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Nightly raids and violent beatings: Australia urged to accept citizens trapped in Syria as conditions in Roj camp deteriorate
Feb 21, 2026 - World 
Aid workers say the camp where 34 women and children are being held are ‘dire’ and present more risk than if they were repatriatedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConditions in the north-eastern Syrian camp where 34 Australians have been forcibly returned are deteriorating dramatically, with reports of near-nightly raids, and increasingly violent beatings, amid worsening uncertainty over their futures.The 11 women and 23 Australian children forced back to Roj camp on Monday returned to find their tents – formerly huddled collectively in a row known as Australia Street – demolished and their possessions seized. Continue reading...
Budapest pizzeria offers time-travel twist with ancient Rome-inspired pie
Feb 21, 2026 - World 
A Budapest pizzeria is serving a limited pizza that uses only ingredients ancient Romans could have eaten
Keeping calm and carrying on, the royal family weathers worst crisis in generations
Feb 21, 2026 - World 
The British royal family sought to carry on with their normal duties in the hours after the former Prince Andrew was arrested
At least 10 killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley, health ministry says
Feb 20, 2026 - World 
Hezbollah leader among dead as Israel says it hit militant command centresAt least 10 people have been killed and 24 wounded – including three children – in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa valley, the Lebanese health ministry has said.Israel said it had hit “command centres” of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Two security sources told Reuters that the senior Hezbollah leader Hussein Yaghi was killed in the attacks. Continue reading...
Sentence extended but no jail for NT hit-and-run driver Jake Danby who called victims ‘oxygen thieves’
Feb 20, 2026 - World 
Jake Danby’s sentence for hitting two Aboriginal men with his car, killing one, was extended from five months to two years in home detentionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe family of an Aboriginal man fatally run down before the driver bragged about his death are angry and heartbroken after their brother’s killer has again avoided jail on appeal.In June 2024, Jake Danby hit two Aboriginal men with his car on a Darwin street, killing one and injuring the other. Continue reading...
