‘Assassination bid’ part of Assange appeal
Claims made in a media report of CIA plans to assassinate Julian Assange will feature in an appeal against his extradition to the US, his brother says.
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Ukraine troops press on in Sievierodonetsk
The Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, a prime target in Moscow's offensive to seize full control of the Luhansk region, remains under heavy Russian artillery.
UK rules Assange can be extradited to US
The British government has ruled Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges, and his team says he will appeal the decision.
US Capitol panel highlights Pence pressure
The hearings on the US Capitol attack has focused on Donald Trump's attempts to pressure his vice-president Mike Pence to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
EU expected to back Ukraine membership
Ukraine applied to join the European Union four days after Russian troops poured across its border in February, with a vote on its membership expected soon.
Spacey gets bail over UK assault charges
A London court has granted actor Kevin Spacey unconditional bail until his next appearance over several sexual assault charges.
Suspect shot UK reporter: Brazil police
Brazilian investigators say a man has confessed to shooting dead UK reporter Dom Phillips and his companion Bruno Pereira, and led officers to their bodies.
Ukraine pleads for more weapons from West
Kyiv is imploring allies for more weapons in the face of Russia's offensive in Ukraine's east, saying its forces could win with the right equipment.
UK migrant flight to Rwanda grounded
Britain has cancelled its first deportation flight to Rwanda after a last-minute intervention by the European Court of Human Rights.
Danish-Canadian deal ends Arctic isle row
A decades-old dispute between Denmark and Canada over a tiny uninhabited rock in the Arctic has come to an end.
Ukraine fights on in Sievierodonetsk
Ukraine forces have ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, as 500 troops remain trapped inside a chemical plant.
WHO to assess monkeypox emergency status
The World Health Organisation says there is a need for international co-ordination as an emergency committee prepares to assess the seriousness of monkeypox.
Person injured, school locked down in NZ
A person has been injured in New Zealand's north island as police respond to reports of an active shooter.
Trump ‘detached from reality’: Barr
Donald Trump's advisers dismantled his false claims of 20202 election fraud but he became "detached from reality", the US Capitol riot probe has heard.
Ukraine troops ‘holding out’ in key city
Russian troops are trying to gain a foothold in the central part of the city of Sievierodonetsk, the Ukrainian military says.
Senate closer to gun control measures
Senate negotiators have announced a bipartisan framework responding to last month's mass shootings in the US.
Stranded Ukrainians left with one way out
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Ukrainian defenders are fighting for "every metre" of Sievierodonetsk where civilians have been left with just one way out.
Trump’s election fraud claims examined
A US congressional hearing on the US Capitol assault will focus on former president Donald Trump's claim his election defeat was the result of widespread fraud.
Ukraine ‘in control’ of chemical plant
Ukraine remains in control of an industrial area in an eastern city where civilians are sheltering from Russian shelling, the Luhansk province's governor says.
US scraps arrival virus tests, UK cases up
The US will lift its requirement that air travellers to the country take a COVID-19 test before boarding their flights while infections have risen in the UK.
Ukraine pleads for more weapons
Ukraine has appealed to the West to quickly send artillery and other weapons to counter Russian firepower in battles in the country's east.
Aust economist to go on trial in Myanmar
Australian Sean Turnell, an economist and adviser to deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, is to go on trial for violating a state secrets law.
Trump ‘lit the flame’ of US Capitol attack
A public hearing into the 2021 US Capitol riot has been told then-president Trump "lit the flame", with even his daughter not believing claims of election fraud
COVID-19 lab leak theory needs study: WHO
The World Health Organisation says its latest investigation into the origins of COVID-19 is inconclusive.
Intense battle in bombed-out Ukraine city
Ukrainian forces are holding their positions in intense street fighting in Sievierodonetsk as Russia pushes to control the bombed-out city.
Myanmar court gives Turnell trial go-ahead
A legal official says Australian economist Sean Turnell and his co-defendants have been formally indicted in Myanmar, allowing their trial to continue.
Confused statements by Berlin crash driver
Berlin's mayor says investigators are trying to make sense of "confused" statements by a man who drove into a school group in the city.
Ukraine fighters hold out in eastern city
Russia is pressing an assault both sides believe could shape the war's course, with Ukraine's forces so far holding out in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk.
COVID-19 cases drop very encouraging: WHO
The World Health Organisation says coronavirus-linked deaths have risen 7 per cent in the western Pacific and dropped everywhere else in the world last week.
WHO says 1000 monkeypox cases reported
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the monkeypox outbreak is showing signs of community transmission in some countries.
One dead as car rams into crowd in Berlin
One person has been killed and at least a dozen people have been injured when a vehicle was driven into a crowd in west Berlin.