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How Ukraine pulled off its biggest gamble: invading Russia
Kyiv’s troops say they found a Russian unit calmly drinking coffee as they crossed the border.
- Christopher Miller
Russian reveals Ukraine’s successes before Putin cuts him off
The frankness from Alexey Smirnov, the acting regional governor of the Kursk region, in a televised address was too much for Vladimir Putin.
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- Daryna Krasnolutska
This Month
Russia pushes back at Ukraine’s cross-border assault
One of the strikes on Ukrainian troops involved a thermobaric missile that causes a blast wave and suffocates those in its path, the Russian Defence Ministry said.
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- Kim Barker
Putin rushes reinforcements to Kursk as Ukraine seizes gas facility
Ukrainian forces reportedly took control of a key gas facility in Kursk after a stunning sweep through the region that took Moscow by surprise.
- Joe Barnes and Telegraph Video
Foxtel for sale; Viktor Shvets’ market lesson; Sydney home eyes record
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Analysis
- Russia-Ukraine war
Ukraine punches through Putin’s lines in surprise war tactic
A government in Russia’s Kursk region declared a state of emergency as Ukrainian forces advanced several kilometres across the border.
- Andrew E. Kramer
Journalist back on US soil in historic Russia prisoner swap
Reporter Evan Gershkovich arrived home, along with other US prisoners freed from Russian jails, following the largest such deal with Moscow since the Cold War.
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- Andrew Osborn and Filipp Lebedev
‘You don’t embarrass the New Yorker in Trump’ says military adviser
Chris Miller, a former acting secretary of defence and Project 2025 contributor, says the AUKUS military alliance will be fine if Donald Trump wins the election, but Vladimir Putin could be in a jam.
- Kevin Chinnery
July
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The real danger that Trump would pose for Ukraine
Agreeing to Russia’s demand for a neutral Ukraine, as a new Republican presidency might, could leave the country at the mercy of Vladimir Putin’s long-term ambitions.
- Gideon Rachman
Wong calls on China to rein in North Korea
The foreign minister acknowledged that countries all around Asia are beefing up their defence capabilities in response to China’s dramatic military expansion.
- Staff reporters
Protests erupt in Venezuela as nations denounce election result
The US and countries around the world denounced the official results of Sunday’s vote, which did not appear to match statistical estimates based on partial counts.
- Frances Robles, Jack Nicas and Alejandro Cegarra
What happened to Russia’s seized superyachts
Swift action to impound palatial boats became a symbol of western resolve after the invasion of Ukraine. Now the costs are mounting for owners and governments alike.
- Miles Johnson
- Opinion
- US election
Donald Trump isn’t America’s saviour – he’s a threat to the free world
Trump’s failure to acknowledge the globalisation of war threatens not only the Ukraine he proposes to neglect but also the Taiwan he says that he wants to help.
- Charles Moore
US journalist sentenced to 16 years in Russian prison
The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich becomes the first Western reporter to be convicted of spying in modern Russia, and could be used in a prisoner swap.
- Ivan Nechepurenko
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Trump sets out his flawed vision for America
Donald Trump’s policies will bake inflation in, and isolate America while weakening it. The Democrats need to field a credible challenge quickly.
- The AFR View
Putin is meeting a lot of world leaders for a ‘global outcast’
In the two months since he began his fifth presidential term in May, Vladimir Putin has held more than 20 meetings with leaders. He has also made six foreign visits.
- Henry Meyer
Trump steps up attacks on Harris, stays silent on running mate
The former president accused Vice President Kamala Harris of working with other Democrats to cover up Joe Biden’s alleged mental acuity issues.
- Nathan Layne
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
The economic consequences of re-elected President Donald Trump
Trump’s first-term tariffs did not crater the US or world economies. The same cannot be said for his far more ambitious plans the second time around.
- Richard Holden
Zelensky blasts Modi’s visit to Russia as blow to peace
The Ukrainian president said the visit was a “devastating blow to peace efforts”. His comments came on the same day as a missile strike on Kyiv hit a children’s hospital.
- Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Dan Strumpf
Putin uses stealth missiles in Ukraine children’s hospital attack
Ukraine accused Russia of using missiles that fly low to the ground to avoid radar and cause maximum damage to target the country’s biggest children’s hospital.
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- Hanna Arhirova and Illia Novikov
