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- Lucy Slade and Timothy Moore
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‘Reindeer’ volunteers bring holiday magic to Ukrainian children
Volunteers travel to damaged cities to deliver gifts and ensure Ukrainian children can celebrate the holiday season.
- Vasilisa Stepanenko and Evgeniy Maloletka
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- World politics
Trump welcomed by Macron, joined by Zelensky for talks
On a day that mixed pageantry with attention to pressing global problems, the once and future American president was warmly embraced by the French president.
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- Tom McIlroy
Blinken and Russia’s Lavrov clash on Ukraine at meeting in Malta
Russia’s foreign minister has accused the West of reviving the Cold War and provoking a direct conflict with Russia.
- Associated Press
November
Ukraine asks for NATO membership invite next week
An invitation, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in a letter to his NATO counterparts, would deny Russia one of its reasons for continuing the war.
- John Irish and Tom Balmforth
What is Trump’s favourite soft drink? Test yourself in our quiz
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Daniel Arbon
Virgin will partner with Qatar for long-haul flights
ACCC gives interim approval for Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways’ agreement; the 11 Treasury bills that passed the Senate; Peter Dutton hugs Bill Shorten. How the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade
Putin warns Russia may strike Kyiv with new Oreshnik missile
The Russian president said “decision-making centres” in the Ukrainian capital were potential targets of its new ballistic weapon.
- Henry Meyer
Chinese ship dragged anchor for 160km to ‘sabotage’ sea cables
An investigation into the Baltic Sea incident focuses on whether Moscow directed the captain of the Yi Peng 3 to deliberately cut the cables.
- Kieran Kelly
White House pressing Ukraine to draft 18-year-old men
Ukrainians believe they need about 160,000 additional troops, but the US administration believes they probably will need more.
- Aamer Madhani
AEMO secures enough supplies to prevent NSW blackout
The Australian Energy Market Operator has secured “secured extra supplies”; Fatima Payman says Pauline Hanson is a “disgrace to the human race”. How the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade and Timothy Moore
Russia warns of response as Ukraine strikes with US missiles
“Retaliatory measures are being prepared,” the Russian Defence Ministry said after confirming Ukraine struck its forces with US-supplied long-range weapons.
- Greg Sullivan
Housing bill clears Senate but ‘dismayed’ Liberals vow to repeal
Clare O’Neil says it’s a good day for aspiring home-owners but Michael Sukkar says that a Peter Dutton-led government would repeal them. How the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade and Timothy Moore
Putin sacks general who faked victories
Russian military bloggers have welcomed the removal of Colonel General Gennady Anashkin, believing it will be a positive for front-line troops.
- James Kilner
ASX to rise as bitcoin nears $US100,000 for the first time
The S&P/ASX 200 Index will extend a record run following Donald Trump’s appointment of crypto enthusiast Scott Bessent as US Treasury secretary over the weekend.
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- Cecile Lefort
As Ukraine crisis worsens, big oil and gas see rising share prices
Two major oil benchmarks rose 6 per cent last week, and are expected to continue climbing amid fears the conflict with Russia will intensify.
- Cecile Lefort
- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Trump’s foreign policy hand is stronger than you might think
Fears of American isolationism ignore that the president-elect’s international relations capabilities might be better than many think once he takes office.
- James Curran
The ‘Russian agent’ inside Trump’s White House
Donald Trump’s pick to be his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, has raised alarms among national security officials.
- Steven Lee Myers, Jim Rutenberg and Julian E. Barnes
Russia seeks to intimidate Ukraine with new missile, officials say
The decision to deploy the weapon will “neither change the course of the conflict nor deter NATO allies from supporting Ukraine”, a spokeswoman said.
- David L. Stern, Siobhán O'Grady and Ellen Francis
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- Vladimir Putin
Putin claims Russia used nuclear-capable missile the West can’t stop
Vladimir Putin said he was ready to target any facility used to attack Russian territory, after launching a new, intermediate-range hypersonic weapon at Ukraine.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
