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Afghanistan war crimes inquiry report into Australian special forces released – as it happened

Australian defence force releases long-awaited Brereton report into allegations SAS committed war crimes in Afghanistan from 2006 to 2016. This blog is now closedFull report: Australian special forces involved in murder of 39 Afghan civilians, war crim…

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Australian special forces involved in murder of 39 Afghan civilians, war crimes report alleges

Brereton report finds prisoners were executed to ‘blood’ junior soldiers and unlawful killings were deliberately covered upFollow live reaction to the release of the reportWarning: this article contains disturbing contentAustralian special forces were …

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Father faces criminal charge over son’s death in migrant boat tragedy

Afghan asylum seeker accused of endangering six-year-old’s life after family tried to reach Greek island of Samos from TurkeyThe father of a six-year-old who died trying to reach the Greek island of Samos from the Turkish coast has been charged by Gree…

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Anti-France protests draws tens of thousands across Muslim world

Demonstrations held in Pakistan, Lebanon, Palestinian territories and AfghanistanTens of thousands of Muslims in Pakistan, Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and elsewhere joined protests on Friday over the French president Emmanuel Macron’s vow to p…

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