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The 34-year-old was allegedly attacked a number of times at the luxury hotel where she had been staying with her partner and child.

The explosion and discovery of a second suspicious device at a train station came just hours after the European nation blamed Russia for a failed drone attack.

Swarms of drones, many of them powered by jet engines, have plagued Kyiv in recent days, killing residents, damaging homes and warehouses.

The weekend shooting also left at least five rave-goers dead, according to police.

The couple were understood to have died while trying to escape the hot tub in their villa, with police continuing their investigations.

Two social media accounts of foreign fighters in Ukraine said the Australian, who they identified by a nickname, recently died in combat. 

An Australian man jailed in Russia after fighting for Ukraine has spoken publicly for the first time since his capture, revealing why he chose to join the war.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general whose actions during the Balkan wars of the 1990s led to him being called the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, has died in custody in The Hague. 

The former Serbian general was serving a life sentence after he was convicted over Europe’s deadliest massacre since World War II.

Royal family members have cancelled all planned events, the ‌palace said in ‌a statement on Thursday.

Moscow’s onslaught across the Ukraine, which included missiles and drones, began after nightfall Wednesday and continued into daylight hours Thursday.

A driver deliberately rammed their car into a group of people, leaving two people dead and seven others in critical condition.

EXCLUSIVE: Western Australia is uniquely positioned to help global leaders address ‘crazy challenges’, the state’s Regional Development Minister has told an international oil and gas conference in Norway.

It is the second time in a month that Kyiv’s long-range drones have struck a major warehouse belonging to Russia’s biggest online retailer.

LATIKA M BOURKE: The energy chief says the winners in the fallout from the war on Iran and oil uncertainty will be coal, renewables and nuclear options.

A major airport has had to issue an apology for the chaos.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Prince Laurent of Belgium has formally recognised an adult son who was born before he was married and whom he had not acknowledged publicly until last year.

Russia’s overnight barrage also included cruise missiles and fast-flying jet-powered drones that put further strain on Ukraine’s stretched air defences.