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Australia has mothballed a $550m tank fleet. Ukraine would like a word
Bought for $550 million in 2004, the 59 tanks weigh 63 tonnes each and are equipped with cannons and machine guns.
- by Matthew Knott
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Drone attack triggers earthquake-sized blast at arsenal
NASA satellites picked up intense heat sources emanating from an area of Russia about 14 square kilometres.
- by Lucy Papachristou and Lidia Kelly
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Ukraine fury as Australia offloads military gear on ‘military eBay’
Ukrainians are dismayed that retired Defence Force cargo trucks, troop carriers and inflatable boats are on sale online when they could be sent to the front.
- by Matthew Knott
Ukraine calls for Australian reinforcements as it launches bid to take on the world
Having shown its fight and grit on the battlefield, Ukraine is now turning its attention to the sports field.
- by Rob Harris
J.D. Vance describes Trump plan to end Ukraine war. It sounds a lot like Putin’s
The plan focuses on Russia keeping the territory it has captured and forcing Ukraine to become neutral. Sounds familiar?
- by Julian E. Barnes
Drones target Russian regions, including Moscow, authorities say
More than 140 drones were intercepted in one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian soil in the 2½-year war.
- by The Associated Press
NATO member Romania scrambles jets as Russian drone violates airspace
Latvia’s Defence Minister Andris Sprūds later said a Russian drone fell the day before near the town of Rezekne, likely straying from neighbouring Belarus.
Spy chiefs come out of the cold to talk Putin, Hamas and Russia’s ‘feral’ agents
The chiefs of the CIA and the British Secret Intelligence Service have appeared together publicly for the first time in the history of their agencies.
- by Mark Landler
‘You have shown determination’: Malaysian PM praises Putin, pledges closer ties
Anwar Ibrahim, in Moscow, said it would be to Malaysia’s benefit if Russia agreed to ‘collaborate in all fields of endeavour’.
- by Philip J. Heijmans and Anisah Shukry
US charges Russians, seizes websites in pushback on 2024 election interference
With two months until election day, the US Justice Department has also warned of “increasingly aggressive Iranian activity” - including a recent attempt to hack into Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
- by Farrah Tomazin