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- Russia-Ukraine war
Police dig into the case of the Australian miner and the Kremlin ‘slush fund’
A little-known Melbourne company bankrolled by rich-listers is at the centre of Australia’s first criminal investigation into Russian sanction breaches.
- Sherryn Groch
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How British scientists found Putin’s frog poison – and exposed a secret chemical arsenal
Supporters of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny embarked on a daring mission to show the world what really happened to him.
- Timothy Sigsworth, Rozina Sabur and James Rothwell
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- Extreme weather
More than a million without power as massive winter storm hits US
Winter storm warnings were posted for most of the eastern third of the United States, covering 118 million people.
- Steve Gorman and Blake Brittain
‘Red line’: New obstacle emerges for Trump’s ‘total access’ plan for Greenland
While leaders were focused on Arctic security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emerged to blast a “lost” Europe for making him repeat – Groundhog Day-style – his pleas for help to fight Russia.
- David Crowe
This quiet, frozen frontier town is now key to Trump’s global ambitions
Nome, population 3700, is accessible only by plane, apart from a few months when boats can pass through. But it will be the home of the nation’s only deepwater Arctic port.
- Anna Griffin
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- Trump diplomacy
Trump links Greenland demand to Nobel Peace Prize snub in leaked message
Europe faces a spiralling dispute with the US president after he warned that he no longer felt obliged to pursue peace because he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
- David Crowe
‘Blackmail’: Europe lashes out at Trump over latest move to get Greenland
A 10 per cent tariff would start on February 1, the US president said, as he targeted Denmark and seven other countries that sent troops to the Danish territory.
- Michael Koziol
The one word that said it all after Denmark’s talks with US over Greenland
The future of the NATO alliance is at stake if the US president – who has stepped up his demands for the territory – seeks to take it by force.
- David Crowe
Trump has big hopes for Greenland – Australia just gave him a reality check
The actions of two Australian mining companies reveal the barriers to any Arctic mining boom, despite White House talk of extracting critical minerals.
- David Crowe
Greenland PM speaks out as Trump questions NATO alliance
NATO leaders are seeking to bolster security in the Arctic against Russia and China, as Greenland ramps up its efforts to block the US president’s desire to seize the island.
- David Crowe