Today
NATO mulls $165b ‘Trump-proof’ military fund for Ukraine
The proposals would give the Western alliance a more direct role in co-ordinating the supply of arms, ammunition and equipment.
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- Andrew Gray and John Irish
Yesterday
Police say 12-year-old carried out school shooting in Finland
Finnish authorities say the child shot and killed a classmate and seriously wounded two others in a suburb of Helsinki, shocking the nation.
- Essi Lehto
- Opinion
- The AFR View
As NATO turns 75, Ukraine war remains a test of wills with a tyrant
Supporters of Ukraine must act quickly, lest the 75th anniversary of the key Western alliance instead marks a collapse of will and capacity in Ukraine.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Putin's Russia
Putin waiting for Washington to collapse if Trump wins
The Russian leader sees an opportunity to re-establish a sphere of influence in Europe if Donald Trump is re-elected US president.
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- Gideon Rachman
McKinsey offers staff nine months’ pay to leave
The management-consulting firm is dangling the pay, along with career-coaching services and other resources, to some UK staff who would like to leave.
- Matthew Boyle
This Month
Erdogan suffers historic loss in municipal elections
Poll results show voters turned against the ruling party in much of Turkey, but the change was more dramatic in urban areas.
- Selcan Hacaoglu, Beril Akman and Firat Kozok
March
Inside London’s elite men-only club rocked by criticism
Britain’s MI6 boss and the cabinet secretary are all members of the historic and star-studded Garrick Club now under fire for refusing to allow women to join.
- Mark Landler
Zelensky warns Ukraine forces will have to retreat
Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview that if Ukraine does not get promised US military aid blocked by disputes in Congress, its forces will have to retreat “in small steps”.
- Isabelle Khurshudyan and Anastacia Galouchka
Chanel flap bag now costs more than $17,000 in Paris
In a sign some luxury brands are willing to keep pushing prices higher despite weakening demand, the company has lifted the price tag of its best-known holdall.
- Angelina Rascouet
Britain’s Conservatives are on the road to the Apocalypse
The polls are now so bad for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that people are starting to talk about an epochal wipeout, and a reshaping of the British right.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Assange wins temporary reprieve from extradition to US
London’s High Court said the US must provide further assurances by April 16 that Julian Assange would not face the death penalty.
- Michael Holden and Sam Tobin
Putin admits Islamists behind attack, tries to implicate Ukraine
Vladimir Putin repeated his assertion that the assailants had been trying to flee to Ukraine, saying there were “many questions” to be examined.
- Lidia Kelly, Philippa Fletcher and Steve Holland
- Opinion
- Royal family
The real royal scandal is on us
The moment anyone in the public eye requests a desire to step away from the glare, we collectively make the worst possible scenario assumptions.
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- Pamela Paul
- Analysis
- Putin's Russia
Moscow attack exposes Putin’s weakness
After the concert attack, Vladimir Putin ignored a claim of responsibility by the Islamic State, tried to implicate Ukraine and mischaracterised a US warning.
- Catherine Belton and Robyn Dixon
‘Tortured’ suspects appear in Moscow court as Russia mourns
Three of the four men were officially identified as citizens of Tajikistan, according to Russian media. They appeared in court badly bruised and disorientated.
- Frances Kerry
Real estate investors turn to lawyers after ‘huge’ CO2 shock
Property owners across Europe will need to invest vast sums in renovations to ensure their buildings are not emitting illegal levels of carbon dioxide.
- Frances Schwartzkopff and Gautam Naik
Royals ‘enormously touched’ by support after cancer announcement
Kate’s statement via a video message, which was filmed at Windsor Castle, triggered an outpouring of support from well-wishers.
- James Davey, Hannah Ellison and Will Russell
- Analysis
- Putin's Russia
‘I pretended to die’: Moscow attack survivors describe miraculous escapes
Russia’s worst terror attack in over a decade has brought a shudder across Europe, where memories of other music venues turned to slaughterhouses have resurfaced
- Rozina Sabur and James Kilner
Celebrities who mocked Princess of Wales called on to apologise
The princess’s cancer revelation sparked an outpouring of support and has prompted an outcry at some of the nasty conspiracy theories propagated recently.
- India McTaggart and Michael Murphy
Moscow seeks to blame Kyiv for Islamic State attack on concert hall
Russian officials and state media have made little reference to IS’ claim, and Vladimir Putin did not mention it or Islamist terrorism in his first remarks.
- Polina Ivanova, Christopher Miller, Benjamin Parkin and Humza Jilani
