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Julian Assange extradition moves closer as US provides British court with assurances
Assange’s wife Stella, whom he married while in prison in London, said the guarantees did not satisfy their concerns, describing them as “blatant weasel words”.
- by Michael Holden and Kanishka Singh
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Denmark’s Notre-Dame moment: Fire engulfs Old Stock Exchange filled with priceless art
Passers-by rushed to save priceless paintings and valuables when a fire broke out in one of Copenhagen’s most famous buildings.
- by Jan Olsen
Playing 26 roles in one production, Sarah Snook wins prestigious Olivier Award in London
The Australian has won acclaim for her performance in the one-woman show The Picture of Dorian Gray on London’s West End.
- by Rob Harris
‘Nightmare scenario’: Squatters take over Gordon Ramsay’s $25 million pub
The London pub-restaurant had been temporarily closed while a new lease was finalised, during which a gang of professional squatters got themselves in and won’t leave.
- by Timothy Sigsworth
Number 10 was a ‘prison infested with fleas’, says former British PM
She felt “itchy”, like a prisoner, and unsuited to making the speech on the Queen’s death, Liz Truss writes in her memoir.
- by Genevieve Holl-Allen
Faster-melting snow causes major flooding in Russia and Kazakhstan
Thousands have been evacuated as major rivers such as the Ural, which flows through Kazakhstan into the Caspian, overwhelm embankments.
- by Guy Faulconbridge
Lest we forget ancient island that opened its hearts to our Anzacs
A small, solemn group of dignitaries will meet in Malta – as they have since 1916 – among the rows of headstones at Pieta Military Cemetery to commemorate an intriguing but forgotten chapter of Gallipoli lore.
- by Andrew Hornery
‘Slave-like’: Solar panels may be great for the environment but at what human cost?
Modern-day abolitionist Grace Forrest is now at the same level as Nelson Mandela, Malala Yousafzai, Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Her cause is to curb forced and child labour while there’s time.
- by Rob Harris
Harry and Meghan working on TV series about gardening, cooking and polo
The couple have agreed to the projects as part of a five-year $154 million deal they signed with Netflix in 2020.
- by Benedict Smith
EU approves new laws to address illegal migration – few admit to being happy with them
The plan was drawn up after 1.3 million people, mostly those fleeing war in Syria and Iraq, sought refuge in Europe in 2015, overwhelming the EU’s asylum system to collapse.
- by Lorne Cook
Catholics outraged at TV ad that swaps communion wafers for chips
An association of Catholic television viewers said the ad, shown on Italian TV channels and social media, offended the sensibility of millions of Catholics.
- by Nick Squires