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Russia-Ukraine war
Ukrainians advance 25 kilometres into Russian territory as fire breaks out at nuclear plant
Volodymyr Zelensky has indirectly acknowledged Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia, saying his country must “push the war out into the aggressor’s territory.”
- by Lidia Kelly
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Olympics
Did Snoop Dogg just save an Olympic sport from itself? Sort of
Equestrian events have been engulfed in a major welfare controversy during the Olympics, but an unlikely advocate for the sport could help it turn a corner.
- by Zoya Patel
Taylor Swift fans jittery about London concert following Vienna terror threat
All three of the American singer’s performances at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium were cancelled after two suspected extremists were arrested by Austrian police.
- by Steve Bird
‘Slap in the face’ for Putin: Ukraine pushes deeper into Russia as Moscow sends reinforcements
A Russian military blog describes Ukrainian units entering village after village to stage ambushes against arriving Russian reinforcements.
- by Mark Trevelyan
Something spicy in the state of Denmark: Banned noodles back on sale
Samyang contested the ban, and on Thursday celebrated the reversal by feeding its noodles to social media influencers on a ferry in Copenhagen’s harbour.
- by Isabelle Yr Carlsson and Tom Little
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Paris 2024
Aussie gold is great, but sometimes there’s a better story
As much as a high jump gold medal would have meant to Australia’s athletes and their supporters, it means much more to the Ukrainian who beat them.
- by Rob Harris
World of photos, August 10, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
How Elon Musk and Jordan Peterson are fuelling a far-right firebrand
Tommy Robinson denies he incited the British riots that swept the country last weekend, but he has whipped up hate for years.
- by Louise Carpenter
Opinion
Political unrest
The spirit of the London Games has gone up in flames. Brace for Paris to torch the legacy
As we saw in London and Sydney, the celebratory multicultural and liberal triumphs of the Games are quickly followed by illiberal kickbacks.
- by Nick Bryant
The ‘magic’ case of the missing Catalonian separatist leader
“They thought they’d be celebrating my arrest,” Carles Puigdemont told a crowd in Barcelona. “Well, they are wrong.”
- by Joan Faus
Putin stunned as Russia battles Ukrainian troops for third day after shock incursion
The incursion has shocked Russia, nearly two-and-a-half years since President Vladimir Putin sent his army into Ukraine in February 2022.
- by Guy Faulconbridge