Australia summons Russian ambassador over video of captured Melbourne man - Anthony Albanese vows ‘strongest action possible’ if reports of Oscar Jenkins’s killing turn out to be true

We’ll await the facts to come out, but if there has been any harm caused to Oscar Jenkins, that’s absolutely reprehensible and the Australian government will take the strongest action possible,' says

The government is considering diplomatic retaliation if reports that Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins has been killed in Ukraine by Russian forces are confirmed.

A foreign soldier who trained Oscar Jenkins to fight in Ukraine accused Russian troops of torturing and executing the Australian man to make an example of him.

Amid reports of a Melbourne man killed after being captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine, the Australian government on Wednesday summoned Russian ambassador and said if he will be harmed, it w

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sworn to take “the strongest action possible” if Russia has executed an Australian prisoner of war. Australian officials are urgently trying to ascertain whether Melbourne teacher Oscar Jenkins has been killed by Russian forces in Ukraine after being captured while fighting for Ukraine.

Australian authorities were seeking comment from Russia on reports that the Melbourne school teacher had been killed since he became a prisoner of war. Albanese said Australia’s Department of ...

Elina Svitolina has rallied from two breaks down in the first set and taken 11 of the next 12 games in a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Veronika Kudermetova to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time.

Alex Michelson has reached the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. He got there with a 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over No. 19 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia at the Australian Open on Saturday.

The Albanese government has left the door open to expelling Russia’s envoy if reports captured Australian fighter Oscar Jenkins has been executed are true.

Svitolina reached the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park for a third time, but her first for six years. She has reached the last four in Grand Slams on three previous occasions, at Wimbledon in 2019 and 2023, and the US Open in 2019, but never in Australia.

Australia has vowed it will take the “strongest action possible” if Russia has harmed one of its nationals captured fighting for Ukraine, after reports emerged the prisoner of war may have been killed.