Russia's bid to stop embassy eviction in Australia dismissed by High Court.

Australia's High Court has dismissed Russia's application for an injunction to prevent the eviction of its embassy from a site in Canberra. The court ruled that Russia's challenge on constitutional grounds to a law terminating the lease was weak. The emergency legislation was passed on June 15, terminating Russia's lease on the largely empty block on security grounds because the new embassy would have been too close to Parliament House. The legal wrangle over the site is a new low point in strained relations between Russia and one of Ukraine's most generous supporters outside NATO.