Yesterday
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- Russia-Ukraine war
Ukraine will soon fire missiles 300km into Russia after US clearance
The US president has reversed his policy in the Russia-Ukraine war as Donald Trump takes over the Oval Office in two months.
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- Mike Stone and Humeyra Pamuk
This Month
Ukraine’s Zelensky slams Scholz’s call with Putin
The German chancellor spoke with the Kremlin leader despite objections from the Ukrainian president that it would play into the Russian’s hands.
- Michael Nienaber, Daryna Krasnolutska and Alberto Nardelli
- Analysis
- Antisemitism
The meaning of Amsterdam’s ‘Jew Hunt’
Recent street violence in Amsterdam reveals profound changes in how the left and right deal with antisemitism. For European Jews, it’s a strange new world.
- Hans van Leeuwen
In Kyiv, a message for Trump: Don’t sell us out to Putin
Ukraine-based Australian artists George Gittoes and Hellen Rose say the mood in the country is that far too much blood has been spilt to give up now.
- Elizabeth Fortescue
France deploys thousands of police officers for Israel soccer match
A week after violence erupted in Amsterdam over a soccer match involving an Israeli team, police are bracing for further violence at an international match in Paris.
- Jerome Pugmire
Putin looks to Stalin for inspiration on women and babies
Several lawmakers and public figures have called for a tax on childlessness – much like the one imposed by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.
- Robyn Dixon and Natalia Abbakumova
Oil and gas are ‘a gift of God’: COP29 leader
The Azerbaijan president’s opening speech was a striking start to the climate summit, already marred by uncertainty and absenteeism.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Archbishop of Canterbury quits in scandal over ‘prolific abuser’
The spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide has stepped down, after a report found he had failed to act on allegations against John Smyth.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Germany to hold early elections after government collapses
The federal ballot will be brought forwards to February 2025 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister, triggering a collapse of the ruling coalition.
- Michael Nienaber
Why Brits can’t buy new Jaguars for more than a year
The storied British brand is going dormant until 2026, when it will re-emerge selling only higher-end electric vehicles.
- Jamie Nimmo
Russian, North Korean troops mass ahead of Ukraine attack, says US
New analysis concludes that the force has been gathered without pulling soldiers out of Ukraine’s east, allowing Moscow to press on multiple fronts.
- Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Michael Schwirtz
Why no one is turning up to this year’s climate summit
COP29 is meant to land a $US1 trillion deal to fund poor nations’ fight against climate change. But political and business leaders are a widespread no-show.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Israel evacuates soccer fans from Amsterdam after violence
Benjamin Netanyahu has directed two rescue planes be sent to the Netherlands capital to assist fans caught up in attacks described as antisemitic.
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Bank of England cuts interest rates again, keeps counsel on Trump
The BoE boss warned that the inflation fight wasn’t won, and said it was too early to tell how Trump’s presidency might shift the global economy.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
Starmer, like Albo, faces a tricky task with Trump
Both left-wing leaders have to ensure political divergence does not disturb the US alliance. But Sir Keir has a particular problem: his name is Nigel Farage.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Ukraine says it has attacked North Korean troops
The first contact has been reported with North Korean troops in a Russian region captured by Kyiv in their surprise offensive.
- Christopher Miller and Max Seddon
‘Murderers’: Spain’s furious flood survivors hurl mud at king
Locals threw mud at political leaders and the Spanish king over a string of failures that left them helplessly exposed to a deadly deluge.
- David Melero and Jospeph Wilson
Thousands of volunteers aid Spain flood recovery
Spanish citizens flocked to Valencia to ease the devastation as the floods became a political flashpoint.
- Lynsey Chutel and José Bautista
Britain’s first black party leader is an anti-woke warrior
Kemi Badenoch won the protracted Conservative Party leadership contest, and has until 2029 to craft a pitch to defeat Labour.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
Does Putin want Trump to win?
The Russian leader was probably joking, or bluffing, when he said he supported Kamala Harris. But the second coming of Donald Trump won’t be easy either.
- Hans van Leeuwen
