Australian killed in Ukraine a week before wedding
Russell Allan Wilson died fighting in Ukraine's Donetsk region on his final mission before leave to get married. At least eight Australians have died in the conflict. Read the full tribute.
Russell Allan Wilson died fighting in Ukraine's Donetsk region on his final mission before leave to get married. At least eight Australians have died in the conflict. Read the full tribute.
A historic theatre in Russian-occupied Mariupol has reopened with a gala concert, more than three years after a Russian airstrike killed hundreds sheltering inside. Read the full report on the controversial restoration.
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Vladimir Putin declares Russia will take all of Ukraine's Donbas by force unless troops withdraw. Kyiv rejects the ultimatum as US peace talks continue. Read the latest.
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Heavily armed gangs launch large-scale attacks in Haiti's Artibonite region, killing nearly a dozen and displacing hundreds. Survivors flee to Saint-Marc as police struggle to respond. Read the full report.
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Scottish couple Nicole Docherty and Jordan Sinnamon ignored UK government travel advice to visit the breakaway state of Transnistria, claiming it felt safer than Britain. Discover their controversial journey.
Tributes pour in for Simon Rietbergen, the forestry expert behind the UN's Great Green Wall Initiative, who dedicated his life to protecting Africa's forests. Discover his remarkable legacy.
A Ukrainian drone strike on the Shatura Power Station near Moscow has left thousands without heating, marking a significant escalation in the conflict. Read the latest on the attack's impact.
A reported 28-point US-Russia peace plan demands Ukraine cede Donbas, halve its military, and limit weapons. Zelenskyy insists no territory will be handed over. Read the latest.
Shocking BBC investigation reveals Ethiopian soldiers have raped thousands of women and girls as young as eight during crackdown on militias. Victims share harrowing accounts of sexual violence.
Karina Bakhur, 17, a European kickboxing champion, was killed by a Russian missile strike while running to a shelter in Berestyn. Read more on this tragic loss.
Russian forces have seized Nechaivka and Tsehelne in eastern Ukraine, escalating conflict. A Turkish LNG tanker was also damaged in a Russian strike. Read the latest developments.
Exclusive analysis shows Russian forces deliberately struck the same Ukrainian location twice within minutes, maximising casualties in what experts call a calculated war crime.
A brutal Russian missile strike targeted rescue workers in eastern Ukraine's Pokrovsk district, with a second missile hitting the same location minutes later in a deadly 'double-tap' attack pattern.
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Ukrainian forces mount determined defence of strategic Pokrovsk sector as Russian offensive intensifies. Latest battlefield updates and military analysis.
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The Pentagon confirms significant military reinforcement in Romania as part of NATO's enhanced forward presence, responding to regional security concerns in Eastern Europe.
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