Analysis
World elections
Can a national hero like Kylian Mbappe stop the rise of the far-right in France?
Before President Emmanuel Macron’s stunning decision to dissolve parliament and call a snap poll, France’s reckoning with the hard right was scheduled for 2027.
- by Rob Harris
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Druids, selfies and weak flat whites: Ancient traditions mix with the new at Stonehenge
About 10,000 people have marked the summer solstice at Stonehenge, including a man called Larry who says he was a raven.
- by Rob Harris
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UK election
Spike in bets on day before Rishi Sunak called election prompts probe of PM’s campaign
The allegations are another hammer blow for the 14-year-old government that polls predict is facing a catastrophic defeat on July 4.
- by Rob Harris
A Ballarat trainer brushed the King. Minutes later he conquered Royal Ascot
Trainer Henry Dwyer and Victorian taxi business owner Akram El-Fahkri teamed up for a win on racing’s grandest stage, to the delight of the King and Queen.
- by Rob Harris
Asfoora joins Australian racing greats with stunning Royal Ascot win
The Ballarat-trained sprinter justified the long journey across the globe to power to King Charles III Stakes glory.
- by Rob Harris
Tories look to a million Brits in Australia to save them from oblivion
British expats have until 10am on Wednesday (AEST) to register to vote, and Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are counting on them to do so.
- by Rob Harris
Analysis
Russia-Ukraine war
World leaders just pledged ‘lasting peace’ in Ukraine. Achieving it is still a long way off
Any path to ending war in Ukraine will cost many more lives and billions and billions of dollars.
- by Rob Harris
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Animal rights
Animal-loving Brits outraged after officer uses police car to knock down runaway cow
The officer has been removed from frontline duties after footage of the incident was shared on social media in a country world-renowned for its love of animals.
- by Rob Harris
Russian friendly nations join Australia in calling for ‘lasting peace in Ukraine’
Eighty countries used a peace summit in Switzerland to call for the territorial integrity of Ukraine to be the basis for any future agreement to end Russia’s two-year war.
- by Rob Harris
Madonna makes a surprise intervention for Ukrainian peace summit
The Queen of Pop has taken to Instagram to endorse the efforts of a global peace summit to protect young Ukrainians abducted by Russian occupiers.
- by Rob Harris
G7 leaders back ‘Olympic truce’ for wars in Ukraine, Middle East
Leader of the G7 urged “all countries to observe the Olympic Truce individually and collectively” in support of a French proposal to temporarily halt conflicts around the world during the Games.
- by Rob Harris