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Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid
Published: April 29, 2026 07:00
Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOsThe volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most…
Afghanistan women’s refugee players allowed to compete as official national team
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/apr/28/afghanistan-womens-football-team-fifa-recognition
Published: April 28, 2026 23:31
Fifa will not require squad to get approval of TalibanAfghan Women United was formed after 2021 takeoverFifa has given permission for Afghan Women United, a squad composed of refugees scattered around the world in Australia, the Middle East and Europe, to…
Afghanistan says Pakistani strikes kill seven and wound 85 in first attack since peace talks
Published: April 27, 2026 23:54
Pakistan officials dismiss Afghan media reports and official statements about strikes on university in Kunar province as ‘blatant lie’Mortars and missiles fired from Pakistan on Monday struck a university and civilian homes in north-eastern Afghanistan,…
Shabana Mahmood refuses to rule out sending back failed Afghan asylum seekers
Published: April 24, 2026 21:00
Home secretary indicates Whitehall talks about returns programme, a move that would shock humanitarian groupsShabana Mahmood has refused to rule out sending rejected Afghan asylum seekers back to the Taliban-controlled country.The home secretary said she…
Trump officials consider sending 1,100 Afghans who aided US forces to Congo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/21/afghan-refugees-us-congo
Published: April 21, 2026 23:26
Discussions reportedly come after Trump’s decision to stop initiative that allowed group to apply to resettle in the USThe Trump administration is in discussions to potentially send up to 1,100 Afghans who helped US forces during the war in Afghanistan to…
Even the neocons have turned against wars in the Middle East | Owen Jones
Published: April 15, 2026 13:45
Millions have died as a result of disastrous US-led military adventurism. But there have been no consequences for those who championed it for so longWhat an admission. “The threat of terrorism” from the Middle East, an influential US columnist wrote a…
Ben Roberts-Smith’s arrest won’t erase the pain for Afghans – but it shows Australia is willing to face uncomfortable truths | Shadi Khan Saif
Published: April 14, 2026 00:16
In the context of the Afghanistan war, this kind of accountability is rare, and it mattersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEven for Afghans like me, the details of what some of Australia’s SAS soldiers had been accused of in…
Arrest of national war hero Ben Roberts-Smith cuts deeply to core of Australian psyche
Published: April 10, 2026 15:00
Criminal charges against the Victoria Cross recipient now on remand has deeply divided a nation whose identity is often entwined with the exploits of young men on foreign fieldsThe former Australian prime minister, John Howard, this week described Victoria…
‘He sent someone to intimidate me’: Christopher Anderson, the photographer who shot Jeffrey Epstein
Published: April 9, 2026 07:00
A new book collects the acclaimed photojournalist’s images of everything from conflict zones to Donald Trump’s inner circle. He describes how his pursuit of truth even led to an unsettling encounter with the disgraced financierIt didn’t come as a great…
Ben Roberts-Smith is back in court, now as a defendant. His case reminds us that there are laws even amid war
Published: April 7, 2026 15:00
The former soldier’s previous defamation trial presents the rare situation of there being hours of evidence of his alleged crimes already on the public recordFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or…
Details of Ben Roberts-Smith arrest revealed by AFP commissioner - video
Published: April 7, 2026 06:57
Australian federal police commissioner, Krissy Barrett, says a former soldier was arrested at Sydney’s domestic airport on Tuesday morning, and will face court in New South Wales later on Tuesday. She says, ‘It will be alleged the man was a member of the…
Ben Roberts-Smith arrested by Australian federal police at Sydney airport – video
Published: April 7, 2026 06:37
Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has been arrested at Sydney airport in relation to alleged war crimes. The Australian federal police and the Office of the Special Investigator announced details of the investigation in Sydney…
Ben Roberts-Smith arrested: former Australian soldier to be charged with five war crime murders in Afghanistan
Published: April 7, 2026 02:47
Roberts-Smith previously failed in his attempt to sue three newspapers which published allegations he murdered unarmed civilians and bullied comradesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news…