Writer and Russia critic Masha Gessen claims Australia has ‘functionally denied’ them a visa

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Fires Was Weaker Than Expected, but Could Pick Up Wednesday 15/01 03:04 - Death toll rises to 25 amid new Los Angeles warnings and thousands still under evacuation orders – as it happened 15/01 02:23 - Israel-Gaza war live: ceasefire deal ‘right on brink’, says US, as hopes rise for agreement 15/01 01:41 - LA braces for more fire evacuations as experts warn of new ‘dangerous weather situation’ 15/01 01:37 - Australia warns of ‘strongest possible action’ if citizen killed in Ukraine 15/01 01:37 - Australia warns of ‘strongest possible action’ if citizen killed in Ukraine 15/01 01:25 - South Korea investigators breach presidential residence in fresh bid to arrest Yoon 15/01 00:53 - Estimated Gaza Toll May Have Missed 25,000 Deaths, Study Says 15/01 00:52 - Police seeking to arrest South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol enter official residence after clashes 15/01 00:42 - Simon Townsend, star Australian children’s TV presenter, dies aged 79 14/01 23:04 - Gaza ceasefire negotiations ‘right on the brink’ as mediators meet in Qatar 14/01 23:01 - European jitters about Trump 2.0 not shared by much of world, poll finds 14/01 23:00 - Israel and Hamas in ‘final stages’ of Gaza ceasefire talks, officials say 14/01 22:57 - Tourism tax 'could stop schools visiting Wales' 14/01 22:47 - What We Know About the Proposed Gaza Cease-Fire Agreement 14/01 22:08 - Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal and hostage release in ‘final stages,’ Qatar says 14/01 21:59 - St. Helena: "The world's most remote EV charging point" 14/01 21:08 - Video: Hope in Gaza amid talk of ceasefire 14/01 21:08 - Video: Hope in Gaza amid talk of ceasefire 14/01 20:35 - South Korean police launch huge predawn operation to detain impeached president 14/01 20:22 - Ukraine launches largest air attacks on Russia since start of war 14/01 20:22 - Ukraine launches largest air attacks on Russia since start of war 14/01 20:19 - West must keep adapting Russia sanctions and focus on enforcement, analyst says 14/01 20:17 - Analysis: Sudan faces possible Darfur division as war progresses 14/01 20:17 - Analysis: Sudan faces possible Darfur division as war progresses 14/01 20:10 - Ukraine Launches ‘Massive’ Drone Attacks Inside Russia, Officials Say 14/01 20:08 - ‘I hope peace will prevail’: joy and fear in Gaza amid reports ceasefire is near 14/01 19:52 - Giving Tulip Siddiq anti-corruption job seen by insiders as own goal 14/01 19:33 - Zelensky’s decision to halt gas transit dictated by West – Slovak politicians 14/01 19:09 - NATO launches Baltic Sea patrols after suspected cable sabotage 14/01 19:05 - In a First, the E.P.A. 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13/01 22:36 - Sudan's army takes over strategic city of Wad Madani from RSF paramilitary 13/01 22:21 - FBI warns of potential ‘copycat or retaliatory’ New Orleans attacks 13/01 22:09 - NATO boss warns members to start learning Russian 13/01 21:55 - Biden administration announces new rules to govern AI's global spread 13/01 21:03 - Biden Aides Warned Putin as Russia’s Shadow War Threatened Air Disaster 13/01 21:00 - Biden says Trump administration officials ‘dead wrong’ on climate threat – as it happened 13/01 20:44 - Zelensky says he discussed idea of Western troops in Ukraine with Macron 13/01 20:41 - Zelensky sends terse reply to offer from EU state’s PM 13/01 20:13 - Joe Biden says Israel and Hamas on the brink of sealing ceasefire deal 13/01 20:10 - No 10 backs Rachel Reeves to remain in post for rest of parliament 13/01 20:01 - Fifteen months of Israeli bombardment leave conditions in Gaza ‘unimaginable’