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Steve Cannane
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Steve Cannane is the ABC's Europe bureau chief in London. Previously he was a reporter with the ABC's Investigations Unit and had been a Europe correspondent from 2016-2018. Prior to that posting, Steve was the host of The Drum and a reporter at Lateline. He is the author of Fair Game: The Incredible Untold Story of Scientology in Australia.
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Analysis
analysis:Cloud of uncertainty over King Charles's health just 18 months into reign
King Charles is 75 and has had a lifetime of mostly good health. However, the UK will be worried about the monarch after the palace's revelation he is fighting an undisclosed form of cancer, writes Steve Cannane.
In Ukraine, war is causing new consequences: men are missing
As Ukrainian authorities consider another mobilisation to bolster military ranks as it fights a Russian invasion, young men are already hard to find in the village of Krasnopillia, and it's a similar story around the country.
The drones used by Ukraine and Russia are revolutionising warfare
A Ukrainian drone manufacturer has told ABC's 7.30 he believes Russian drones are now outnumbering Ukrainian ones on the frontlines by five to one.
This Ukrainian commander says leaks, fearsome choppers and poor planning doomed the counteroffensive
An officer who led his troops into one of the key initial battles of Ukraine's counteroffensive labels the operation a failure.
The father-daughter fighting team helping to drive Russia out of Ukraine
Oleksandra and Oleksandr fight in the same Ukrainian combat unit, trying to push back invading Russian forces on the frontlines. Their bond runs even deeper than most.
People once laughed at Vladimir Putin, then buildings in Moscow started getting bombed
It was 1999, and Vladimir Putin was the last man standing of three candidates put forward to be the country's next president. People laughed at him, but when buildings in Moscow started getting blown up, everything changed.
Russia took this part of Ukraine — it's now facing a new enemy inside the occupied territory
Partisans in Crimea claim they provided critical intelligence to Ukraine's armed forces about Russia's Black Sea navy headquarters before it was destroyed by a missile attack in September.
The men who know a different side to Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Before he became Ukraine's commander-in-chief, Volodymyr Zelenskyy was never far from the front lines — these men were there with him, and know a different side to the president.
Torturers fled the Ukrainian city of Izium a year ago — they left clues about their identity online
When Russian forces stormed Izium last year, the Ukrainian city was a hub for torture. One year later, the painstaking work to identify those responsible continues, with a little help from social media.
Why Ukraine could be just 15km from forcing Putin to make an impossible choice
Progress in Ukraine's counteroffensive has been slower than expected, but its forces are building momentum in the country's south, and could be just 15 kilometres away from a major prize.
Ukraine doesn't release its number of war casualties — at this cemetery, the real toll is on show
At the Krasnopilske military cemetery in eastern Ukraine, one of the first things you hear is weeping — the women here all know each other, but they're bound together for devastating reasons.
As the fire advanced, Kyriakos fled to a Greek beach. There, he was met with apocalyptic scenes
Every European summer, millions of tourists descend on Greece to island-hop. But this year, a raging fire sent thousands running for their lives.
Aiden thought his Russian captors could stoop no lower as they tortured him. Then they got a camera out
Aiden Aslin survived five months of torture in Russian captivity. Now free, he wants to share the story of one Ukrainian man who didn't make it out alive. WARNING: Some readers may find the details of this story distressing.
'Best in the world': Australia donates 30 more Bushmaster armoured personnel carriers to Ukraine
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces the commitment following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Vilnius.
Australia joins the Climate Club alliance, pushing for net zero emissions by 2050
The Climate Club was formed last year and is an initiative of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and includes the United States, UK and France.
Putin may have dealt with the Wagner threat, but another group of militants are threatening to bring him down
Wagner's mutiny may be over, but from secret locations inside Russia and Ukraine, guerilla groups are dodging Moscow's crackdown on dissidents to sabotage Putin's plans and help Ukraine win the war.
Analysis
analysis:Putin has never looked so vulnerable, and it's due to his own creations
Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to launch a full-scale war against Ukraine has backfired catastrophically, so much so that it may end up leading to his downfall, writes Steve Cannane.
'If the Australians were around, I would hug them': Ukraine's soldiers thrilled with Bushmaster performance on battlefield
As Ukrainian forces continue their push in and around Bakhmut, soldiers returned from the frontline say the Australian-built armoured personnel carrier is helping keep them alive.
Dodging shelling in a rubber dinghy: Russia attacks while volunteers mount floodwater rescues
Waking to a flooded house in the middle of the night, Viktoria was in despair at the prospect of getting her elderly parents to safety without the help of the Russians occupying her town. Then a friend came to the rescue.
Former Soviet colonel Dmytro was out and about getting some exercise. Then he woke up in a pool of blood
As Russia continues its campaign in Ukraine, estimates place the number of civilian casualties in the thousands. But beyond the facts and figures are real lives changed forever by the war.
'The volume of water is colossal': The moment a Ukrainian dam was destroyed and the war changed forever
On the morning the Nova Kakhokva dam was blown up in southern Ukraine, resident Hanna Zarudnia woke to both shelling and flooding. Then she was "surrounded by water from all sides".
The Kharkiv class of 2023 may be few in number, but it holds big hopes for the future
Despite their school being struck by a missile, those who remain of the class of 2023 in Kharkiv aren't letting a war rob them of their graduation celebrations.
When Russians arrived in this village, they nailed all the phones to a tree. Then locals say the torture began
In a basement in a Ukrainian village on the Russian border, the remnants of a torture chamber tell a horrifying tale. Those investigating what happened here say the depraved orders came from the top. WARNING: Readers might find the details in this story distressing.
Olha fought in Bakhmut and witnessed the full cruelty of Wagner commanders who forced their own troops into minefields at gunpoint
In Ukraine, they call her Witch, but the origins of Olha Bihar's call sign remain almost as secretive as the start date of Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive.
Ukrainian generals have one last offer for Russian soldiers in their country: Surrender now
Ukraine has long been warning of a spring counteroffensive and despite next week marking a new season, Kyiv has a deadly warning for those Russian soldiers inside its border.