8 h. ago Palestinian grandmother detained after Australia cancels visa on security grounds

Family calls her arrest traumatic and unjust

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9 d. ago Kanye West's Australian visa is CANCELLED as the American rapper tries to come Down Under to visit wife Bianca Censori's family: 'He's made a lot of offensive comments'

Kanye West's hopes of entering Australia went up in smoke on Wednesday as the American rapper's Aussie visa was cancelled. 

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1 week ago Wimbledon star refuses to play on until 'crazy' fan is ejected as she bursts into tears on court

Yulia Putintseva was left in tears during her first round defeat to Amanda Anisimova as the world number 33 had to ask security staff to remove a spectator from the grounds

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1 week ago US considers canceling British rap duo Bob Vylan's visa after they chanted 'death to the IDF' at Glastonbury

The two musicians, 34-year-old Pascal Robinson-Foster - aka 'Bobby Vylan' - and the still unidentified drummer who goes by 'Bobbie Vylan' are set to tour America in the fall.

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2 w. ago Caught in the crossfire, Qatar again finds itself Middle East peace broker

The US has turned to Qatar to mediate between Iran and Israel, despite one of the parties firing missiles at the tiny but staggeringly rich nationMiddle East crisis – live updatesCaught in the crossfire, Qatar on Monday night found itself in the unusual position of being asked by the US to mediate to end a war where one of the two parties was firing missiles at it. But then there are few countries as multifaceted as Qatar, or few conflicts quite as tangled as the Iran-Israel war.It seems Monday’s heavily signalled Iranian attack on Qatar’s 60-acre Al Udeid airbase, the largest US military facility in the Middle East, may even have become the opening to resume diplomacy. The attack, which caused no casualties, cleared the ground for Donald Trump and Qatar to work together to secure the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran. It once again highlights Qatar’s role as professional mediator – a bespoke service this tiny but massively wealthy country makes available from the Democratic...

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2 w. ago Senator Alex Padilla calls out JD Vance for wrongly calling him ‘José’: ‘The Vice President knows my name’

California Democrat – who was pulled to the ground and handcuffed after interrupting a press conference by the Homeland Security secretary – said his former Senate colleague should ‘take the situation in Los Angeles more seriously’

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