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Thirty four Australians released from Syrian camp holding IS-affiliated families
Published on 16/02/2026
» ROJ CAMP — Syrian Kurdish forces on Monday released 34 Australians who were detained in a camp holding families of suspected Islamic State (IS) militants in northern Syria, saying they would be flown to Australia from Damascus.
Hong Kong police arrest foreign national for wrecking airport kiosks in viral video
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/02/2026
» A foreign national has been arrested at Hong Kong International Airport on suspicion of criminal damage and drug possession after a viral video showed him wrecking self-check-in kiosks.
Bitter pill: Taliban government shakes up Afghan medicine market
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» KABUL — Afghanistan's decision to overhaul its medicine market was meant to improve quality and boost domestic production, but industry specialists say the swift changes have led to a litany of problems.
Nepal 'addicted' to the trade in its own people
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» KATHMANDU - Rudra Bahadur Kami returned to Nepal through a back door of Kathmandu airport in a battered coffin after working for more than a decade in Saudi Arabia to feed his family back home.
Crowds of black-clad Malaysians protest against anti-graft chief
ิิBloomberg, Published on 16/02/2026
» Hundreds of black-clad Malaysians gathered in the capital on Sunday, calling for the arrest of anti-graft chief Azam Baki after reports alleged he had improper shareholdings and that abuse of power took place in the commission he leads.
Accused Bondi killer Naveed Akram appears in court by video link
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» SYDNEY - Accused Bondi Beach killer Naveed Akram appeared in an Australian court via video link Monday, in his first public hearing since the nation's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades.
Rubio visits Trump's 'friend' Orban ahead of Hungary polls
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» BUDAPEST — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Hungary for talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orban Monday, ahead of elections where the nationalist leader faces a significant challenge from the opposition.
New anti-government chants in Tehran after giant rallies abroad: reports
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» PARIS - Some residents of Tehran on Sunday chanted slogans against the clerical leadership from balconies and windows, reports said, a day after Iranians abroad staged giant opposition rallies in Europe and North America.
'Ultra-left' blamed for youth's killing that shocked France
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» LYON - France's government said Sunday the "ultra-left" was behind the fatal beating of a French youth aligned with the far right, after the killing inflamed political tension ahead of March local elections.
Rio to kick off Carnival parade with ode to Lula in election year
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) - Rio de Janeiro on Sunday kicks off three days of dazzling carnival parades with a tribute to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that the opposition has criticized as early election campaigning ahead of October polls.