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President Vladimir Putin

Sunday, July 03

'This is outright terror, from experienced terrorists' - President

Hundreds of thousands of civilians have remained trapped in Ukrainian cities, sheltering from Russian air raids and shelling as talks between Ukraine and Russia’s foreign ministers made little apparent progress.

Civilians trapped in besieged Ukrainian port city as war worsens by the day

Fighting stopped about 200,000 people from evacuating the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol for a second day in a row, as Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to press ahead with his invasion unless Kyiv surrendered.

Ukrainian community protests are having little effect on the advance of Russian troops. (Photo by IPA/Sipa USA)

Russian takeover inevitable unless China steps in: Dutton

Russia taking over Ukraine is all but an inevitability that only China can stop, Defence Minister Peter Dutton says.

'Lay down your weapons and go home' - Putin's chilling threat as invasion begins

Rockets have reportedly hit Ukrainian cities and military targets following Russian President Vladimir Putin authorisation of strikes in breakaway areas in the east of the country.

Pandemic politics - how pursuit of a vaccine rivals the space race

No, Russia is not having a Sputnik moment.The announcement by Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country is the first to approve a coronavirus vaccine did not provoke the awe and wonder of the Soviet Union’s launch of the first satellite into orbit in 1957.

Two million infected worldwide but virus has 'certainly not peaked'

Nearly two million people globally have been infected and more than 119,200 have died, but the coronavirus pandemic has “certainly” not yet peaked, the World Health Organisation says.