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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.

Kyiv’s anti-corruption agencies have announced that they are investigating senior officials in the Ukrainian leader’s office.

The horrifying moment was captured and shared on social media.

A horror plane journey during a blistering heat wave left passengers physically ill.

The temperature has hit 38.1C in western London as western Europe swelters in another heat wave.