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World of photos, April 19, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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‘Stop list’: Russia sanctions ex-Victorian premier Daniel Andrews, 234 Australian state MPs
Russia’s foreign ministry said the Australians were handed indefinite bans “in response to politically motivated sanctions against Russian individuals”.
Hugh Grant settles case against The Sun for ‘enormous sum’, Prince Harry may follow suit
Even if every allegation Grant made were proved in court, he would still be liable for millions of pounds in costs, he said. “I’m afraid I am shying at that fence.”
- by Sam Tobin and Michael Holden
Updated
Assange saga
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
Updated
Fire
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