Mercenaries are outlawed under international law. But Russia has misused the label to deny foreign fighters their protections ...

Russia has jailed Melbourne teacher Oscar Jenkins for 13 years for fighting with Ukrainian forces, prosecutors in occupied Ukraine say.

Russia has sentenced an Australian man to 13 years in a maximum-security prison for fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, ...

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has slammed Russia’s “sham trial” after Oscar Jenkins was handed a 13-year jail term ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will raise efforts to free Melbourne teacher Oscar Jenkins from Russian custody with ...

Russia handed down the sentence on Friday and jailed the Melbourne teacher in a maximum security prison, a statement from the prosecutors said.

Richard Marles has refused to speculate on the prospects of a prisoner swap for Oscar Jenkins after a Russian court sentenced ...

As the government intensifies its efforts to free Australian man Oscar Jenkins from a Russian jail, Anthony Albanese is ...

Anthony Albanese is expected to raise the fate of Oscar Jenkins when he meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the ...

Gilbert, who was detained by Iran for three years, came after the Australian teacher was jailed for fighting alongside ...

Oscar Jenkins was found guilty and sentenced to 13-years jail by a court for taking part in an armed conflict as a mercenary, ...

Australia's foreign minister on Saturday condemned a 13-year prison sentence handed by a Russian court to an Australian citizen for fighting alongside Ukrainian forces.