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Australia has ruled out helping Australian women and children linked to Islamic State militants leave a Syrian detention camp, as the government warns returnees could face prosecution for any crimes committed abroad. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told ABC News on Tuesday that his government “won’t be providing assistance or repatriation” to Australians held in the Roj camp in northern Syria. “We have no sympathy, frankly, for people who travelled overseas in order to participate in what was an attempt to establish a caliphate to undermine and destroy our way of life,” Albanese added. A spokesperson for Home Affairs Minister Tony…

New Mexico lawmakers have approved legislation to launch the first comprehensive probe into Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, where the late financier is accused of sexually abusing girls and women over decades. The bipartisan investigation aims to uncover the full scope of Epstein’s activities and identify those who may have known or participated. The legislation establishes a four-lawmaker truth commission tasked with gathering testimony from survivors and local residents who may have witnessed abuse at the 7,600-acre ranch, located about 30 miles south of Santa Fe. The committee has subpoena power and a $2.5 million budget. It is set to begin…

United States President Donald Trump has said he will be involved “indirectly” in the second round of high-stakes nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran, scheduled to take place in Geneva on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday, Trump described the upcoming discussions as significant. “I’ll be involved in those talks, indirectly. And they’ll be very important,” he said, adding, “Iran is a very tough negotiator.” The remarks came as Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, arrived in Geneva for meetings ahead of the indirect negotiations with US officials. Tensions in the Gulf region remain elevated ahead of the…

Taylor Swift made a public appearance online just hours after terrorism charges were filed against a suspect linked to her 2024 Vienna concert. The pop superstar lent her voice to support Team USA’s figure skating squad ahead of a major Winter Olympics competition this week. On Monday, February 16, the U.S. Figure Skating Olympic team shared a video on its official Instagram account announcing Swift’s involvement. In the 1:50-minute clip, the 36-year-old singer introduced American skaters Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu, and Isabeau Levito ahead of a major competition scheduled this week. The video begins with the athletes’ silhouettes as Swift says, “Ladies and gentlemen, I’d…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced nested virtualization for a limited number of its EC2 instances. The move allows customers to run a hypervisor inside another hypervisor — effectively enabling a VM inside a VM within the cloud. AWS announced that nested virtualization is now available on its C8i, M8i, and R8i EC2 instance types. Previously, AWS supported nested virtual machines only on bare metal instances. With this update, more customers can deploy complex virtualized environments without needing dedicated hardware. Nested virtualization involves running a hypervisor inside another hypervisor. While it may sound unusual, it is widely used for testing, simulation,…

Apple is preparing a major behind-the-scenes overhaul with iOS 27. According to a new report, the update will focus less on flashy design changes and more on cleaning up the operating system’s core — a move that could boost battery life and performance. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s upcoming iOS 27 update — internally code-named “Rave” — will prioritize refining the operating system’s internals. Engineers are expected to remove outdated code, rewrite certain existing features, and subtly upgrade built-in apps to enhance overall system performance. The effort is being compared to what Apple achieved with Mac OS X Snow Leopard, a…

Police in Peshawar have taken 35 Afghan nationals residing in the city unlawfully into custody and deported them during a search and strike operation. According to details, police carried out 41 search and strike operations in various parts of the city over the past week. During the operations, 35 Afghan nationals living in the country without legal documents were deported. A total of 233 suspected individuals were also taken into custody and legal proceedings were initiated against them. Police registered 148 cases against criminal elements. Illegal weapons were also recovered during the operations.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached London on Monday, after wrapping up his visit to Austria.  His aircraft landed at London Luton Airport. After a two-day stay, the prime Minister will proceed to the United States. Earlier, PM Shehbaz had termed his visit to Austria as one of special significance. He sent a message on the occasion of 70 years of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Austria. This marked the first major official visit from Pakistan to Austria in three decades, he added. The prime minister held a cordial and fruitful meeting with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker. He reaffirmed his commitment to…

Pathum Nissanka scored the first century of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 as Sri Lanka defeated Australia by eight wickets on Monday. The victory ensured Sri Lanka’s progression to the Super 8 stage and left Australia on the verge of elimination from the group stage. The chase marked Sri Lanka’s highest successful run chase on home soil. Nissanka remained unbeaten on 100 from 52 deliveries, striking ten fours and five sixes. Kusal Mendis supported with 51 runs off 38 balls, while Pavan Rathnayake contributed 28 not out. Australia posted 181 runs in their 20 overs. Mitchell…

The Chinese military conducted naval and air combat readiness patrols in the territorial waters of the South China Sea from Sunday to Monday, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.