Putin pays surprise visit to the Ukrainian city he destroyed

A day after being accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court, President Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, scene of some of the worst devastation of his year-old invasion.

Difficult and hard: special investigator to probe alleged war crimes by Aussie troops

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says an office of a special investigator will be established to respond to a report into allegations of war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan.