20 May: Facing an increase in missile strikes in recent weeks, the Ukrainian city of Odesa is utilising its expansive underground labyrinth, turning one of the largest catacomb networks in the world into a liveable modern-day bomb shelter.... more
20 May: A remote school principal found by ICAC to have engaged in corrupt conduct, has launched legal action, claiming the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption acted "in bad faith".... more
20 May: Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russian forces of attempting to kill as many Ukrainians and do as much damage as possible, repeating his charge that Russia was carrying out a genocide.... more
20 May: During the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a 21-year-old Russian soldier asks a Ukrainian widow to forgive him for killing her husband.... more
20 May: North Korea had long proclaimed to be COVID-free. But since a 20,000-strong crowd gathered to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Korean People's Revolution Army, a mysterious "fever" has been spreading. And it's just the start of Kim Jong Un's troubles.... more
19 May: Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian fighters who had held out inside Mariupol's pulverised steel plant have surrendered after a battle that turned the city into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering.... more
19 May: As planned, Australian cycling star Caleb Ewan pulls out midway through the Giro d'Italia after a frustrating campaign in the grand tour.... more
