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RUSSIA-UKRAINE LIVE: Paratroopers land in Kharkiv after shelling killed 21, Russian troops capture port city of Kherson, exodus from Kyiv as 80% of Putin’s invasion force now in Ukraine By … Read More
Day they laid waste to Freedom Square, heart of a nation’s release from tyranny: IAN BIRRELL sees the destruction of Ukraine’s former capital as Kharkiv is battered by terrifying bombardment … Read More
LA HERRADURA, Spain — “Herders and farmers have their feet on the ground, but their eyes on the sky.” The old saying is still popular in Spain’s rural communities who, … Read More
CNN — As members of Congress mingled on the floor of the House chamber ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, a fashion trend among members … Read More
Shirley Hughes, author and illustrator of much-loved children’s books Alfie and Dogger, dies aged 94 Hughes, best known for Alfie series and children’s picture book Dogger, died ‘peacefully at home’ … Read More
Putin’s paratroopers land in Kharkiv: Fighting breaks out in Ukraine’s second city after airborne troops parachute in following days of shelling – as Russia claims to have taken control of … Read More
Long list of Sydney suburbs are evacuated as flooding crisis mounts – and residents warned to prepare for a ‘tough night’ with the worst of the rain bomb yet to … Read More
Tube strike chaos spills into second day: Commuters arrive to find Underground stations CLOSED until 7.30am… and Uber cashes in by DOUBLING fares Official strike action organised by the RMT … Read More
Oil prices have surged another $7 per barrel after an agreement by the United States and other major governments to release supplies from strategic stockpiles failed to calm anxiety over … Read More
MOSCOW — As Russia’s top diplomat during the invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is embodying the Kremlin’s defiant posture with a mixture of toughness and sarcasm. While President … Read More
