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US suspends new funds for aid programmes, excepting Israel and Egypt | Donald Trump News

Trump administration freezes new funding for anti-HIV programme and other health services, excepts key food programmes.The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced a freeze on almost all new funding for foreign assistance programmes, with exceptions for allies Israel and Egypt. The...

US President Trump threatens to abolish FEMA during tour of North Carolina | Donald Trump News

United States President Donald Trump has attacked the Federal Emergency Management Agency, known as FEMA, threatening to dismantle the organisation altogether. In a visit to hurricane-ravaged North Carolina on Friday, Trump announced he would sign an executive order “to begin the process of fundamentally...

Australian Open women’s singles final preview: How to watch, follow, stream | Tennis News

Who: Aryna Sabalenka vs Madison KeysWhat: Australian Open women’s singles finalWhere: Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, AustraliaWhen: 7:30pm (08:30 GMT) on SaturdayFollow Al Jazeera’s live build-up followed by our text and photo stream of the match. The irresistible force of Aryna Sabalenka meets the unbreakable...

UK’s ‘100-year partnership’ with Ukraine is a meaningless political stunt | Opinions

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a 100-year partnership between their countries during a meeting in Kyiv on January 16. On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th United States president, this was Starmer’s attempt to...

Drug marketplace founder Ross Ulbricht speaks out after Trump pardon | Technology News

Silk Road founder thanks US president for ‘amazing blessing’ in video message after his release from prison.Ross Ulbricht, the dark-web marketplace founder pardoned by United States President Donald Trump, has spoken about his release from prison for the first time. Ulbricht, 40, was sentenced...

After stabbings, China’s social media firms face scrutiny over hate speech | Technology

Taichung, Taiwan – For one user on the Chinese social media platform, Weibo, the problem was Americans. “British people make me anxious too, but I hate Americans,” read the user’s comment. For another, it was Japanese. “I really hope the Japanese die,” the user repeated 25...
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