Vladimir Putin has insisted he does not want war in Europe but said Ukraine is responsible for ‘genocide’ in the east of the country. The Russian president confirmed a decision had been taken to move some forces away from border, a move which has raised hopes of a deescalation. But […]
Illustration: Cathy WilcoxCredit: To submit a letter to The Age, email [email protected]. Please include your home address and telephone number. Ukraine crisisDavid McHugh’s analysis detailing Russia’s vulnerabilities to international financing sanctions, for example, (“Gas pipeline at centre of US plans to punish Putin”, 15/2) is a refreshing corrective to the […]
Liz Truss warns Ukraine invasion is still ‘highly likely’ until Vladimir Putin orders a ‘full-scale removal of troops’ from border as Boris chairs Cobra emergency meeting Ministers voiced caution about claims Russian forces are being withdrawn from the border with Ukraine Russia claims it is withdrawing some troops from Crimea […]
THE whole world is watching anxiously with tensions at boiling point in Ukraine sparking fears of war. It is believed Russia is likely to attack starting from Kiyv, possibly tomorrow sparking the beginning of World War 3. Will there be World War Three? Intelligence sources said Moscow can attack at […]
For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. The number of COVID-19 cases in hospital in Victoria has dropped to the lowest point since last year. As of Tuesday, there were 441 people with the virus in hospitals across the state, including 67 in intensive care, and 14 on […]
First published in The Age on February 17, 1997 Anthrax jumps safe cordon Victoria’s anthrax outbreak spread at the weekend, with more cattle dying and a new attack confirmed five kilometres outside the disease zone. Mosquito creek runs through the middle of the Anthrax zone west of Tatura.Credit:Andrew De La […]
A MUM-OF-FOUR living in 'London's mouldiest flat' wept as she told of how her children vomit at night while her two-year-old gasps for breath. The nurse, who lives in a Catalyst Housing Association property in Croydon, said she hides in her room to avoid the rotting walls. Speaking to housing campaigner […]
Gun control activist dad protests gun laws on construction tower near White House The father of a victim of the Parkland school shooting is protesting on top of a construction tower near the White House, demanding President Biden pass gun control measures. A gun control activist and father of a […]
Plan to give Covid jabs to 5-11-year-olds is delayed AGAIN amid No10 and JCVI impasse as ‘advisers insist offer should be non-urgent’ UK’s vaccine watchdog has approved plans to jab five to 11-year-olds, reports say But its announcement has been delayed amid impasse between JCVI and No10 Downing Street is […]
For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. Cook Islands, a small South Pacific nation that has not experienced COVID-19 in its community, is readying for its first coronavirus infections after an infected traveller visited, Prime minister Mark Brown said on Sunday. The traveller from New Zealand spent eight […]
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