24 m. ago Gates and OpenAI in $50m deal that will help fight global aid cuts by Trump and others

The partnership seeks to help several African countries use artificial intelligence to improve their health systems and mitigate the impact of cuts

Economics

4 h. ago Australian Open 2026: De Minaur, Zverev, Tiafoe and Andreeva win, Raducanu out – live

Live updates from all of the action at Melbourne Park Raducanu out but ‘head held high’ | Mail DanielNorrie is doing his thing again, upping it when he needs to for another mini-break and 6-2. I wonder if it’s a cognitive thing, because it’s not like he wasn’t trying his best when struggling earlier in the set, so it’s not an effort thing, but I guess focusing for hours at a time is hard if not impossible and there’s a kind of locked-in version that intensifies as the match does and, as I type, he serves out to lead Nava 6-1 7-6(3) having saved two set points not that long ago.Obviously Zverev finds an ace to restore deuce – he may be resigned to his fate of never winning a slam, but his serve remains one of the best shots in the game, and from there, he ends a long hold. And back with the breaker, Norrie has a mini-break and a 3-2 lead. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Australian Open 2026: Tiafoe in action; De Minaur, Zverev and Andreeva win, Raducanu out – live

Live updates from all of the action at Melbourne Park Raducanu out but ‘head held high’ | Mail DanielNorrie is doing his thing again, upping it when he needs to for another mini-break and 6-2. I wonder if it’s a cognitive thing, because it’s not like he wasn’t trying his best when struggling earlier in the set, so it’s not an effort thing, but I guess focusing for hours at a time is hard if not impossible and there’s a kind of locked-in version that intensifies as the match does and, as I type, he serves out to lead Nava 6-1 7-6(3) having saved two set points not that long ago.Obviously Zverev finds an ace to restore deuce – he may be resigned to his fate of never winning a slam, but his serve remains one of the best shots in the game, and from there, he ends a long hold. And back with the breaker, Norrie has a mini-break and a 3-2 lead. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago The women in Syria defying violence – and Trump’s aid cuts – to protect their families

As global aid is slashed by Donald Trump, essential services for women in Syria are closing – with devastating consequences at a pivotal moment for the war-scarred country. Jessie Williams visits women who are finding ways to resist

Politics

7 h. ago Australian Open 2026: De Minaur and Zverev in action, Andreeva through, Raducanu out – live

Live updates from all of the action at Melbourne Park Raducanu out but ‘head held high’ | Mail DanielNorrie is doing his thing again, upping it when he needs to for another mini-break and 6-2. I wonder if it’s a cognitive thing, because it’s not like he wasn’t trying his best when struggling earlier in the set, so it’s not an effort thing, but I guess focusing for hours at a time is hard if not impossible and there’s a kind of locked-in version that intensifies as the match does and, as I type, he serves out to lead Nava 6-1 7-6(3) having saved two set points not that long ago.Obviously Zverev finds an ace to restore deuce – he may be resigned to his fate of never winning a slam, but his serve remains one of the best shots in the game, and from there, he ends a long hold. And back with the breaker, Norrie has a mini-break and a 3-2 lead. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago Australian Open 2026: De Minaur, Andreeva and Zverev in action, Raducanu crashes out – live

Live updates from all of the action at Melbourne Park Raducanu bounced out of by Potapova | Mail DanielNorrie is doing his thing again, upping it when he needs to for another mini-break and 6-2. I wonder if it’s a cognitive thing, because it’s not like he wasn’t trying his best when struggling earlier in the set, so it’s not an effort thing, but I guess focusing for hours at a time is hard if not impossible and there’s a kind of locked-in version that intensifies as the match does and, as I type, he serves out to lead Nava 6-1 7-6(3) having saved two set points not that long ago.Obviously Zverev finds an ace to restore deuce – he may be resigned to his fate of never winning a slam, but his serve remains one of the best shots in the game, and from there, he ends a long hold. And back with the breaker, Norrie has a mini-break and a 3-2 lead. Continue reading...

Events

11 h. ago Donald Trump is not forgetting America’s old alliances – his goal is to destroy them | Rafael Behr

European leaders who know their continent’s history must now see that the US president is siding with the forces of tyrannyIn January 2018, when Donald Trump was in the second year of his first term as US president, Angela Merkel, in her 13th year as German chancellor, gave a gloomy speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. She opened her remarks with a warning from Europe’s past. Politicians had “sleep-walked” into the first world war. As the number of surviving eyewitnesses to the second world war dwindled, she added, subsequent generations would have to prove they understood the fragility of peace. “We need to ask ourselves if we have really learned from history or not.”Fast forward eight years. Vladimir Putin’s territorial aggression harries Europe’s eastern flank. To the west, Trump, now in his second term and guest of honour at Davos, threatens to annex Greenland. This is not a world that has internalised the lessons of the 20th century. Continue reading...

Politics

24 h. ago UK prioritising foreign aid that helps fight threats to international cooperation, minister says

‘If big donors don’t back these things, then that becomes the question... then how viable is it?’ asks Jenny Chapman

Politics

24 h. ago Head of US Africa bureau urges staff to highlight US ‘generosity’ despite aid cuts

Email sent to diplomats by state department office’s new boss is labelled ‘racist’ after dismissing Africa as a priorityUS diplomats have been encouraged to “unabashedly and aggressively” remind African governments about the “generosity” of the American people, according to a leaked email sent to staff in the US state department’s Bureau of African Affairs this January and obtained by the Guardian.“It’s not gauche to remind these countries of the American people’s generosity in containing HIV/Aids or alleviating famine,” says the email. Continue reading...

Politics

27 h. ago Catholic cardinals warn US foreign policy under Trump risks global suffering

Church leaders cite Greenland threats, Venezuela action and aid cuts as undermining human dignity and peaceThree cardinals in the US Catholic church have criticized the Trump administration’s foreign policy, saying its push to obtain or otherwise seize Greenland, recent military action in Venezuela, and cuts to humanitarian aid risk “destroying international relations and plunging the world into incalculable suffering”.“Our country’s moral role in confronting evil around the world, sustaining the right to life and human dignity, and supporting religious liberty are all under examination,” said a joint statement from Blase Cupich, Robert McElroy and Joseph Tobin, respectively the archbishops of Chicago, Washington DC and Newark, New Jersey.The Associated Press contributed Continue reading...

Events

34 h. ago Donald Trump says UK handing over Chagos Islands sovereignty is an ‘act of great stupidity’ – live

US president says UK’s plan to hand over the islands to Mauritius is among the ‘reasons why Greenland has to be acquiredDonald Trump links Greenland threats to Nobel snub as EU trade war loomsThe US president, Donald Trump, has suggested Britain’s decision to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is among the reasons he wants to take over Greenland.In a Truth Social post, he said the UK’s plan to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is an “an act of GREAT STUPIDITY”. He said:Shockingly, our “brilliant” NATO Ally, the United Kingdom, is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital U.S. Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER.There is no doubt that China and Russia have noticed this act of total weakness. These are International Powers who only recognize STRENGTH, which is why the United States of America, under my leadership, is now, after only one year, respected like never before. Continue reading...

Politics

48 h. ago Scientist uncover a new superfood that could help control blood sugar, reduce inflammation and boost heart health

When loading up on superfoods, bamboo shoots are unlikely to make it on to your plate. But an academic review into the plant has identified a surprising range of health benefits.

Society

52 h. ago How Trump has brutally reshaped foreign aid since returning to the White House

The president’s decision to halt billions of dollars in aid has had severe consequences on the ground in Africa and around the world, writes Nick Ferris. It has also spurred other nations to follow suit in slashing international spending

Politics

52 h. ago Guatemala declares state of emergency after eight police officers killed in prison gang violence

President announces 30-day order after inmates also took 46 people hostage at three prisonsGuatemala’s president has declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency to combat criminal gangs after authorities accused them of killing eight police officers and holding hostages at three prisons.The killings occurred in the capital, Guatemal City, and surrounding areas a day after gang-affiliated inmates took 46 people hostage in the three prisons across the country to demand incarcerated gang leaders be moved to lower-security facilities. Continue reading...

Events

2 d. ago EU diplomats holding crisis talks over Trump Greenland tariff ‘blackmail’

Emmanuel Macron to urge EU to use its powerful anti-coercion instrument if US goes ahead with tariffsSenior European diplomats were holding crisis talks after Donald Trump said he was targeting eight European nations with tariffs over their opposition to his attempt to annex Greenland.Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said Trump’s tariffs would be a mistake, and the Dutch foreign minister, David van Weel, described the US president’s threats to allies as “blackmail”, as reaction from European leaders continued to pile up. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago EU diplomats to hold crisis talks over Trump Greenland tariff ‘blackmail’

Emmanuel Macron to urge EU to use its powerful anti-coercion instrument if US goes ahead with tariffsEurope live – latest updatesSenior European diplomats are due to hold crisis talks after Donald Trump said he was targeting eight European nations with tariffs over their support for Greenland.Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said Trump’s tariffs were a mistake, and the Dutch foreign minister, David van Weel, described the US president’s threats to allies as “blackmail”, as reaction from European leaders continued to pile up. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Prince Harry v the Daily Mail: high stakes trial could have profound effects on UK media

Royal will join a group of notable figures in his action against the tabloid and its stablemate, the Mail on Sunday, in a trial expected to last nine weeks On Monday morning, Prince Harry’s legal war with the Daily Mail, one of the British media’s most formidable forces, will finally come to trial in court 76 of the high court in London.The prince is joined in his action by some of the most recognisable figures in British life: the singer and songwriter Elton John and his husband, David Furnish; actors Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost; Doreen Lawrence, a Labour peer whose son Stephen was murdered in a racist attack; and former politician Simon Hughes, who once ran to lead the Liberal Democrats. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Kyren Wilson wards off Neil Robertson fightback to reach Masters semi

Englishman sees out victory in final frameWu wipes the floor with Xiao in 6-0 routKyren Wilson edged into the semi-finals of the Masters after fending off a Neil Robertson comeback to win 6-5.Wilson had taken a three-frame lead, hitting two century breaks along the way, and took a 4-1 advantage before Robertson fought back, winning four straight frames and recording breaks of 110 and 107 to lead 5-4. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Kyren Wilson wards off Robertson fightback to reach Masters semis in decider

Englishman holds on for 6-5 victory in final frameWu wipes the floor with countryman Xiao in 6-0 routKyren Wilson edged into the semi-finals of the Masters after fending off a Neil Robertson comeback to win 6-5.Wilson had taken a three-frame lead, hitting two century breaks along the way, and took a 4-1 advantage before Robertson fought back, winning four straight frames and recording breaks of 110 and 107 to lead 5-4. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Tory ‘arsonists’ still in charge of party, says Jenrick as he hits back at Badenoch

Former Conservative minister who has joined Reform responds to allegations of lying from his former leaderUK politics live – latest updatesThe “arsonists” who tanked the reputation of the Conservatives are still in charge of the party, Robert Jenrick has said as he and the Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, trade blows a day after his dramatic defection to Reform UK.Giving his first interview since his announcement on Thursday, the former shadow justice secretary said the Conservatives had not changed since the election, while defending himself against allegations of lying from his former party leader. Continue reading...

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