Australia will not repatriate its citizens with links to Islamic State members, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the national broadcaster Tuesday, with blunt advice to families stranded in Syria:… [+4516 chars]

Australia will not repatriate its citizens with links to Islamic State members, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the national broadcaster on Tuesday, with a blunt message for families stranded in Syria: “If you make your bed, you lie in it.”

Australia refuses to repatriate ISIS-linked citizens in Syria as escape attempt fails - CNN

Lana LamBBC News, Sydney
Back in Sydney now. Red's the traditional colour in Lunar New Year celebrations but on the steps of Town Hall, it's all green, yellow, blue and pink.
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The Year of the Fire Horse is here - and millions are celebrating with prayer, family and food.

BBC News

Lunar New Year 2026 live: Year of the Fire Horse - BBC

If there was ever a city to fall off the wagon in, it’s New Orleans. If there was ever a time, it’s Mardi Gras. While the carnival culminates tomorrow, Fat Tuesday, the Transformers actor Shia LaBeou… [+2888 chars]

The mercurial actor, allegedly sober for years, has been letting loose for nearly a week in New Orleans in the lead-up to Fat Tuesday.

Hollywood Reporter

Shia LaBeouf’s Mardi Gras Bar Crawl: “He’s Terrorizing the City” - The Hollywood Reporter

Salesforce cofounder Parker Harris addressed the controversy over CEO Marc Benioff's ICE jokes in an internal meeting, saying he was "not OK with it," Business Insider has learned.
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Salesforce CTO Parker Harris addressed Benioff's ICE controversy during an internal meeting.

Business Insider

A top Salesforce executive says Benioff's ICE jokes were 'not OK' - Business Insider

Anderson Cooper, one of the most recognizable figures in television, is leaving 60 Minutes after two decades as a correspondent at CBS Newss weekly documentary program.
Cooper, 58, joined the progra… [+270 chars]

Anderson Cooper departs ’60 Minutes’ amid a new evolution at CBS News under editor in chief Bari Weiss.

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Australia refuses to repatriate ISIS-linked citizens in Syria as escape attempt fails - CNN

Lunar New Year 2026 live: Year of the Fire Horse - BBC

Shia LaBeouf’s Mardi Gras Bar Crawl: “He’s Terrorizing the City” - The Hollywood Reporter

A top Salesforce executive says Benioff's ICE jokes were 'not OK' - Business Insider

Anderson Cooper is leaving ‘60 Minutes’ after two decades - The Washington Post