Australian Open 2025: Schedule, how to watch, top seeds, prize money
Who are the favourites and when are the finals? Al Jazeera gives a low-down on the year's first tennis Grand Slam.
2024 was hottest year on record for world’s land and oceans, US scientists confirm
Noaa says last year was the warmest since records began in 1850 and Nasa concurs: ‘The long-term trends are very clear’
It was the hottest year ever recorded for the world’s lands and oceans in 2024, US government scientists have confirmed, providing yet another measure of how the climate crisis is pushing humanity into temperatures we have previously never experienced.
Last year was the hottest in global temperature records stretching back to 1850, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa_ announced, with the worldwide average 1.46C (2.6F) warmer than the era prior to humans burning huge volumes of planet-heating fossil fuels.
Continue reading...MPs write to Wes Streeting asking for action plan on 14 hospitals in crisis
Committee says it wants urgent update on support for hospitals declaring critical incidents under winter pressure
MPs have written to Wes Streeting, the health secretary, asking for his action plan to help the 14 hospitals declaring critical incidents under winter pressure.
The health and social care committee wrote to Streeting on Friday asking him to spell out “what specific immediate additional support, including financial support” would be provided to trusts declaring critical incidents.
Continue reading...Gaza war death toll could be significantly higher, researchers say
A study in The Lancet suggests Gaza ministry of health figures over a nine-month period might be too low.
Megan Thee Stallion granted restraining order against rapper Tory Lanez
Grammy-winning musician alleged the imprisoned rapper is harassing her through surrogates after he shot her in 2020
Megan Thee Stallion has been granted a restraining order from the imprisoned rapper Tory Lanez until early 2030.
The Los Angeles superior court judge Richard Bloom has granted Megan’s request for a protective order after the hip-hop star alleged that Lanez was harassing her from prison through surrogates as he serves a 10-year sentence for shooting her in the feet.
Continue reading...Family of former Leicester City owner killed in helicopter crash sue makers for £2.15bn
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s relatives demand compensation from Italian firm Leonardo six years after his death
The family of Leicester City’s former owner, who was killed in a helicopter crash outside the club’s stadium in 2018, have launched a lawsuit against the company which made the aircraft.
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s family are suing the Italian aerospace and defence company Leonardo SpA for £2.15bn – the largest fatal accident claim in English history, according to the family’s lawyers.
Continue reading...Tennis number one Sinner has doping hearing at sport court fixed for April
The Court of Arbitration for Sport to rule on allegations of doping by tennis's world number one Jannik Sinner in April.
Starmer’s top aide made low-key Brussels trip as No 10’s EU reset efforts continue
Morgan McSweeney met EU counterparts before Christmas as Downing Street poised to hire new foreign adviser
Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, made a below-the-radar trip to Brussels last month, as No 10 prepares to appoint its own foreign affairs adviser to help bolster the Downing Street policy operation.
As the UK’s attempts at a “reset” with the EU continue behind closed doors, No 10’s most senior aide made the trip to meet counterparts in Brussels before Christmas.
Continue reading...US targets Russia’s oil sector with ‘sweeping’ sanctions
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he is confident sanctions will 'significantly reduce Russia’s petrodollar income'.
Gay men can train as priests but must be celibate, say Italian bishops
Move marks shift in views but sexually active gay men will not be admitted to Roman Catholic seminaries
Gay men will be allowed to train as priests in Roman Catholic seminaries, so long as they observe celibacy, according to new guidelines announced by the Italian Bishops Conference (CIE).
The decision marks a shift from the view previously held by Pope Francis that gay men should not be admitted to seminaries owing to the risk of them leading a double life.
Continue reading...Israel launches air raids on power station, ports in Yemen
Benjamin Netnayahu says Houthis 'will continue to pay, a heavy price for their aggression against' Israel.
Delhi: Smog causes travel chaos in Indian capital – BBC.com
- Delhi: Smog causes travel chaos in Indian capital BBC.com
- Delhi chokes again in 'severe' AQI, dense fog envelops city; over 100 flights, 26 trains delayed The Times of India
- Dense Fog Envelops North India, Over 150 Flights Delayed In Delhi NDTV
- Dense fog alert: Zero-visibility in parts of Delhi NCR as AQI drops; Flight departures hit at IGI Hindustan Times
- Wet spell over north India predicted till January 12 The Tribune India
Mauro Morandi, Italy’s Robinson Crusoe, Dies at 85 – The New York Times
- Mauro Morandi, Italy’s Robinson Crusoe, Dies at 85 The New York Times
- Italy’s famous deserted island hermit dies at 85 CNN
- Italian 'Robinson Crusoe' who lived alone on idyllic island for 32 years dies after returning to society Daily Mail
- Mauro Morandi, Italian hermit who lived alone on a deserted island for 32 years – obituary The Telegraph
- Italian Hermit Who Lived Alone on Idyllic Island for 32 Years, Dies 3 Years After Return to World PEOPLE
Venezuela’s President Maduro begins third term amid international protest
A new wave of protest accompanied Maduro's inauguration, after a contested July election spurred fraud accusations.
Amid genocide, the tide is turning on Palestine
Pro-Palestine activists could not end Israel's genocide, but managed to shift the public opinion on the conflict.
‘Everything Depends on Moscow’: In Separatist Transnistria, Residents Await End to Sweeping Energy Crisis – The Moscow Times
- ‘Everything Depends on Moscow’: In Separatist Transnistria, Residents Await End to Sweeping Energy Crisis The Moscow Times
- A Russia-backed sliver of Moldova is fast running out of energy. Here’s what to know CNN
- Moldovans in Transnistria adjust to life without Russian gas DW (English)
- Moldovans grapple with outages as energy crisis grips pro-Russia region The Associated Press
- EU blasts Russia for weaponising gas in Moldova Al Jazeera English
Anger after fire evacuation alert sent in error to millions in LA
As many as 10 million residents of LA county may have received the text message warning them to get ready to flee.
Amorim says Man Utd keen to keep Mainoo and Garnacho
Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim says the club are keen to extend Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho's contracts.
DHS to Extend Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela – Homeland Security
- DHS to Extend Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela Homeland Security
- Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office The New York Times
- Biden Makes Bold Move to Protect Migrants Ahead of Trump Takeover The Daily Beast
- Mayorkas extends deportation shield for eye-popping number of immigrants ahead of Trump admin Fox News
- Biden extends temporary protections for more than 800,000 immigrants The Guardian US
Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in amid outrage over alleged fraudulent election
US announces $65m bounty for arrest of president, who has led country since 2013 and failed to prove he won recent vote
Venezuela’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, has been accused of a shameless and fraudulent power-grab after swearing himself in for a third term, despite domestic outrage and a chorus of international condemnation at his alleged theft of last year’s election.
“This is a great victory for Venezuelan democracy,” the 62-year-old autocrat boasted during a sparsely attended oath-taking ceremony in Caracas that was boycotted by the leaders of democratic nations.
Continue reading...