Women linked to Islamic State arrested returning to Australia
5/7/202647 min
Three women with links to the jihadist Islamic State group have been arrested on returning home to Australia following years in detention in Syria.
Also on the programme, Newshour goes to Baltimore to speak to families affected by the 2024 bridge collapse and now avoiding deportation, and protests against the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine rock the Venice Biennale.
(Photo: Islamic State-linked families return to Australia, Melbourne, 7 May, 2026. Credit: Joel Carrett/EPA-EFE)
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[short musical burst] [upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to News Hour. From the BBC World Service, we're coming to you live from London. I'm James Menendez, and we're going to begin today in Australia because at this time on the program yesterday, we were reporting that a group of Australian women and children linked to the group Islamic State were heading back home after