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How Anna Wintour redefined fashion over almost 40 years
As US Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour forever changed the fashion industry. But her enigmatic leadership saw her influence stretch beyond the magazine's pages.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:
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Artefacts kept in storage for decades to be returned to ancestral home
A collection of 37 items gifted to former Mornington Island residents in the 1970s will be taken thousands of kilometres home after decades in the dark.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Tariffs: France and Germany pursue different tacks towards US deal
France and Germany are at odds over the negotiating strategy on trade with the US, while the Commission is increasingly doubtful about securing a zero-tariff deal.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Kipyegon falls short in bid for first sub-four-minute mile
With the aid of innovative kit, super-spikes and a group of mostly male pacers, Faith Kipyegon runs the fastest mile by a woman in history, although the time will not count as a world record.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Von der Leyen touts EU-led alternative to mired WTO
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has proposed to EU leaders the launch of a Europe-led initiative to establish a structured trade cooperation with Asian countries, potentially laying the groundwork for an alternative to the gridlocked World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:How Do You Escape a Heat Wave When You Have Nowhere to Go?
CHICAGOโIn a large, air-conditioned room in East Garfield Park on Monday afternoon, Dhruv Trivedi waited quietly to hear if a bed would be available for him at a local shelter that night. It was a sweltering 95 degrees outside. Trivedi, unhoused for the past four months since losing his job at a grocery store, was [โฆ]
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:UN reports uptick in preventable diseases in Gaza due to Israeli blockade
UN humanitarian agency stresses need for fuel, medical supplies and water in Palestinian territory besieged by Israel.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Coastal erosion costs cause uncertain future for beloved SA jetties
Historic jetties are causing financial headaches for councils as they hand back responsibility for their upkeep to the state government.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Rangers hunt for 2.5m crocodile seen in 'atypical' habitat
The croc was spotted in an "atypical" place on Queensland's Fraser Coast and will be removed from the wild.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Rays' Wander Franco found guilty in sex abuse case, receives 2-year suspended sentence
Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop charged in a sexual abuse case, was found guilty on Thursday but received a two-year suspended sentence.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Justice Department says Kilmar Abrego Garcia will face U.S. trial before it tries to deport him again
The Justice Department said Thursday that it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on federal smuggling charges in Tennessee before it moves to deport him, addressing fears that he could be expelled again from the U.S. within days.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Bill Moyers, former White House press secretary and acclaimed journalist, dead at 91
Former White House press secretary Bill Moyers died on Thursday at the age of 91 after a โlong illness.โ His death was confirmed by Tom Johnson, CNNโs former CEO and close friend, according to The Associated Press. Moyers served under former President Lyndon B. Johnson, where he helped create the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:As the United Nations turns 80, here are some key moments from its history
Here are some of the United Nations' history-making events as the world body marks the anniversary of its foundingon June 26, 1945, when the U.N. Charter was signed by 50 countries in San Francisco.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Kim Kardashian 'grandpa robber' dies one month after conviction
Didier Dubreucq has died a month after he was convicted of stealing jewellery worth millions from Kim Kardashian in a 2016 Paris robbery.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:BBC inside Iran state TV building hit by Israeli missile strike
The BBC's Lyse Doucet reports from the ruins of an Iranian state TV building hit during the conflict with Israel.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Are East African governments uniting to silence dissent?
Cases of repression in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have fuelled concerns about possible collaboration.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:EU leaders leave Israel partnership on shelf despite pressure to act
Despite a report saying there areโindicationsโ that Israel was in breach of its human rights obligations over its ongoing war in Gaza,European leaders could only agree at their council summit on Thursday to "continue discussions" on a follow-up to the report.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:NATOโs 5% of GDP defence target ramps up pressure on Australia to spend vastly more
In the event of a major crisis or conflict in the region, Australia would not presently be able to defend itself for a prolonged period.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:UK vehicle production hits 76-year low in May as Trump tariffs bite
Output plunges after Aston Martin and other British carmakers halt exports to the US
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Trump Mobile walks it back
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump Mobile ditches 'Made in the USA' language The Trump Organizationโs new mobile phone venture, Trump Mobile, has removed language from its website suggesting that its forthcoming smartphones will be made in the U.S. Richard Drew, Associated Press Trump Mobile, which President Trumpโs sons unveiled last week, initially said...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Trump’s vow to ‘save’ Netanyahu from his corruption trial unnerves some Israelis
President Donald Trump's call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial to be thrown out has plunged the American leader into one of Israel's most heated debates, unnerving some in its political class just days after they unanimously praised his strikes on Iran.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Iran’s nuclear program ruined for now, deal needed to keep it that way, ex-inspector warns
The Trump administration again furiously defended the airstrikes against Iran's nuclear program, claiming the facilities were destroyed. Defense Secretary Hegseth denounced reporting on a leaked initial intelligence assessment that said Iranโs nuclear program was set back by only a few months. The leak of the report is being investigated by the FBI. Amna Nawaz discussed more with David Albright.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:GOP Sen. Rounds says Iran nuclear threat ‘very seriously eliminated’
Republican Sen. Michael Rounds of South Dakota sits on both the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees. On Thursday, he and other senators were briefed by CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Gen. Dan Caine on the airstrikes against Iran's nuclear program. Amna Nawaz spoke with Rounds after the briefing.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Top U.S. diplomat in Hong Kong criticizes the city and China for curtailing freedoms
U.S. Consul General Gregory May, Hong Kong's top American diplomat, said Thursday that the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments have curtailed freedoms, pointing to the case of jailed prominent activistJimmy Laiand what he called โtransnational regression."
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: At least 18 killed as they waited for flour, Gaza hospital officials say
In our news wrap Thursday, hospital officials and witnesses in central Gaza say an Israeli airstrike killed at least 18 people as they waited for flour, the dangerous summer heat is finally easing across much of the eastern U.S., violent storms in France killed at least two people and injured 17 more and former Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy has died.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:SCOTUS delivers gut punch to Planned Parenthood
Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story SCOTUS rules Planned Parenthood can be cut off from Medicaid In a ruling made along ideological lines, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Medicaid beneficiaries donโt have the right to sue to obtain care from a provider...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Revenge tax gets axed
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Bessent calls for nixing โrevenge taxโ in Trump bill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asked House and Senate Republicans to scrap the โrevenge taxโ on foreign investments from their versions of President Trumpโs sweeping tax bill. ...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Windies thrive on Hope as he and Chase lead recovery against Australia
Amidst DRS calamities and yet more dropped chances in the slips, Shai Hope springs eternal, the West Indies fighting hard to earn a first Test win against Australia on home soil in 22 years.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:ICE director says Americans should feel safe July 4
The agency has faced protests, but Lyons says morale has never been higher among agents.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Supreme Court clears way for states to deny Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court sided with South Carolina, ruling Planned Parenthood and one of its patients could not sue over that stateโs effort to deny it Medicaid funds. The 6-3 decision was split along ideological lines and paves the way for other states to cut funding to abortion-care providers. Geoff Bennett breaks down the case and its implications with PBS News Supreme Court Analyst Amy Howe.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:As sex trafficking trial nears end, prosecutor tells jury ‘it’s time’ to convict Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Sean โDiddyโ Combsโcommitted crime after crimeโ but thought his โfame, wealth and powerโ put him above the law, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday as the hip-hop mogulโs sex trafficking trial shifted to closing arguments.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Evening recap
Evening recap Our live blog will shortly be closing until tomorrow morning. Here are the day's key developments: - Late on Thursday evening, local time,Gaza's al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat said it had so far received one dead and 30 wounded after Israeli forces opened fire on aid seekerson Salah al-Din Street in central Gaza. - By midday Thursday, local time,Gaza's Civil Defence said that 56 people had already been...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Trump Claims to Have Signed Trade Deal with China Amid Ongoing Economic Tensions
US President Donald Trump announced a new trade agreement with China, signaling a potential shift in the ongoing tariff disputes. He also hinted at a forthcoming deal with India, while continuing his aggressive trade policies. Related: Trump Urges Congress to โKillโ the Voice of America US President Donald Trump declared on June 26 that the [โฆ]
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Who gains and who loses under Trump’s big budget bill
President Trumpโs big budget bill faces a significant test as the Senate prepares to start voting as soon as Friday. It comes as the Senate parliamentarian ruled that some major Medicaid changes in the bill do not qualify for the budget process Republicans are using. Lisa Desjardins reports on where the bill stands and who could gain or lose from it.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:State governments coy on interest in copying WA's tough new gun laws
WA Police Minister Reece Whitby says officials from two states have reached out to discuss its strict new gun law reforms as firearm control groups call for a national approach.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source: