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‘Think I get orders from the CIA?’ Top Russian propagandist taunts US
Alexey Navalny lampooned Margarita Simonyan for years with the nickname “beaver-eater” after a 2012 social media post where she outlined her plans to boil up a beaver head for broth.
- by Robyn Dixon
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‘No connection’ between man’s suicide and his UK talk show appearance: coroner
Inspired by Jerry Springer, Kyle, far more combative than his US counterpart, presided over domestic squabbles and teased out as much drama as possible.
- by Rob Harris
Drones target Russian regions, including Moscow, authorities say
More than 140 drones were intercepted in one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian soil in the 2½-year war.
- by The Associated Press
Princess Catherine says she has finished chemotherapy course
The 42-year-old underwent major abdominal surgery in January that revealed the presence of cancer and has been undergoing treatment since then.
- by Rob Harris
New French PM under pressure to halt immigration
In 2021, Michel Barnier promised that his first priority as prime minister would be to “put a stop to the current immigration” and re-establish the authority of the state.
- by Vivian Song
NATO member Romania scrambles jets as Russian drone violates airspace
Latvia’s Defence Minister Andris Sprūds later said a Russian drone fell the day before near the town of Rezekne, likely straying from neighbouring Belarus.
Spy chiefs come out of the cold to talk Putin, Hamas and Russia’s ‘feral’ agents
The chiefs of the CIA and the British Secret Intelligence Service have appeared together publicly for the first time in the history of their agencies.
- by Mark Landler
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Albert Namatjira paintings auctioned by son of late mining millionaire
The watercolours, thought to have been personally bought by Sir John Galvin from the pioneering Aboriginal artist in the 1950s, were sold to a mystery buyer.
- by Rob Harris
Prince Harry’s 40th birthday: Time to put old gossip to bed?
Harry’s future looks very different from how we might have expected at his last milestone birthday, 10 years ago.
- by India McTaggart, Georgina Wray and Josh Bourne
World of photos, September 7, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Putin has two secret sons who love Disney, investigation reveals
Nine-year-old Ivan enjoys spending time pretending to be characters from Disney cartoons, which he is only able to do alone or with his minders. Vladimir prefers Russian cartoons.
- by Daniel Hardaker