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Oct 15, 2026 - World

Move comes after east African country abruptly withdrew returns cooperation earlier this yearUK politics live – latest updatesEritreans could be stopped from coming to the UK unless the country agrees to accept more rejected asylum seekers and criminals, Shabana Mahmood has warned.VIPs and officials from the east African country have already been stripped of fast-track access to UK visas after their government refused to cooperate with the return of its nationals, the home secretary said. Continue reading...

Oct 15, 2026 - World

The ACT Magistrates Court heard that he repeatedly contacted her despite her rejection and allegedly threatened to use government systems to obtain personal information.

Oct 15, 2026 - World

At least 320 people detained for ‘acts against nature’ after law criminalising homosexuality toughened, HRW reportsMass arrests, forced HIV testing and barriers to legal representation are part of an escalating crackdown against LGBTQ+ people in Senegal, according to a new report.More than 320 individuals have been arrested and detained on allegations of “acts against nature” since February, according to HIV Justice Network, an organisation quoted in the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report. Among these, at least 84 were charged with “voluntary HIV transmission”, solely on the basis of their HIV status. Continue reading...

Oct 15, 2026 - World

Western Australian police say woman ‘experienced numbness to her tongue’ after tasting the curry at her workplace in PerthGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has been charged after allegedly poisoning a co-worker’s lunch curry with snail pellets.Western Australian police say a 58-year-old woman brought a container of curry to share with colleagues at her workplace in Perth’s southern suburbs in February. Continue reading...

Oct 15, 2026 - World

Vice Adm Buckley calls incident an ‘act of sexual violence’ and a ‘despicable betrayal of trust’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe defence department says a member of the Australian Defence Force is a “person of interest” in investigations after a video recording device was found in a bathroom on HMAS Leeuwin, in what the chief of navy called a “despicable betrayal of trust”.A day after senator Jacqui Lambie told the Senate that a hidden camera had been found in a female shower facility onboard the naval ship, docked in Cairns, navy chief Matt Buckley confirmed a “video recording device” had been located in one of the ship’s bathrooms. Continue reading...