World - Thursday, June 25, 2026

Nine says in a statement it was ‘no longer possible’ for Stefanovic to host Today. Follow today’s news live LIVE: Australia vs Paraguay – Socceroos World Cup game Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Albanese says Stefanovic saga ‘unfortunate’, but ‘words do matter’ The prime minister was asked by the ABC about Karl Stefanovic’s departure from Nine. He had this to say: It’s a matter, of course, for Channel 9, but words do matter, and what people who are very prominent in our public discourse do, and how they conduct themselves, matters as well. And it’s unfortunate, the way that what has been a very big career has ended in this way. It will be an important day. It will be a great couple of hours. I’m sure the whole of Australia will cheer on the Socceroos. … I know that Australian workers will be, of course, very passionate about the Socceroos, and I know that Australian employers will be generous in their approach to these things. Continue reading...

Back-to-back earthquakes left at least 188 dead and injured more than 1,500 people, the authorities said. Residents of the port city of La Guaira estimated that hundreds of people were trapped in rubble. The toll was expected to rise.

The lack of a breakthrough in the abduction of a famous TV anchor's mother is puzzling given the huge publicity.

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is an anti-Islamic, far-right political activist well known in the UK and Europe Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The man who calls himself Tommy Robinson has roared into prominence in Australia after the morning TV mainstay Karl Stefanovic posted an interview with Robinson for his podcast. The fallout was swift. Nine Entertainment, Australia’s largest locally owned media empire, has severed ties with Stefanovic , and he will not appear on a radio show with Eddie McGuire on Friday. Continue reading...

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A nostalgic tale about family, hope and hardship has opened an unexpected conversation.

Justices allow Trump administration to end protections for Haitians and Syrians and pave way to turn back asylum seekers at southern border Supreme court lets Trump administration end TPS for Haitians and Syrians Trump officials can turn back asylum seekers at US-Mexico border Sign up for the Breaking News US email Here’s my colleague Maanvi Singh ’s report on the supreme court’s decision to give the Trump administration a green light to turn back asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border, in a ruling that fundamentally reshapes the US asylum system and concludes a battle that has spanned three administrations. In a major ruling, the supreme court has allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria , exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation. Continue reading...

Company says it cannot shield customers from memory and storage chip costs – and iPhone hikes could be next Apple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thursday, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip costs driven by the AI industry’s datacenter buildout. The move does not affect Apple’s cash cow, the iPhone. But it would take starting price of the ⁠Neo, its lowest priced laptop, from $599 to $699 mere months after launch. Continue reading...

A missing child. A boyfriend in the rubble. Venezuelans on Thursday were still trying to understand the scope of the devastation in this hard-hit city.

It depends on water, air and how quickly rescuers are able to find people.