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Wednesday, Feb 18th, 2026 - Australia bans citizen trying to return from IS camp in Syria Australia has barred a citizen linked to the Islamic State (IS) group from the country for up to two years. The person is among the group of 34 Australian women and children who tried to head home after being released from a Syrian camp earlier this week, only to be turned back by Syrian authorities for "technical reasons". The ban was issued "on advice ...

Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 - Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia gathered in Geneva on Tuesday for two days of U.S.-mediated peace talks that will focus on the main sticking point of land, with President Donald Trump pressing Kyiv to act fast to reach a deal. Trump is pressing Moscow and Kyiv to reach a deal to end Europe's biggest war since 1945, though Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has complained that his country is facing the ...

Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 - U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem holds a press conference, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci/File Photo Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem got off to an immediately rocky start with the U.S. Coast Guard, according to new in-depth reporting. President Donald Trump's pick to lead DHS angered senior Coast Guard officials by prioritizing deportation flights over ...

Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 - Fresh negotiations get under way in Geneva, Switzerland, between the United States and Iran to resolve their long-running nuclear dispute. Donald Trump has warned Iran of "consequences" if a new phase of talks on Tehran's nuclear facilities does not produce an agreement. Washington has sent a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East and is preparing for a possible military campaign if the negotiations in Geneva, ...