‘Tears blur my vision’: Australian writer jailed in Beijing thanks Albanese for support in emotional letter

BREAKING NEWS

14/05 23:11 - Australia news live: Anthony Albanese arrives in Indonesia; Longman and Flinders go to Liberals 14/05 23:09 - U.S. Charges Russian Scientist With Smuggling 14/05 22:56 - Royal Navy commander removed from role less than three months into post 14/05 22:18 - Major Canada wildfire kills two and forces 1,000 people to evacuate homes 14/05 21:59 - Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey 14/05 21:48 - Pezeshkian says Iran will ‘not bow’ to bullying from Trump 14/05 21:48 - Pezeshkian says Iran will ‘not bow’ to bullying from Trump 14/05 21:35 - Putin not listed in Russian delegation for talks with Ukraine in Turkey - and Trump also not attending 14/05 21:26 - HRW report: migrant workers in Saudi Arabia electrocuted, decapitated and falling to death 14/05 21:09 - Beginning of the end? Ukraine's front-line soldiers eye Russia talks with hope 14/05 20:55 - Trump predicts ‘good news’ from Russia-Ukraine talks 14/05 20:53 - Putin absent from Russia's delegation for Ukraine peace talks in Turkey 14/05 20:25 - Rubio and Witkoff will travel to Istanbul on Friday – Reuters 14/05 20:17 - Planned Russia-Ukraine talks upend European push for U.S. sanctions on Moscow 14/05 20:13 - News24 | France must help Ukraine, but ‘we do not want to unleash a Third World War’ - Macron 14/05 19:29 - US opposes Zelensky attendance at NATO summit – media 14/05 19:24 - ‘Aggressive’ hackers of UK retailers are now targeting US stores, says Google 14/05 19:05 - Israel’s ‘no hunger in Gaza’ narrative flies in face of obvious evidence 14/05 18:59 - 3 Are Arrested in Russia-Linked Sabotage Plot, Germany Says 14/05 18:49 - Trump praises Al Sharaa, presses Syria leader on Israel ties after lifting sanctions 14/05 18:32 - ICC chief prosecutor pushed for charges on Netanyahu after facing sex assault allegations – WSJ 14/05 18:05 - Israeli Airstrikes Kill Dozens in Northern Gaza Overnight, Health Officials Say 14/05 17:40 - We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S. 14/05 17:29 - Netanyahu vows to go ‘with full force’ into Gaza 14/05 17:23 - Trump’s cryptocurrency endeavor caps a political career filled with conflicts of interest 14/05 17:22 - UK neo-Nazis convicted of planning mosque, synagogue ‘race war’ attack 14/05 17:22 - UK neo-Nazis convicted of planning mosque, synagogue ‘race war’ attack 14/05 16:54 - EU to slap tariffs on Ukrainian imports – FT 14/05 16:34 - New prisons to be built and inmates released early, justice secretary says, as MoJ warns men’s jails could run out of space – UK politics live 14/05 16:11 - Taking Inches in Battle, Russia Demands Miles in Talks 14/05 16:10 - Trump says there’s a ‘possibility’ he will attend Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Turkey – as it happened 14/05 16:07 - Syrian rapprochement with the United States brings hope after years of sanctions and isolation 14/05 15:53 - Warsaw contradicts US on possible Ukraine deployment 14/05 15:32 - Exceptionally low river flows forecast across UK as drought threat grows 14/05 15:30 - China issues warning to UK over terms of US trade deal 14/05 15:25 - Trump’s Vow to Lift Sanctions on Syria Unleashes Hope 14/05 15:17 - UN calls for calm as fighting resumes in Libya’s Tripoli 14/05 15:17 - UN calls for calm as fighting resumes in Libya’s Tripoli 14/05 15:07 - ‘We discussed the world’: US president, emir of Qatar speak in Doha 14/05 15:07 - ‘We discussed the world’: US president, emir of Qatar speak in Doha 14/05 15:01 - Colourful price tags at Australian chemists may trick shoppers into buying full-price items, Choice says 14/05 14:51 - Israel remains silent as US-Syria ties improve 14/05 14:25 - Exceptionally low river levels raise fears over water supplies 14/05 14:24 - Germany arrests three Ukrainians over alleged Russian parcel bomb plot 14/05 14:15 - Brazil’s Lula to ask Putin to negotiate with Ukraine 14/05 14:04 - Did the US flinch first in tariff war with China? 14/05 14:04 - Did the US flinch first in tariff war with China? 14/05 14:01 - Gauff marches past Andreeva into Italian Open semis 14/05 13:54 - Macron reveals feelings about ‘America first’ 14/05 13:53 - Russian Election Expert Grigory Melkonyants Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison, State Media Report 14/05 13:47 - Trump’s Middle East trip makes it a big week for Turkey’s Erdogan 14/05 13:40 - 'It felt like my parents were divorcing': Relief in China's factories as US tariffs paused 14/05 13:32 - Putin announces team for Russia-Ukraine talks in Türkiye: Live Updates 14/05 13:00 - ‘Tears blur my vision’: Australian writer jailed in Beijing thanks Albanese for support in emotional letter 14/05 12:56 - Trump's Middle East business deals could be template for ending Ukraine conflict 14/05 12:27 - Fact check: Was cocaine on the table in Macron video with Starmer, Merz? 14/05 12:27 - Fact check: Was cocaine on the table in Macron video with Starmer, Merz? 14/05 12:25 - Humanitarian disaster in Gaza: No aid has entered the enclave for over two months 14/05 12:17 - No rules, no rulers: The unraveling of the old world order and the role of Russia 14/05 12:15 - France: Emmanuel Macron struggles to be convincing on the national stage 14/05 12:07 - French president Macron lays out priorities for remainder of term on TV interview 14/05 11:04 - News24 | UN relief chief blasts Israel Gaza aid as ‘deliberate distraction’, warns of genocide 14/05 11:01 - ‘Greedflation’ fears rise as Bank official warns firms against price hikes 14/05 10:38 - If Putin and Zelenskyy meet it'll be for only the second time - here's what happened at the last summit 14/05 10:16 - Ukraine: Uncertainty over the possible meeting between Putin and Zelensky in Turkey 14/05 09:30 - News24 | Zelensky ‘will do everything’ to end Russia-Ukraine war, urges Trump to push Putin 14/05 09:28 - 'They started war, could end it today': Israeli spokesperson slams Hamas for suffering Gaza children 14/05 09:06 - EU unveils Russia sanctions targeting 'shadow' oil fleet and cyberattackers 14/05 08:58 - France can’t give Ukraine any more arms – Macron 14/05 08:49 - Human rights groups warn of 'surge' in migrant worker deaths in Saudi Arabia 14/05 08:39 - Donald Trump says lifting sanctions on Syria ‘gives them a chance of greatness’ – US politics live 14/05 08:35 - Wave of Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 48, hospitals say 14/05 07:50 - PM says Australia has ‘no more important relationship’ than with Indonesia – as it happened 14/05 07:43 - Australian workers claw back hit to living standards as wages outpace inflation 14/05 07:42 - Kremlin declines to say if Putin will meet Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Istanbul 14/05 07:42 - Kremlin declines to say if Putin will meet Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Istanbul 14/05 07:20 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,175 14/05 07:20 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,175 14/05 06:54 - NSW police argument that unlawful strip-search was necessary is ‘outrageous’, class action lawyer says 14/05 06:30 - Abortion pills to be easier to access after Greens bill passes in NSW despite opposition from Tony Abbott 14/05 06:27 - Trump envoy reveals NATO troop deployment plans for Ukraine 14/05 06:00 - ‘Eerie gem’ of an unearthed Graham Greene story published in Strand Magazine 14/05 05:27 - Wednesday briefing: Is Zelenskyy playing political poker – or Russian roulette? 14/05 05:00 - 'Go back to Ukraine': War refugees complain of abuse in Poland 14/05 04:00 - Pressure grows on Fifa as reports warn of serious risk to workers amid Saudi World Cup building boom 14/05 03:49 - Saudis Greet Trump to His Tastes, With Pomp, Opulence and Real Estate 14/05 03:39 - News24 | Pope Leo XIV seeks to build bridges with Jews, vows to strengthen dialogue 14/05 03:37 - News24 | 'Blatant hoax': France slams Macron cocaine claim, blames Russia 14/05 03:30 - Chris Bowen mocks Liberals’ equivocation on ‘bare minimum’ target of net zero by 2050 14/05 03:29 - US, China trade truce comes into effect bringing short-term relief for markets 14/05 03:27 - US to lift sanctions on Syria to give country 'a chance at peace', says Trump 14/05 03:00 - In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation 14/05 02:20 - Psychiatrist who treated Bondi Junction stabber ‘withdraws’ evidence he was not psychotic at time 14/05 01:43 - Captain Cook memorial will not return to Melbourne park after repeated vandalism 14/05 01:22 - Ukrainians know they won’t get territory back – Macron 14/05 00:48 - Rohan Dennis given two-year suspended sentence after car crash that killed wife Melissa Hoskins 13/05 23:35 - How real is the risk of nuclear war between India and Pakistan? 13/05 23:13 - An Atmospheric River Brings Flooding Risks to the Mid-Atlantic 13/05 23:08 - Trump Welcomes White South African Refugees as He Shuts Out Afghans and Others 13/05 23:01 - NHS medical negligence liabilities hit £58.2bn amid calls to improve patient safety