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What started as a routine early morning walk around Herdsman Lake for Perth hobbyist photographer Donald Chin ended with a snap that has catapulted the 58-year-old onto the national stage.Mr Chin is among a talented contingent of WA finalists shortlisted for the prestigious 2026 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition.His nominated photograph captures a juvenile tawny frogmouth stretching its wings to shield its two siblings just as a light shower began to fall.“Initially they had their eyes closed,” Mr Chin said.“And just as some light showers started to fall, one of the tawny frogmouths stretches out his wings…

NewsFeedThe chief of the White House World Cup task force says it’s “pretty amazing” Iran’s football team has been given visas for the tournament. Andrew Giuliani defended the US’s treatment of the team, which has been forced to base itself in Mexico and fly in and out for matches.Published On 21 Jun 202621 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

In the series “USA to Z,” which celebrates 250 years of American history and culture, Adriana Diaz dives into the origin story of a true American icon: Wonder Woman.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vice President JD Vance landed in Switzerland early Sunday to help launch a new round of negotiations with Iran, as the Trump administration pushes for a lasting agreement following a recently signed ceasefire.Vance arrived shortly before 6 a.m. local time and is expected to join White House envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, for the talks.Swiss officials confirmed Saturday that the Iranian delegation had arrived and was traveling to Bürgenstock, where the discussions are expected to take place.The talks were initially scheduled for Friday, but Switzerland’s foreign ministry…

The iconic Golden Gate Bridge and the stunning San Francisco skyline as seen from the Marin Headlands during the vibrant spring season.Dan Kurtzman | Moment | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.The blockbuster SpaceX IPO and potential upcoming public offerings for OpenAI and Anthropic could create a tax windfall for the state of California. Yet the revenue boost may fall short of previous tech IPOs – at least relative to the firms’ valuations…

Tunisia’s tough World Cup has continued as Japan’s big guns fired in their Group F clash in Mexico.

NEW DELHI: India’s 2.2 million aspiring medical students sit a re-examination under tight security on Sunday, Jun 21, after the last test was scrapped following a paper leak that triggered widespread outrage.The failure of the hugely competitive exam, along with a separate marking fiasco in high school tests, sparked an outcry and fuelled youth protests demanding the education minister’s resignation.The authorities say they have deployed more than 200,000 officials, including police, and restricted the Telegram messaging app.The National Testing Agency (NTA) said it had put in a place a “multi-layered security framework to ensure a fair and transparent examination”. That…

Two goals from Ayase Ueda, and one each from Daichi Kamada and Junya Ito, keeps Asian giants Japan second in Group F.Published On 21 Jun 202621 Jun 2026Japan marked the 1,000th game in the history of the World Cup with a 4-0 thrashing of Tunisia on Saturday, to close in on a place in the last 32.Ayase Ueda scored twice while Daichi Kamada and Junya Ito were also on target as the Asian giants joined the Netherlands on four points at the top of Group F.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listTunisia, who were thumped 5-1 by Sweden in…

Dozens of service members at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have fallen ill with the flu in the weeks since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rescinded the vaccine mandate, sources familiar confirmed to CBS News. “Over the last three weeks, the 37th Training Wing, in close coordination with the 59th Medical Wing, has been managing a localized influenza outbreak among trainees at Basic Military Training,” an Air Force spokesperson told CBS News in a statement. The New York Times first reported on the outbreak at the training wing in Texas.  The unit has implemented mitigation measures to isolate and treat symptomatic trainees, according…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! ESPN star Stephen A. Smith has long been one of the New York Knicks’ loudest critics, but the New York City native struck a different tone this week.Days after the Knicks won their first NBA title in more than five decades, the longtime “First Take” host joined Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart for a live taping of their “Roommates Show” podcast. The event was livestreamed from inside the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden on Friday, one day after the Knicks’ long-awaited ticker-tape championship parade.Smith appeared to face boos shortly after he…