Extended talks seem on fate of asylum seekers

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Stories about Israel’s friends in the Western Pacific: Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru and Palau

The fate of nearly 900 men held in an Australian detention center in Papua New Guinea is unlikely to be determined for several months, Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said on Monday. That timetable could put the politically sensitive decision beyond a federal election on July 2, although Australia’s tough immigration policy is expected to be…