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Family and friends hold grave fears for man identified as Oscar Jenkins who was reportedly captured by Russian soldiers in Donbas regionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMoscow is looking into reports that the Russian army may have captured an Australian citizen fighting with Ukrainian forces, while a foreign affairs official noted Canberra’s “hostile stance towards Russia” at a briefing.Family and friends hold grave fears for Australian man Oscar Jenkins who was reportedly captured by Russian soldiers while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the Donbas region. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/26/oscar-jenkins-russia-responds-australian-fighter-captured-ukraine Author : Australian Associated

Dangerous fire conditions set to sweep across south-east as Victoria, NSW and SA prepare for Boxing Day scorcherGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDangerous fire conditions are set to sweep across several states as the south-east braces for a Boxing Day scorcher.Damaging winds will fan extreme fire danger on Thursday as hot and dry weather envelops large parts of Victoria, south-west New South Wales and much of eastern South Australia. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/26/boxing-day-bushfire-risk-high-grampians-victoria-south-eas Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-12-25 20:54:19 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Aircraft carrying 62 passengers and five crew was en route from Baku to Grozny in Chechnya Twenty-nine people have survived after a passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines burst into flames as it crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after veering hundreds of miles off its planned route.The flight was carrying 62 passengers and five crew members with 38 killed in the crash, according to Kazakhstan’s deputy prime minister, Kanat Bozumbayev. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/25/kazakhstan-plane-crash-aktau-azerbaijan-airlines-baku-grozny-fog-chechnya Author : Ashifa Kassam and agencies Publish date : 2024-12-25 19:49:07 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.