Healthcare in Africa ‘under growing strain’ after US withdrawal from aid programs, report warns 22. September 2026 (00:33) Accra Reset’s report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacleThe United States’ withdrawal from key aid programs has put has put healthcare in Africa and the Global South “under growing strain” a new report warns.The report says the Trump administration’s cuts to programs such as US Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as the Covid-19 pandemic and rising costs of living globally have brought “new urgency” for the need to reform healthcare in the region. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: Albanese signs declaration with world leaders urging human control over AI; city of Sydney bans smartglasses 21. September 2026 (23:54) Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers says Australia has ‘a lot going for us’, despite ‘pretty serious’ economic pressuresThe treasurer, Jim Chalmers, is making the media rounds this morning after the release yesterday of the intergenerational report.We’ve got a lot going for us as well. And one of the things we’ve got going for us, even in the context of these very substantial budget pressures that come from things like ageing and other pressures in our economy, is we’ve actually got a budget which is substantially stronger than other countries.We could have left everything exactly as it was. We could have acknowledged the intergenerational unfairness that exists in the housing market and done nothing about it. We chose to make some difficult changes. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Lindsay Clancy’s defense laywer asks judge to investigate lone juror 21. September 2026 (23:52) Holdout juror in Clancy’s case, Michael Desronvil, sided with the prosecutors, arguing that Clancy knew what she was doing when she killed her three young childrenLawyers for Lindsay Clancy have asked a judge to investigate the conduct of the lone juror who wanted to convict the mother from Massachusetts of murder in the deaths of her three children.In a motion filed Friday but made public Monday, Clancy’s lawyers asked the court to question the juror about his alleged use of a cellphone during deliberations, his truthfulness on a questionnaire that prospective jurors filled out before the trial began and his truthfulness when jurors were questioned by the judge a day before the trial ended. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK to give support to Saudi jets in attempt to counter Houthi fighters 21. September 2026 (23:33) Andy Burnham says he will urge Donald Trump to bring an end to conflict with IranThe UK has agreed to provide defensive air support to Saudi Arabia to help counter Houthi fighters and restore stability in the Middle East while driving down the cost of living at home, Andy Burnham has said, ahead of his first meeting with Donald Trump.The prime minister said he had agreed to a request for air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets to defend energy infrastructure against the Iran-backed rebels and help keep oil flowing from the Gulf to ease global economic turmoil. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Halt super-intelligent AI with non-proliferation treaty, Ed Davey to say 21. September 2026 (23:30) At Lib Dems’ conference in Brighton, leader will accuse Andy Burnham of relying on Donald Trump and ‘tech bros’ to solve problemEd Davey is to call for a global nuclear-style non-proliferation treaty to halt the development of super-intelligent AI when he makes his keynote speech at the Liberal Democrat conference, accusing Andy Burnham of relying on Donald Trump and “tech bros” to solve the problem.When he addresses the faithful on the final day of the gathering in Brighton, the party leader will call for a global pause on super-intelligent AI, comparing it to a nuclear arms race that could result in technology that could “destroy us all”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Celia Birtwell ‘humanises’ Burberry in London fashion week closing show 21. September 2026 (23:30) Textile designer brings florals, vines and smiley doodles to brand’s luxury checks for one-off paired collectionBurberry and Celia Birtwell are both national treasures of sorts. One is Britain’s grandest luxury name, the other the textile designer who dressed bohemian 1960s London in her prints and has a place in art history as David Hockney’s favourite muse.The Burberry designer Daniel Lee has always loved Birtwell’s prints. When the two met this spring, he fell for “her energy, and her zest for life”, and a one-off Burberry-meets-Birtwell collection that closed London fashion week was born. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
World leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El-Niño 21. September 2026 (23:26) Prime ministers of Australia and Iceland discuss effects on their countries even as some shy away in face of war and inflationWorld political leaders are descending on New York for the UN general assembly and some of them are putting the climate crisis on the agenda as they spoke on Monday at the start of the city’s annual Climate Week.This year’s Climate Week – which runs alongside UNGA – comes after months of extreme heat in large parts of the world including Europe and the US, wildfires in Africa, flash flooding in Asia and a record-breaking El Niño. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two helicopter pilots killed while battling Yosemite fires 21. September 2026 (22:50) A helicopter assisting in fighting the Dome fire in Yosemite national park crashed on Sunday afternoonTwo helicopter pilots died while fighting a fire in Yosemite national park on Sunday afternoon.The pilots were conducting water drops over the Dome fire, which had burned more than 3,000 acres since it ignited last week, when their helicopter crashed around 3pm, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Vermont man convicted of attempted murder of three Palestinian students 21. September 2026 (22:38) James Eaton, 51, faces life in prison after jury rejects insanity defense rooted in claims he was acting on orders from US and Israeli intelligenceA jury has convicted a Vermont man of attempted murder in the shootings of three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home, rejecting an insanity defense rooted in his claims that he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad.Jason Eaton, 51, faces up to life in prison over the November 2023 attack near the University of Vermont campus in Burlington, which left Hisham Awartani paralyzed from the waist down and wounded his friends, Tahseen Aliahmad and Kinnan Abdalhamid. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Datacentres in Victoria to be banned in residential areas 21. September 2026 (21:00) New rules also include a ban near schools and childcare centres and require them to source their own renewable energyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDatacentres in Victoria will be banned in residential areas and required to use renewable energy and contribute to the community under new state government rules.On Tuesday, the premier, Ben Carroll, will release the government’s sustainable datacentre action plan after it was approved by cabinet on Monday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
