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Inside the ghost museums of Ukraine: exhibits replaced by fragments of war and occupation

The curators of shattered historical buildings near the eastern frontline are preserving wartime memories as they reconstruct their collections

The museum of local history in the eastern Ukrainian town of Izium has, like the community around it, endured much since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country.

When Izium was bitterly fought over in early 2022 at the start of the Russian assault, the 19th-century building suffered two direct hits from missiles that blew out the roof and led to flood damage. Under occupation from March to September 2022, a Russian guard was posted on the door – but invaders never transported its collection any deeper behind Russian lines, or found the rare early 18th-century volume of the gospels – one of only three of its type – that museum workers had spirited away and hidden.

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© Photograph: Julia Kochetova/The Guardian

© Photograph: Julia Kochetova/The Guardian

© Photograph: Julia Kochetova/The Guardian

Australia won’t commit in advance to joining hypothetical US-China conflict, Pat Conroy says

13 juillet 2025 à 05:35

Comments come amid reports Washington seeking guarantees about how Canberra would respond in event of Indo-Pacific conflict

Australia will refuse any US request to join a “hypothetical” conflict with China over Taiwan and won’t make any advance commitment, the defence industry minister, Pat Conroy, has said, amid reports Washington is seeking such promises in discussions over the Aukus submarines.

Conroy called on China to be more transparent about its military buildup, but said any commitment to war would be the sole power of the Australian government of the day. It came after multiple reports this week that the Pentagon was seeking guarantees from Australia and other allies about how they would respond in the event of a conflict in the Indo-Pacific.

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© Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

© Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

© Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Knife-wielding robbery suspect on e-bike hit and killed by car during NYC police chase

13 juillet 2025 à 05:06
A knife-wielding robbery suspect was killed after being struck by a car while fleeing police on an e-bike during a wild chase that began in Queens and ended in Long Island, police said. Cops responded to 256-17 Hillside Avenue around 8:01 p.m. after receiving reports of an armed robbery, prompting the suspect to take off...

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