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Russia-Ukraine war
Volodymyr Zelensky says Vladimir Putin ‘fears’ Donald Trump
The Ukrainian president admitted the previously top-secret casualty numbers a few hours after Trump released the data as evidence that the war needed to stop.
- by Rob Harris
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‘I was in shock for a week after being told I’d inherited an 88-room mansion’
At age 40, Caroline Magnus was bequeathed the country estate where Atonement was filmed.
- by Eleanor Doughty
‘Bells of Notre-Dame ring again’: Trump joins world leaders for cathedral’s grand reopening
France says “merci” as Notre-Dame, one of the world’s most recognised monuments, reopens five years after fire devoured its roof.
- by Rob Harris
Romanian vote annulled after declassified documents showed Russian meddling
Despite being an outsider who declared zero campaign spending and campaigned only on TikTok, Georgescu emerged as the frontrunner.
- by Stephen McGrath
US Republicans have a ‘homoerotic obsession’ with Putin, says Johnson
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson told a Sydney audience he had spoken with Donald Trump since the election and believed the president-elect would have “no choice” but to support Ukraine.
- by Michael Koziol
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World elections
Detested Macron blames ‘anti-Republican front’ for government collapse
Amid France’s biggest political crisis in a generation, President Emmanuel Macron has rejected calls for him to step aside, even after a vote of no confidence in his prime minister.
- by Rob Harris
How Paris rebuilt the ‘people’s cathedral’ in just five years
On April 15, 2019, the world watched in disbelief as much of the Gothic building vanished from the Paris skyline. Many didn’t believe the reconstruction promise.
- by Rob Harris
World of photos, December 7, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Australian MasterChef co-host ‘truly upset’ about Wallace scandal
John Torode spoke out after his long-time presenting partner Greg Wallace announced he was stepping back from the BBC show amid an investigation into his alleged sexualised conduct.
- by Rob Harris
World of photos, December 6, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
French prime minister ousted in no-confidence vote
President Emmanuel Macron insists he will serve the rest of his term but needs to appoint a new prime minister amid a fractured parliament.
- by Sylvie Corbet and Tom Nouvian