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‘Do we go back or not?’: Syrians in Germany weigh up returning after fall of Assad regime
Reem Alali is still reeling from the news that the brutal regime she fled eight years ago has collapsed, leaving her and her family with feelings bordering excitement and trepidation. Moreover, there is a sense that important decisions have to be made – but perhaps not just yet, and only …
Why settler intimidation of West Bank farmers is about far more than the olive harvest
The olive trees cover the dry, rocky slopes around Deir Istiya, spreading deep into the valley to its west, lining the main roads, filling the gardens, and shading its graveyards.
But many farmers in the historical Palestinian town, deep in the occupied West Bank, say that this year they have …
‘It’s beyond human scale’: AFP defends use of artificial intelligence to search seized phones and emails
The Australian federal police says it had “no choice” but to lean into using artificial intelligence and is increasingly using the technology to search seized phones and other devices, given the vast amount of data examined in investigations.
The AFP’s manager for technology strategy and data, Benjamin Lamont, said investigations …
AGL kept taking money from welfare recipients via Centrepay years after promising to stop, court hears
Energy giant AGL promised to stop wrongly taking money from the welfare payments of ex-customers via Centrepay years before it inexplicably allowed the unlawful practice to continue, diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars from the pockets of vulnerable Australians over more than four years, a court has heard.
The federal …
Māori tribes make rare plea to King Charles for intervention in New Zealand politics
Representatives of more than 80 Māori tribes have issued a rare plea to King Charles III requesting his intervention in New Zealand politics, amid growing tension over the government’s policies for Māori and a souring of the relationship between Indigenous people and ruling authorities.
The National Iwi Chairs Forum – …
Two people taken to hospital after explosion at east London house
Two people have been taken to hospital after an explosion in a terrace house in east London.
London fire brigade sent eight fire engines and about 60 firefighters to deal with the blaze in Ilford just after 4pm on Tuesday.
Footage on social media shows the house, which has been …
Crown prince lobbied Cameron over Saudi dissident, documents reveal
Mohammed bin Salman personally lobbied David Cameron earlier this year to intervene in the legal case of a London-based dissident who is suing the Saudi government, amid threats by its officials that the issue “could have implications” for £100bn of investment in the UK.
UK government documents obtained by the …
Leading group of Syrian rebels could be removed from UK terror list
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the leading group that overthrew the Assad regime in Syria, is not a direct terror threat to the UK, according to western intelligence assessments.
The judgment could mean that the UK, along with the US and EU, will soon remove HTS’s designation as a terror organisation. In …
Photos of Birmingham DHL fire suggest device could have downed plane
Photographs of the fire caused by a suspected Russian incendiary device at a DHL facility in Birmingham in July have backed up intelligence assessments that the blast was strong enough to have brought down a cargo plane.
One image appears to show when the booby-trapped item, hidden in a massage …
Syrian rebels name new PM as outside powers move to shore up interests
Syria’s leading rebel group has named a new prime minister to head the country’s transitional government as outside powers move to shore up their interests in the wake of the Assad regime’s collapse.
The new prime minister, Mohammad al-Bashir, previously ran an administration in Idlib under the control of Hayat …