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Ukrainian servicemen wait outside a military educational facility after it was hit by Russian missiles in Poltava, eastern Ukraine. Photo: Patryk Jaraccz / AFP By Olena Harmash, Reuters At least 50 people were killed and 271 wounded when Russia hit a military institute in Ukraine's central town of Poltava with two ballistic missiles on Tuesday, the war's deadliest single attack this year. Photographs posted on social media showed several bodies of young men on the ground covered in dust and debris, with the badly damaged side of a large building behind them. Reuters could not immediately verify the images. "The Russian scum will definitely be held accountable for this strike," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on the Telegram messaging app. He ordered a prompt investigation, saying the...

A 2023 Aukus press conference at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego California. Photo: Jim WATSON / AFP Joining Aukus pillar two could be "key" to New Zealand's continued ability to work with its close allies, a new briefing shows. The Government has said it was pushing ahead with discussions about the possibility of joining the security alliance with Australia, the US and the UK. A briefing showed defence officials have been zeroing in on what joining might mean for law changes and the price of either joining, or staying out. Just this week, an Aukus deal kicked in which eliminated most barriers to defence trade between the US, Australia and the UK, freeing up technology in exchange for the nuclear-powered submarines covered by Aukus Pillar One, and for Pillar Two's sharing of advanced...

Macpherson is now in remission. Photo: FELIX HORHAGER Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson has revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer seven years ago and is now in remission. Macpherson, who was known as 'The Body' at the peak of her career in the 1980s and '90s, told the Australian Woman's Weekly in an exclusive interview that she learned of the cancer after having a lump removed in 2017. The model, who turned 60 earlier this year, has publised a memoir Elle: Life, Lessons and Learning to Trust Yourself, in which she writes about her holistic approach to wellness and deciding not to follow the advice of her doctor. The Cancer Society of New Zealand is clear that there is no evidence that any type of complimentary or alternative therapy prevents or cures cancer. They say convent...

British singer-songwriter Elton John. Photo: AFP / Angela Weiss Sir Elton John has revealed he has been left with limited vision after recently battling a severe infection. "Over the summer, I've been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye," the British singer-songwriter posted on Instagram to his fans. "I am healing, but it's an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye. "I am so grateful for the excellent team of doctors and nurses and my family, who have taken such good care of me over the last several weeks." John, well known for his hits 'Tiny Dancer', 'Rocket Man' and 'Candle In The Wind', said he had been quietly recuperating at home and was positive about his healing ...