Tony Burke says Australia has few options to block return of 34 women and children from Syrian camp

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One woman is subject to temporary exclusion order over security concerns, but home affairs minister says group is ‘not consistent’ in their beliefs

Tony Burke says authorities “know the state of mind” of each of the 34 Australian women and children stuck in a Syrian detention camp, but says his options to prevent them returning to Australia are limited.

The home affairs minister, who represents a south-western Sydney electorate with a high Muslim population, also warned Pauline Hanson’s recent derogatory comments against Muslims in Australia could incite violence.

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15 injured, police officer killed as explosions rock western Ukraine’s Lviv in terrorist attack – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. 15 injured, police officer killed as explosions rock western Ukraine's Lviv in terrorist attack  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Deadly explosions in western Ukraine investigated as ‘terrorist attack’  CNN
  3. Police officer killed, 24 people injured in bombs explosions in Ukraine's Lviv  Reuters
  4. Lviv Mayor Sadovyi called the explosions in the city center a terrorist act and reported the hospitalization of 14 injured people  Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
  5. Terrorist attack in Lviv: number injured rises to 24, police identify slain officer  Українська правда
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Andrew ‘inquiry’ calls and hiding from ‘Putin’s killer drones’ – BBC

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  1. Andrew 'inquiry' calls and hiding from 'Putin's killer drones'  BBC
  2. Jet linked to Jeffrey Epstein landed at RAF base in 2013, documents show  Financial Times
  3. Brown urges police probe into whether Andrew used RAF bases to meet Epstein  BBC
  4. Andrew may have used RAF jets to meet Epstein, Brown tells police  The Telegraph
  5. What drives Gordon Brown?  New Statesman
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Australia rejects report it is repatriating families of IS militants from Syrian camp – Reuters

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  1. Australia rejects report it is repatriating families of IS militants from Syrian camp  Reuters
  2. Australia refuses to repatriate ISIS-linked citizens in Syria as escape attempt fails  CNN
  3. Australians with alleged IS ties are turned back after departing Syrian camp for repatriation  AP News
  4. Tony Burke says Australia has few options to block return of 34 women and children from Syrian camp  The Guardian
  5. Amid power struggles in Syria, a window opened for the 'ISIS brides'  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Pakistan strikes militant hideouts on Afghan border after surge in attacks

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‘Intelligence-based, selective operations’ carried out against Pakistani Taliban camps, says information ministry

Pakistan carried out strikes along the border with Afghanistan on Saturday night, stating it was targeting hideouts of Pakistani militants it blames for recent attacks inside the country.

Islamabad did not say in precisely which areas the strikes were carried out or provide other details. There was no immediate comment from Kabul, and reports on social media suggested the strikes were carried out inside Afghanistan.

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Federal AI minister raises concerns over OpenAI safety protocols after Tumbler Ridge mass shooting – CBC

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  1. Federal AI minister raises concerns over OpenAI safety protocols after Tumbler Ridge mass shooting  CBC
  2. Exclusive | OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT messages were flagged months before attack  The Globe and Mail
  4. OpenAI considered alerting Canadian police about school shooting suspect months ago  The Guardian
  5. Tumbler Ridge suspect's ChatGPT account banned before shooting  BBC
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An Unbothered Jimmy Wales Calls Grokipedia a ‘Cartoon Imitation’ of Wikipedia – Gizmodo

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  1. An Unbothered Jimmy Wales Calls Grokipedia a ‘Cartoon Imitation’ of Wikipedia  Gizmodo
  2. Wikipedia founder sees no threat from Musk’s Grokipedia  The Detroit News
  3. ‘Journalism is first draft of history, Wikipedia second’  The Times of India
  4. Wikimedia and the new knowledge loop – report from a Wikimedia CH roundtable  Wikimedia.org
  5. #MCGlobalExclusive | 🚨~ "Certain areas will become more valuable because you are able to do the same job faster." "India is a very well poised with a very advanced IT sector to take advantage of AI.." 🎙️says Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia, Co-Founder on inevitab  LinkedIn
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US salsa legend Willie Colón, vocalist, trombonist and composer, dies aged 75

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Colón’s music combined jazz, rock and salsa, incorporating rhythms from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil and Africa

Willie Colón, the pioneering trombonist, vocalist and composer, died on Saturday aged 75, his family has said.

With more than 30m albums sold, multiple platinum records and 11 combined Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations, Colón is among the most successful salsa artists of all time.

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New York City gets first blizzard warning in nine years as area hunkers down

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New Jersey and other east coast areas brace for storm threatening more than 1ft of snow and 55mph wind gusts

Blizzard warnings were issued Saturday for New York City, New Jersey and coastal communities along the east coast for a late-winter storm set to arrive on Sunday that could dump more than a foot of snow and bring wind gusts of more than 55mph.

The blizzard warning for New York City is the first since 2017 and comes as parts of the city are still dotted with hillocks of ice – leftovers from the previous major snowstorm nearly a month ago.

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