12 h. ago Anna Wintour facing calls to 'step down' from Met Gala after 'stale and forgettable' 2025 event

The biggest night in fashion took place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday but failed to deliver the star power and glamour of years past.

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43 h. ago Anna Wintour sparks fears she will have her 'poor intern executed' and 'fire her entire styling team' as eagle

The famously icy Vogue editor, 75, has hosted the biggest night in fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for nearly 30 years.

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47 h. ago Funniest Met Gala 2025 memes: From Teyana Taylor's Disney villain look to Zendaya's hat craze

Met Gala 2025 delivered a goldmine of hilarious memes on Monday. Fashion's biggest night, held at the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute in New York City , explored Black dandyism.

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61 h. ago Francis’s popemobile to become a mobile clinic for children in Gaza

Catholic charity says the late pontiff endorsed the idea of creating a ‘vehicle of hope’ to deliver medical aidJust over a decade ago, the converted Mitsubishi whisked Pope Francis through the streets of Bethlehem before it was left to gather dust. Now, in keeping with one of the late pontiff’s last wishes, the popemobile is being given a second life – as a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip.In a region ravaged by more than 18 months of war, the initiative is both symbolic and practical, said Peter Brune, the secretary general of the Catholic charity Caritas Sweden. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘We have lost our humanity’: Holocaust survivors call for end to war in Gaza

Israelis are gathering on Holocaust Memorial Day to speak out against Palestinian starvation and sufferingFew days speak so profoundly to the soul of Israel than Holocaust Memorial Day. As the country sat in silence on Thursday to remember six million Jews exterminated by the Nazis, the same refrain was, as always, repeated by many: never again.But for some across Israel, as the war in Gaza continues to ravage the Palestinian people and wipe out entire families, never again had come to hold another meaning. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Israelis protest against Gaza war with rare decry over Palestinian casualties

Holocaust survivors gathering on Holocaust Memorial Day speak out against Palestinian starvation and sufferingFew days speak so profoundly to the soul of Israel than Holocaust Memorial Day. As the country sat in silence on Thursday to remember 6 million Jews exterminated by the Nazis, the same refrain was, as always, repeated by many: never again.But for some across Israel, as the war in Gaza continues to ravage the Palestinian people and wipe out entire families, never again had come to hold another meaning. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Israelis protest against Gaza war with rare outcry over Palestinian casualties

Holocaust survivors gathering on Holocaust Memorial Day speak out against Palestinian starvation and sufferingFew days speak so profoundly to the soul of Israel than Holocaust Memorial Day. As the country sat in silence on Thursday to remember 6 million Jews exterminated by the Nazis, the same refrain was, as always, repeated by many: never again.But for some across Israel, as the war in Gaza continues to ravage the Palestinian people and wipe out entire families, never again had come to hold another meaning. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Catholics remember Pope Francis as a friend of Africa, with some setting theology aside

Pope Francis visited a record 10 African countries throughout his pontificate, often venturing to areas ravaged by war, poverty or natural disaster

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2 w. ago ‘I hope I’ll one day be at peace’: civilians seek mental health help in war

People traumatised by conflict have queued outside the Saint Vincent de Paul neuropsychiatric hospital in Goma each day since free scheme launchedOn a sunny morning in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where fighting between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army raged earlier this year, men and women rushed towards a line of chairs outside a medical facility.Since 24 March, the Saint Vincent de Paul neuropsychiatric hospital, a medical facility for people with mental health issues, has been offering free consultations on a first-come first-served basis for people affected by the fighting. Dozens have lined up to be seen each day. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago EU announces $1.8 billion aid package for Palestinian Authority

The European Union plans to provide financial aid worth up to $1.8 billion to support the beleaguered Palestinian Authority and fund projects in the West Bank, Jerusalem and war-ravaged Gaza

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3 w. ago Relics stolen and mummy coffins looted as country’s biggest museum ravaged by war

Officials have been working to assess the damage and loss in hopes of one day restoring the museum

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3 w. ago Home to centuries of heritage, Sudan's biggest museum is looted and wrecked by a 2

The exhibition halls of Sudan's biggest museum were once filled with statues and relics from centuries of ancient civilizations

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3 w. ago Britain announces a surge of Ukraine support as Western backers meet to drum up arms and ammunition

Britain has announced a “surge” of military support to Ukraine, as the war-ravaged country’s Western backers gather at NATO headquarters to drum up weapons and ammunition

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4 w. ago Israeli strike on Gaza City residential block killed at least 23, officials say

Israeli military says it struck a senior Hamas militant who it claims was behind attacks emanating from ShijaiyahMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsraeli aircraft struck a residential block in war-ravaged northern Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 23 people, health officials said, as the renewed fighting in the devastated Palestinian territory showed no signs of letting up.The Al-Ahli hospital said at least 23 people were killed in the strike, including eight women and eight children, figures confirmed by the territory’s health ministry. Continue reading...

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