Gavin Butler
Russia Is Forcing Conscripts To Fight, While Ukrainians Are Desperate To Enlist
As Ukrainians fight to join the resistance, on the Russian side, reports depict a demoralised army using illegal conscripts pushed to the front line.
Australia Is Experiencing Some of the Worst Flooding in Its History
The freak weather event, which has claimed at least 20 lives so far, has been called “a natural disaster of unprecedented proportions.”
12-Year-Olds Can No Longer Consent to Sex in the Philippines
The change has been called a “milestone” in tackling child abuse in the Philippines, which previously had the world’s joint-lowest age of consent.
Ukraine Warns of ‘Nuclear Danger’ As Russia Attacks Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said an explosion would mean “the end for Europe,” while experts have downplayed the threat of a nuclear catastrophe.
Russia Could Have Been an Inspiration for China. Now It’s More Likely a Warning.
Putin’s struggles in Ukraine may be a sobering lesson for China.
Google Turns Off Maps Features in Ukraine That Inadvertently Showed Russia’s Invasion
The tech giant said it disabled live traffic data in Ukraine for the safety of local communities.
Ukrainian Males Aged 18 to 60 Are Now Banned from Leaving the Country
Ukrainian forces are doing everything they can to shore up their military might. The president is promising weapons to anyone who wants them.
As Russia Attacked Ukraine, Their Ambassadors Lashed Each Other in a UN Meeting
“There is no purgatory for war criminals. They go straight to hell, ambassador.”
Russia Launches Military Operation Inside Ukraine
Strikes on Ukrainian positions have been reported following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order of a military operation.
‘It Gave Me My Life Back’: We Spoke to People Treating Long COVID With Weed
There is currently no verified treatment for the millions of COVID long-haulers around the world. But cannabis extracts are showing early promise.
Swimmer Killed in Sydney’s First Fatal Shark Attack in Almost 60 Years
More than a dozen beaches have been closed while authorities search for the man-eating shark.
‘A Win for Humanity’: New Zealand Bans Conversion Therapy
It joins 13 other countries that have implemented some form of national ban on the practice, which is linked to the abuse of LGBTQ people.