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Five organisations whose work fosters community, tolerance and empathy will share proceeds of readers’ generosity The Guardian has raised more than £1m in its Hope appeal to support grassroots charities whose work offers a positive antidote to social division, racism and hatred. The appeal, which closed on Thursday, had five partner charities that will share the donations: Citizens UK, the Linkin…

Exclusive: Jesse Binnall and Joe Flynn, who campaigned to overturn 2020 election, seek to win Bosnia deal for little-known US firm Leading members of Donald Trump’s campaign to overturn the 2020 presidential election are seeking a huge European pipeline contract, the latest figures from the US president’s circle to mix business and geopolitics. Jesse Binnall, a lawyer who worked on legal actions …

Campaigners claim firm has bought sway over the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths Campaigners have accused BP of having an insidious influence over the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) in the UK through its relationship with the Science Museum. Documents obtained under freedom of information legislation show how the company funded a research proje…

Soaking fabrics in a commonly used insect repellent is a simple and effective tool as mosquito bites become more common during daytime, study shows From Africa to Latin America to Asia, babies have been carried in cloth wraps on their mothers’ backs for centuries. Now, the practice of generations of women could become a lifesaving tool in the fight against malaria. Researchers in Uganda have foun…

Pleas for scrutiny of system fraught with accusations of negligence after one-year-old’s death in hospital Nigerians have called for urgent reforms to the healthcare sector after the death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 21-month-old son prompted an outpouring of grief and accounts of negligence and inadequate care. In a leaked WhatsApp message, the bestselling author said she had been told by a do…

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and France’s Marine Le Pen among figures showing support for Hungary’s prime minister Rightwing leaders from around the world have come together to endorse Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, hinting at the symbolism that the country’s elections hold for global far-right movements even as the populist leader lags in the polls. A campaign video published online by Orbán this week includ…

Washington Post reports local medical examiner found ‘asphyxia’ to be cause of Geraldo Lunas Campos’s death The death of a man who was being held at a federal detention camp in Texas in early January may be investigated as a homicide after the local medical examiner reportedly found the preliminary cause was “asphyxia due to neck and chest compression”. Geraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old Cuban m…

Heather Ammel says ex-Arizona senator pursued romantic relationship with her husband that led to couple’s breakup Kyrsten Sinema, a former US senator from Arizona, had a romantic relationship with a member of her security detail that led to the breakup of the man’s marriage, his ex-wife alleges in a lawsuit seeking at least $75,000 from Sinema. Matthew and Heather Ammel had “a good and loving mar…

Lesbos court clears aid workers of people smuggling, a move Human Rights Watch called a vindication of their lifesaving activities at sea Two dozen aid workers, who had faced up to 20 years in prison if found guilty of smuggling migrants into Greece, have been acquitted by a court on Lesbos. The verdict was met with cheers, tears and cries of jubilation as the presiding judge announced the words …

Ashley St Clair files lawsuit in state of New York over deepfakes that appeared on social media platform X The mother of one of Elon Musk’s children is suing his company – alleging explicit images were generated by his Grok AI tool, including one in which she was underage. Ashley St Clair has filed a lawsuit with the supreme court of the state of New York against xAI, alleging that Grok, which is…

Karoline Leavitt brands journalist who asked about deaths in ICE custody and killing of Renee Good ‘a leftwing activist’ The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, accused a reporter of being a “leftwing activist” during a heated confrontation on Thursday over the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent last week. Beginning his question during the White House press briefing, Niall Stanage, …

US to lower tariffs on Taiwanese goods to 15% as chip and tech businesses pledge $250bn spending in US operations The US said on Thursday that it has signed a deal with Taiwan to reduce tariffs on goods from the democratic island, while increasing Taiwanese semiconductor and tech companies’ investments in America. The agreement, the US commerce department said, “will drive a massive reshoring of …

Calls for clear guardrails and consumer education before wider rollout of OpenAI’s health advice platform Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A 60-year-old man with no history of mental illness presented at a hospital emergency department insisting that his neighbour was poisoning him. Over the next 24 hours he had wo…

The Venezuelan opposition leader did not confirm whether the US president accepted the award The Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has said she presented Donald Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal during their meeting on Thursday. She did not answer reporters’ questions as to whether he accepted it. Continue reading...

Artist and beekeeper who highlights eco crisis plans to spend £40,000 award on building cultural centre in Peru An artist and beekeeper from a remote corner of the Andes has won one of the UK’s most prestigious contemporary arts awards and plans to spend the £40,000 prize on building a cultural centre in the Peruvian mountains. Antonio Paucar was declared the winner of the biennial Artes Mundi pr…