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Austria sentences Syrian to life over deadly knife attack


Wednesday, 27 May, 2026 , 19:58 AFP An Austrian court on Wednesday sentenced an unrepentant 24-year-old Syrian Kurd refugee to life in prison over a jihadist knife attack which claimed the life of a teenage boy and wounded five.

IS-linked women, children return to Australia


Tuesday, 26 May, 2026 , 10:02 AFP A group of seven women and 12 children linked to suspected Islamic State fighters returned to Australia on Tuesday after years in Syria, police said.

IS-linked group set to return to Australia, minister says


Monday, 25 May, 2026 , 23:59 AFP A group of seven women and 12 children linked to Islamic State fighters are bound for Australia after years in Syria, the Australian interior minister said on Tuesday.

Iran hangs another protester as dozens more risk execution: rights groups


Monday, 25 May, 2026 , 15:49 AFP Iran on Monday executed a man on charges related to protests this year, the latest in a spree of hangings on political or security accusations since the start of the US-Israeli war with dozens more risking execution, rights groups said.

Syria's Kurds reject appointment of representatives to new parliament


Monday, 25 May, 2026 , 13:18 AFP Prominent Syrian Kurdish parties and forces on Monday rejected the outcome of a ballot organised by Damascus a day earlier in the country's northeast to select members of the national parliament.

Jailed Kurdish leader says 'no time to lose' for Turkey peace process


Monday, 25 May, 2026 , 09:27 AFP Jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan warned against any delay in taking legal steps to flesh out the peace process with Ankara, in a message shared on Monday.

Kurdish areas in northeast Syria hold parliament ballot


Sunday, 24 May, 2026 , 12:18 AFP Predominantly Kurdish areas of northeastern Syria were holding a ballot on Sunday to choose representatives for the country's transitional parliament, following an agreement this year on integrating the areas into the central authorities.

Iran hangs man for spying during war with US, Israel: judiciary


Sunday, 24 May, 2026 , 06:48 AFP Iran on Sunday hanged a man convicted of espionage, the judiciary said, the first known execution for a spying offence committed during the war with Israel and the United States.

Last Australians leave Syria camp holding suspected jihadist relatives, official says


Saturday, 23 May, 2026 , 07:46 AFP The last Australian women and children held in a northeast Syria camp housing relatives of suspected foreign jihadists left the site this week seeking to return home, a camp official told AFP on Saturday.

Gaza flotilla activist blasts Israel: 'They treat their animals better'


Thursday, 21 May, 2026 , 19:58 AFP Julien Cabral has just completed his first voyage with the "Flotilla for Gaza". One of his eyes is ringed with purple, he has a wound on his left temple and an injured shoulder blade.