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  • A woman uses a ladle to stir a large metal pan on an outdoor cooking station under a white canopy

    Russia-Ukraine war at a glance
    Ukraine war briefing: Strikes on three Russian oil refineries and sanctioned ship

    Power cut to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant; meal queues in Crimea where Ukrainian strikes have cut fuel and power supplies. What we know on day 1,621
  • Doctor on phone

    Australia prevents telehealth for voluntary assisted dying consults. Why, and could that change?

    Labor’s national conference voted to repeal the ban but the PM fears it could undermine medical safeguards. We look at the debate shaping up
  • A retractable door handle on a Tesla Model S.

    China has banned hidden retractable car door handles. How are they dangerous – and what will Australia do?

    The handles, which were popularised by Elon Musk’s Tesla EVs, have a record of failing and trapping passengers inside burning vehicles during deadly accidents
  • A man uses his mobile phone as he stands at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 1, 2026. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

    Russia-Ukraine war at a glance
    Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv missile attack kills at least 10 as Zelenskyy seeks attack role for Starlink

  • Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump during the trophy presentation after the 2026 World Cup final

    Gianni Infantino, Fifa and the week that rocked the football world

  • Crowds of people on a beach and others in the sea

    Why is Ceuta a migration flashpoint and how were so many people able to cross from Morocco?

  • People march across a bridge holding the rainbow flag

    Census 2026 Australia: when is it, will it be online and why does it matter? Everything you need to know

  • A file image of a Patriot missile system

    Russia-Ukraine war at a glance
    Ukraine war briefing: Trump says he is ‘not sure’ about letting Ukraine build Patriot missiles

    US president places military plan in doubt despite positive meetings with Voloymyr Zelenskyy in Washington this week. What we know on day 1,619
  • Two Ukrainian F-16 fighter jets flying in close formation, heavily armed with missiles

    Russia-Ukraine war at a glance
    Ukraine war briefing: F-16 crashes while chasing Russian air targets

    Pilot found safe and taken for medical treatment after ‘malfunction’; Russian drone company chief shot. What we know on day 1,618
  • a man in front of a microphone

    Anthony Fauci’s high-profile Senate hearing: what we learned

    Six years on from Covid crisis, Republicans still politicizing science – and Fauci remains a political punching bag
  • A whole raw chicken on a styrofoam tray

    Free-range, organic and ‘hormone-free’: what do Australian supermarket chicken labels mean?

    Australians consume more chicken than any other meat but packaging can be confusing. Here experts break down the different chook categories
  • Thick black smoke billows from behind large warehouse buildings in St Petersburg near a road with traffic barriers

    Russia-Ukraine war at a glance
    Ukraine war briefing: Wildberries attacks shake Russian economy and banking

  • A hand holds a smartphone displaying the Claude app with the greeting 'How can I help you this afternoon?'

    How to keep your Claude chats and Google files private

  • A woman sits on a sofa using a calculator while looking at papers, with a laptop nearby

    Mortgage offset account errors mean some Australians are owed thousands of dollars. Are you among them?

  • Gianni Infantino

    Is the World Cup for sale? Here’s what Fifa’s plans mean and what happens next

  • A police officer unlocks handcuffs from Vasyl Goncharuk standing inside a glass-fronted courtroom enclosure

    Russia-Ukraine war at a glance
    Ukraine war briefing: Disastrous drone expo’s organiser appears in Kyiv court

    Russian attack killed 11 at publicly promoted event attended by military and state officials; Zelenskyy heads for Washington. What we know on day 1,616
  • Andy Burnham in glasses and a black suit looks off to the side outdoors with a blurred background

    Social care in England: how could we pay to fix a ‘broken system’?

    Many across the political spectrum agree the system needs fixing – but there is no consensus on how to fund change
    • Jacinta Allan could face a leadership spill today – here’s what happens next

    • White paint, trees or air con? What parents and teachers can do to cool UK’s overheating schools

    • What is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in Europe?

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