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Tony Abbott, John Howard earn Putin’s ire, hit with sanctions by Kremlin
Russia’s relations with Australia has deteriorated to unprecedented lows since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago.
- by Rob Harris
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World of photos, June 29, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
‘Farage our saviour?’ Divisive Brit’s bid to win over his country’s worst resort town
Long the butt of jokes, Clacton-on-Sea, a 90-minute train ride north-east of London, is at the forefront of British politics ahead of the July 4 election.
- by Rob Harris
World of photos, June 28, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Reporter Evan Gershkovich goes on trial in Russia on specious espionage charges
The American-born son of immigrants from the USSR is the first Western journalist arrested on espionage charges in post-Soviet Russia.
- by Jim Heintz and Kirill Zarubin
Claire’s 70th birthday present? Driving utes into a war zone
Claire and her two sons cruised from London through Germany and Poland. The mood changed considerably as they showed their paperwork while crossing Ukraine’s border.
- by Rob Harris
‘Stupid error of judgement’: Labour candidate sacked for betting against himself to win
Kevin Craig said he had intended to give “any winnings to local charities” when he made the bet a few weeks ago “when I thought I would never win this seat”.
- by Rob Harris
Princess Anne in hospital after suspected injury from horse
King Charles’ sister, 73, suffered minor wounds and concussion in an incident at her country residence, Buckingham Palace said.
- by Rob Harris
Footage captures teen stumbling in Tenerife nightclub before he vanished
Jay Slater, 19, has been missing on a Spanish island for a week. He was last heard from during a phone call in which he told a friend he was injured and thirsty.
- by Albert Tait
Crimean beachgoers struck by deadly shrapnel shower from missile
Footage on Russian state television showed people running from a beach and some people being carried off on sun loungers.
- by Guy Faulconbridge and Filipp Lebedev
Gunmen kill at least 15 police and a priest in co-ordinated attacks in Dagestan
The gunmen opened fire at a synagogue, an Orthodox church and a police post in Russia’s North Caucasus region.