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‘Arc de Trump’? The 20 most over-the-top buildings ever constructed
The US president’s proposed monument would join a long and rapidly growing list of structures we could probably do without.
- Chris Moss
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Putin admits Russian air defences downed Azerbaijani passenger jet last year
In what was the Kremlin leader’s most candid admission to date that Moscow was to blame for the deadly incident, he also promised compensation to those affected.
- Reuters
Trump says he has ‘solved’ seven conflicts. Here’s what to know about them
In some, his role was clear. In others, it remains contested, or analysts warned that lasting peace could be elusive.
- Susannah George, Joshua Yang and Cate Brown
Azerbaijan president says Russia shot at its plane, lied about cause of crash
“We witnessed clear attempts to cover up the matter,” said President Ilham Aliyev, who wants Russia to accept its guilt and to punish those responsible.
- Nailia Bagirova and Anton Kolodyazhnyy
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Putin apologises over ‘tragic incident’ with Azerbaijan plane in Russian airspace
Flight J2-8243 crashed in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from southern Russia. At least 38 people were killed.
- Guy Faulconbridge, Andrew Osborn and Nailia Bagirova
A strange banging sound, chaos and prayers before plane crashed
Twenty-nine people miraculously survived the Azerbaijani Airlines crash on Christmas Day. Three retell their horrifying tale.
- Milana Mazaeva and Ivan Nechepurenko
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- Air accident
Mystery and speculation surround cause of deadly Kazakhstan plane crash
The plane with 67 on board had veered wildly off course, then crashed while returning from a Russian area struck by Ukraine. Twenty-nine people survived.
- Katie Marie Davies and Dasha Litvinova
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Countries to benefit from $460b climate deal blast funding as woefully insufficient
The funding will help poorer countries deal with the impacts of climate change, with rich countries leading the payments.
- Kate Abnett, Valerie Volcovici and Karin Strohecker
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- Climate policy
The extraordinary tale of how an oil state ended up hosting the world’s most important climate talks
This year, it is the tiny petrostate of Azerbaijan, next year giant Brazil, and if the Albanese government gets its way, Australia will be next in line to host the climate Olympics.
- Nick O'Malley
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Iranian president, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash
President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in the helicopter had been missing for more than 12 hours when rescuers spotted the wreckage.
- Jon Gambrell