Unrest, Conflict and War

Phyo Zeya Thaw was executed by the Myanmar military junta along with Kyaw Min Yu, Hla Myo Aung and Aung Thura Zaw.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia opposes the death penalty, calling on the junta to release unjustly detained prisoners and end violence in the country.

Russia's state-owned gas supplier cuts supplies through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to just 20 per cent of capacity due to alleged maintenance issues — an explanation rejected by main importer Germany.

Russia says the strike was aimed at military infrastructure, just hours after the landmark deal was secured between Kyiv and Moscow.

While the Russian attack on Odesa is hardly an auspicious beginning and is indicative of the lack of trust between the belligerents, there are some important takeaways from the agreement, writes Mick Ryan.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov describes Ukraine's government as "anti-people and anti-historical", accusing Kyiv and its Western allies of turning Ukraine into the "eternal enemy of Russia". 

While decades-long tradition dictates that the winner of the contest gets to host it the following year, runners-up Britain are instead invited to host due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

The outbreak of fighting follows a vicious machete attack over ballot counting in the national election. Natalie Whiting reports.

Officials say the monitoring equipment will not be restored until a nuclear pact is restored.

Police say they don't know how many shooters are involved. 

A bombed-out cultural centre in northern Ukraine becomes a rave for hundreds of young people wanting to rebuild their city. 

Among those executed was former hip-hop artist and ousted MP Phyo Zeya Thaw, who has close ties to Australia and whose death has sent a ripple of shock through the diaspora community here.

More than 200 volunteers have attended a techno party to clean up a destroyed building in northern Ukraine. More than 200 volunteers have attended a techno party to clean up a destroyed building in northern Ukraine.

A human rights group has filed a criminal complaint seeking the arrest of Sri Lanka's former president for alleged war crimes during his country's civil war.

Moscow charges 92 members of the Ukrainian armed forces with crimes against humanity and proposes an international tribunal backed by countries including Bolivia, Iran and Syria.

The Chinese military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years, a top US military officer says while visiting Indonesia as part of a trip to the Indo-Pacific.

The January 6 committee reveals it is considering a subpoena for Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov assures Cairo of Moscow's ability to supply grain as Ukraine downplays its ability to resume exports through the Black Sea following a missile strike on an Odesa port.

Voting is due to wrap up this week, but there are concerns about the impact of widespread violence. PNG Correspondent Natalie Whiting reports.

Ukraine's president has slammed Russia for missile strikes on the port of Odesa, calling it blatant barbarism.

Russian missiles have hit Ukraine's southern port of Odesa, the Ukrainian military says, threatening a landmark deal signed just a day before to unblock grain exports from Black Sea ports and ease global food shortages caused by the war.

US President Joe Biden has framed the war in Ukraine as a contest between autocracy and democracy. It begs the question then: just what is this fight for, asks Stan Grant. 

In Afghanistan, Mitra Hussaini was an outspoken champion of women's rights. While her new Australian home has given her temporary safety, she fears for her family left behind.

The landmark deal to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain exports raises hopes that an international food crisis aggravated by the Russian invasion can be eased.

Brazilian prosecutors have charged three men with the June murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the remote western reaches of the Amazon rainforest, according to a statement.