airports to close their runways.
- by Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless
UK warned it faces Australian-like reputation damage over asylum seeker plan
The group of MPs warned the UK government that offshoring asylum seekers to Rwanda would not work to stop boat crossings in the English Channel.
- by Latika Bourke
Flames reach the beach as heat and wildfires rage across Europe
Wildfires are burning through the French countryside as Europe wilts under an intense heatwave driven by global warming.
- by Angela Charlton and Joseph Wilson
‘Like leaving doors of the Louvre open’: New fee for Venice day-trippers
Italy’s floating city will become the first in the world to charge an entrance fee - but not everyone wants Venice to crack down harder on tourism.
- by Rob Harris
Zelensky fires top officials over agency collaboration with Russians
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy cleared house overnight as Russia warned that any attack on its control of Crimea will prompt a “Judgment Day” response.
- by Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder
Investigation
Russia-Ukraine war
Inside the Ukraine war crimes investigation, Part 3: The resistance
Outnumbered and outgunned, a brave few Ukrainian civilians have fought back against the Russian onslaught, forming resistance units to defend homes and loved ones.
- by Anthony Galloway and Kate Geraghty
Britain should try to build Australia’s first nuclear subs: Andrew Hastie
Peter Dutton said he was close to securing two off-the-shelf nuclear-powered boats from the US, but Andrew Hastie has challenged Britain to compete.
- by Latika Bourke
Opinion
Abortion
As Ireland grows less benighted, America turns cruel for women
Ireland has leaped into modernity, rejecting religious reactionaries’ insistence on controlling women’s bodies. America, meanwhile, has gone in the opposite direction.
- by Maureen Dowd