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Dreyfus denounces ‘attempts to politicise the Holocaust or antisemitism’The attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, has taken a veiled swipe at the federal opposition in statements made from Poland on Sunday.Dreyfus and the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, are in Krakow to attend the service marking the liberation of Auschwitz, which will take place early Tuesday morning, Australian time. (That ceremony will also be attended by King Charles.)About 1.1 million people were murdered in the concentration camp before it was emancipated on 27 January 1945.Dreyfus told reporters on Sunday: My great-grandmother, Ida Ransenberg, then aged 60, was murdered at Auschwitz on the…

Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurakBBCRachel Reeves is suddenly in a rush.She’d hate the comparison, but the way she’s been talking over recent weeks sounds more like a Conservative chancellor. She wants to get rid of barriers to business and make it harder for green groups to put the brakes on big development. She’s easing off plans to make life more expensive for wealthy non-doms – and is expected to approve new airport runways and cut welfare. It doesn’t sound much like Reeves’ Budget in October, in which she raised whopping taxes, increased spending on public services and reminded us,…

The cease-fires in Lebanon and Gaza appeared increasingly fragile on Sunday after Israeli forces killed scores of people in southern Lebanon, Lebanese officials said, while in Gaza, Israel prevented Palestinians from moving back to their homes, saying Hamas had violated the terms of the truce.In Lebanon, negotiators had hoped that the cease-fire, which was signed in November, would become permanent, securing a measure of calm in a turbulent region. Thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war have poured onto roads leading south, heading back to their homes.But as a deadline passed on Sunday for the withdrawal of Israeli troops and…

If the Toronto Raptors want to build on their season-best three-game win streak, they may have to do so shorthanded. Centre Jakob Poeltl has been listed as questionable for Monday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans as he deals with lower-back stiffness, the team announced Sunday. Poeltl played 27 in the Raptors’ 117-94 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night and finished with nine points, nine rebounds, three steals and a block in 27 minutes. The 29-year-old has been in the lineup for the team’s last 14 games and has only missed five outings this season with a groin…

The 2025 Rolex 24 at Daytona proved to be a rollercoaster for BMW Motorsport, with the BMW M Hybrid V8 showing incredible pace but ultimately falling short of the podium after late-race setbacks. Despite strong performances from both Team RLL entries and the debut of the updated BMW M4 GT3 EVO in the GTD Pro class, the race ended with disappointment for the Bavarian manufacturer.Promising Start for the BMW M Hybrid V8Team RLL’s No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8, piloted by Dries Vanthoor, Kevin Magnussen, Philipp Eng, and Raffaele Marciello, started on pole position for the first time since the…

Hey, you! Before we get into this game, let me catch you up to speed. The following 15 brainteaser puzzles can all be answered by the name of a celebrity. Unless the celebrity goes by just one name (ie: Madonna), the answers are a first and last name. For the best possible results, take your time and sound out the clues. Spaces or line breaks in the clues indicate separate words (like a first name and a last name). This quiz increases in difficulty the further you go, and the harder ones take an extra bit of brainpower to solve,…

ReutersColombian President Gustavo Petro says migrants are not criminals and should be treated with “dignity”US President Donald Trump has said he will impose 25% tariffs and sanctions on Colombia after its president barred two US military planes carrying deported migrants from landing in the country.Trump said the emergency tariffs “on all goods” coming into the US from Colombia would be put in place “immediately”, and in one week the 25% tariffs would be raised to 50%.Colombian President Gustavo Petro earlier on Sunday said he had denied entry on Colombian soil of US military planes carrying deported migrants.Petro said he would…

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is set to play the NFC Championship against the Philadelphia Eagles with a heavy heart.Daniels is set to auction one of his personalized Commanders coats to benefit the Los Angeles Fire Department, which has been dealing with destructive and devastating wildfires in the region.SIGN UP FOR TUBI AND STREAM SUPER BOWL LIX FOR FREE Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels warms up before the NFC Championship game against the Eagles, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)The rookie was born in Fontana, California, and attended Cajon High School in San Bernardino before he committed…

US federal authorities have begun immigration raids in Chicago, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) statement confirmed on Sunday, just days after incoming “border czar”, Tom Homan, said officials were “reconsidering” after details were leaked to the press.In a statement, Ice said its agents, along with the FBI, ATF, DEA, CBP and the US Marshals Service, had begun conducting “enhanced targeted operations” in Chicago “to enforce US immigration law and preserve public safety and national security by keeping potentially dangerous criminal aliens out of our communities”.Chicago, which Trump administration officials have warned would be ground zero for immigration enforcement actions,…

In Reid Hoffman’s new book Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right With Our AI Future, the LinkedIn co-founder makes the case that AI can extend human agency — giving us more knowledge, better jobs, and improved lives — rather than reducing it. That doesn’t mean he’s ignoring the technology’s potential downsides. In fact, Hoffman (who wrote the book with Greg Beato) describes his outlook on AI, and on technology more generally, as one focused on “smart risk taking” rather than blind optimism. “Everyone, generally speaking, focuses way too much on what could go wrong, and insufficiently on what could go…