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Royal family
Generational divide opens up over monarchy, a year after Queen’s death
One year into King Charles’ reign, public opinion about him has changed substantially, but not for everyone.
- by Latika Bourke
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‘Time to move on’: Ex-Finnish PM Sanna Marin quits politics, joins Tony Blair’s think tank
Marin, who was 37 years old when she took office in 2019, led Finland’s response to COVID and to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
‘Close to the edge’: Ailing explorer trapped 1000 metres deep in Turkish cave awaits rescue
Experts said the rescue operation of the American could take days or even weeks depending on conditions.
- by Robert Badendieck
Analysis
Royal family
A year on, Charles is not the radical monarch some wished for
Charles III has endured a rocky ride as king in his first 12 months, provided by his son Harry and his brother Andrew.
- by Rob Harris
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Russia-Ukraine war
After attacking Ukraine marketplace, Russia accuses US of ‘criminal act’
The Russian attack came as Antony Blinken visited Kyiv where he announced another $US1 billion worth of assistance.
Terror suspect on the run after escaping London prison
The 21-year-old former soldier reportedly escaped the prison by strapping himself to the bottom of a food delivery van.
First bushfires, now severe rainstorms trigger flooding in Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria
At least 11 people are dead and several are missing after freak storms hit parts of Europe. Athens had almost twice the annual average rain fall in one day.
‘Sat on their arses’: British minister caught out in recording as schools risk sudden collapse
At least 100 schools have closed and hundreds of hospitals are listed as part of 1950s buildings that contain RAAC which has a life span of 30 years.
- by Jennifer Hassan
Unusual sight as Russian bomber jets are covered in car tyres
Satellite images show a curious arrangement at a Russian airbase: two Tu-95 long-range bombers covered in car tyres.
- by Chris Zappone
Inside the ambitious mercenary outfit emerging as a successor to Prigozhin’s Wagner group
Redoubt is a military intelligence-controlled group that started life as a cosy arrangement between Kremlin-linked oligarchs and senior army officers.
- by Roland Oliphant
‘Momentous’: UK museum returns Indigenous dolls to remote Australian community
The items were acquired by a controversial British anthropologist more than 70 years ago. Manchester Museum is now returning them to the Anindilyakwa community.
- by Rob Harris