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Ross Davidson, yang bernyanyi bersama grup tersebut pada tahun 2018, dinyatakan bersalah atas pelanggaran yang dilakukan terhadap enam wanita Musisi Ross Davidson, mantan penyanyi Spandau Ballet, telah dipenjara selama 14 tahun karena beberapa pemerkosaan dan pelecehan seksual. Davidson, 38 tahun, dinyatakan bersalah dalam dua persidangan atas dua dakwaan pemerkosaan, satu percobaan pemerkosaan, tiga pelecehan seksual, dan dua dakwaan voyeurisme, dalam tindak pidana yang dilakukan terhadap enam wanita antara Agustus 2013 dan Desember 2019. Lanjutkan membaca...

• Startup paytech lintas batas Latitude yang berbasis di AS keluar dari fase stealth minggu ini dengan pendanaan seed senilai $8 juta yang dipimpin oleh NEA untuk mengatasi transfer uang bisnis yang lambat dan mahal. • Pendanaan tersebut mendukung misi Latitude untuk menyederhanakan pembayaran internasional, memposisikannya sebagai penantang di ruang fintech di tengah meningkatnya permintaan untuk transfer B2B yang efisien. • Peluncuran ini bertepatan dengan lonjakan fintech pada April 2026, menyoroti kepercayaan investor pada inovasi paytech meskipun ada ketidakpastian ekonomi akibat harga energi dan kebijakan Fed.

Taipan media dianugerahi penghargaan secara in absentia di saat para kritikus mengecam hukuman 20 tahun penjaranya di bawah undang-undang keamanan nasional. Pengusaha media yang dipenjara, Jimmy Lai, telah dianugerahi penghargaan kebebasan berbicara dari Deutsche Welle atas kontribusinya pada gerakan pro-demokrasi Hong Kong. Lembaga penyiaran publik Jerman tersebut menyatakan pada hari Kamis bahwa Lai akan dianugerahi penghargaan edisi ke-12 tersebut secara in absentia pada 23 Juni di DW Global Media Forum di Bonn. Lanjutkan membaca...

WPP dituduh melanggar kebijakan iklimnya setelah laporan mengungkapkan firma tersebut terkait dengan iklan minyak dua kali lebih banyak dibanding rivalnya di AS. Sebuah konglomerat periklanan Inggris telah membantu perusahaan minyak ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, dan BP menghabiskan sekitar $1,5 miliar (£1,1 miliar) untuk iklan di AS sejak Perjanjian Paris 2015 untuk mengatasi krisis iklim, menurut sebuah laporan. WPP yang berbasis di London merupakan grup periklanan terkemuka yang melayani industri minyak AS selama dekade terakhir, menurut analisis oleh platform investigasi iklim DeSmog. Angka tersebut hampir dua kali lipat dibandingkan jumlah yang terkait dengan para pesaingnya di AS, Omnicom dan Interpublic Group (IPG), yang melakukan merger pada bulan November. Lanjutkan membaca...

Lukisan karya seniman otodidak Sean Layh dipilih oleh staf Art Gallery of NSW yang menyusun karya para finalis, menjelang pengumuman utama pada 8 Mei Finalis Archibald Prize 2026: Virginia Trioli, Jan Fran, Ahmed al-Ahmed dan banyak lagi – dalam gambar Potret aktor Jacob Collins karya Sean Layh telah memenangkan hati staf Art Gallery of NSW, yang memberikan penghargaan Packing Room pada hari Kamis, menjelang pengumuman utama Archibald Prize pada 8 Mei. Layh, seorang pelukis otodidak, mengatakan bahwa memenangkan penghargaan untuk karyanya – sebuah lukisan minyak berjudul The tragicall historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke – adalah “salah satu kehormatan besar dalam kehidupan profesional saya”. Teruskan membaca...

Dokumen pengadilan baru dipublikasikan dalam kasus penyanyi yang didakwa melakukan pembunuhan dan pelecehan seksual terhadap Celeste Rivas Hernandez

Menteri Luar Negeri mengatakan China telah setuju untuk memfasilitasi ekspor bahan bakar jet guna mengurangi gangguan pasokan. Ikuti berita hari ini secara langsung. Dapatkan email berita terkini kami, aplikasi gratis, atau podcast berita harian. Selamat pagi dan selamat datang di blog berita langsung kami. Saya Martin Farrer dengan berita utama semalam dan kemudian Nick Visser dengan aksi utama. Penny Wong telah sibuk dalam perjalanan luar negeri terbarunya, dengan menyatakan bahwa China telah setuju untuk bernegosiasi mengenai penjualan bahan bakar jet untuk membantu meredakan krisis minyak global. Baca selengkapnya...

Regulator California menyelesaikan gugatan yang mengklaim bahwa sebuah lembaga negara menunjukkan bias politik terhadap perusahaan roket tersebut dan chief executive-nya.

Reform leader changed his mind about standing as MP after gift from Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher HarborneNigel Farage was given £5m by the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing he would stand in the 2024 British general election, the Guardian can reveal.Farage had already stated he did not intend to stand as a prospective MP but U-turned within weeks of receiving the personal gift from the Thai-based businessman. Continue reading...

Badge holders and carers report being harassed, filmed and threatened by strangers who think they are faking disabilityDisabled people who use blue badges to go about their daily lives have said they are being harassed, questioned and even assaulted, as anti-benefits rhetoric becomes more mainstream in the UK.About 3 million people in the UK now have a blue badge, including 1 in 15 adults in England. The number of people who qualify for the scheme – which allows drivers to park in more accessible spaces – has caused some to warn of misuse and fraud. Continue reading...

• Shakira expressed deep sadness after Gabriel de Jesus Firmino died Sunday during stage assembly for her upcoming Rio de Janeiro concert. • The worker was crushed by two stage elevators activated accidentally, as confirmed by police and event organizers Todo Mundo no Rio. • The four-time Grammy winner offered condolences to Firmino's family, friends, and colleagues in a public statement.

The regional bloc agreed to safeguard regional energy security through strengthened cooperation, timely policy responses and engagement with dialogue partners.

The Politburo, a top decision-making body of the ruling Communist Party, was cited as saying by state news agency Xinhua that the economy got off to a better-than-expected start this year.

Archaeologists have used AI for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, offering a new way to understand one of history's most famous natural disasters.(Image credit: AP)

Transition and legal handover of hospital from private operator Healthscope to NSW Health occurs at 7am on WednesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney’s Northern Beaches hospital is officially entering the public system, ending a troubled eight-year public-private partnership, although uncertainty about the future of private services remains.The transition and legal handover of the hospital from private operator Healthscope to New South Wales Health will occur at 7am on Wednesday. The New South Wales health minister, Ryan Park, said it was a “historic day”. Continue reading...

Protester says he migrated from Malaysia as a child and describes home secretary’s immigration policies as cruelUK politics live – latest updatesA protester who heckled Shabana Mahmood said he came to the UK as a child from Malaysia, describing the home secretary’s claim that he was a white liberal as “laughable”.Joe, 32, who did not wish to give his last name, migrated from Malaysia at the age of four with his family. He said the home secretary’s proposed immigration reforms would have left him, and thousands of children like him, in limbo. Continue reading...

Massachusetts woman jailed for six months after court heard she admitted to freeing bees on sheriff’s deputiesA beekeeper has been jailed for six months after she set swarms of her insects on sheriff’s deputies attempting to carry out an eviction at a friend’s house.Rebecca Woods insisted she only released her truckload of hives to allow the bees to enjoy the “lovely, flowering landscape” near the home of an elderly friend and cancer patient. Continue reading...

• Brazilian President announced on Monday a comprehensive enforcement initiative targeting illegal logging and land invasions in the Amazon, deploying 5,000 additional federal agents to protected areas. • The government committed to reducing deforestation rates by 80 percent over the next two years through satellite monitoring and criminal prosecutions of organized trafficking networks. • Environmental groups and the U.S. State Department praised the pledge as a meaningful step toward climate commitments, though skeptics noted enforcement challenges in remote regions.

Noongar woman Mary Ann Miller died of sepsis, while homeless to avoid an allegedly abusive ex-partnerWarning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have diedThe family of an Aboriginal mother of seven who died just weeks after giving birth say the Western Australian government knew she was experiencing domestic violence and fearing for her safety weeks before her death.Mary Ann Miller died of sepsis in Fiona Stanley hospital on 28 March, two weeks after giving birth to her son and after she was allegedly assaulted and had her nose broken by her former partner. Guardian Australia is not suggesting the alleged assault contributed to her death. Continue reading...

Candle-making kits and rubber toys among products recalled after revelation about play sand sold by HobbycraftMore than 30 children’s toys have been recalled in the UK after the Guardian revealed that play sand sold by Hobbycraft was contaminated with asbestos.Over the past three months, other children’s products ranging from candle-making kits to stretchy rubber toys have been recalled by retailers including Tesco, Primark, Matalan and M&S after being found to contain the substance. Continue reading...

Car bomb kills Sadio Camara at home during coordinated assaults by rebel groups including West African al-Qaida affiliateMali’s defence minister was killed in an attack on his residence, the government said on Sunday, a high-profile fatality during coordinated assaults staged the previous day by insurgents including the West African affiliate of al-Qaida.A car laden with explosives driven by a suicide attacker drove into Sadio Camara’s residence in the town of Kati, the spokesperson, Issa Ousmane Coulibaly, said in a statement read out on state television. A firefight ensued, and Camara sustained injuries from which he later died in a hospital, Coulibaly said, adding that Mali would observe two days of mourning. Continue reading...

Liz Conmy’s death ‘is a profound loss’, Democratic party affiliate says following crash shortly after takeoffA small plane crashed just after taking off from Crystal airport north of Minneapolis on Saturday, killing a North Dakota state legislator and the pilot, authorities said.Liz Conmy, a North Dakota state representative from Fargo, was killed in the crash, her colleague, state senator Tim Mathern, told the Star Tribune. Continue reading...

Soaring cost of building materials, lack of affordability and planning bottlenecks are some of the obstacles thwarting housing targetAt South and City College in Birmingham, dozens of young people clad in hi-vis vests and hard hats are building mini-walls and plastering half-formed rooms.Some weave in and out of stacks of bricks with wheelbarrows, while others use spirit levels to check the walls are straight and flat. In a few days time, these walls will be demolished and the plastering scraped away, for a new class to come in and try their hands. Continue reading...

Killhouse is based on real-life story of civilian couple saved from battlefield by Ukrainian drone operatorsIt is being billed as Ukraine’s answer to Saving Private Ryan, updated for an age of drones.The war movie Killhouse is an action thriller which shows off the latest in battlefield technology. Released this week, it features cameos by figures well known in Ukraine, including the nation’s former military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov. One missing person is Donald Trump. The film is conveniently set in 2024, when Washington and Kyiv were allies. Continue reading...

• A leading AI startup focused on enterprise AI solutions secured $150 million in Series B funding on April 25, 2026. • The round was led by Lightspeed Ventures and SoftBank, signaling strong investor confidence in scalable AI technologies for businesses. • This funding underscores accelerating growth in the US enterprise AI sector amid rising demand for efficient AI deployment tools.

• Indian and Pakistani military forces have engaged in heavy artillery exchanges along the Line of Control in Kashmir, with reports of at least 18 soldiers killed and dozens wounded in the most serious escalation in six months. • Pakistan's military spokesperson claimed Indian forces initiated the bombardment Friday morning; India stated Pakistani positions fired first, creating conflicting narratives about the incident's origins. • The US has urged both nations to exercise restraint and resume diplomatic channels; UN Security Council members are monitoring the situation amid concerns about potential nuclear escalation.

• Filipino coast guard vessels and Chinese maritime militia engaged in a tense standoff Friday near Scarborough Shoal, with both nations claiming territorial waters; no shots were fired, but vessels came within 500 meters of each other, Filipino officials reported. • The incident involved disputed fishing rights and resource access; the Philippines detained three Chinese fishing boats accused of illegal harvesting in Manila-claimed waters, while China demanded their immediate release. • The US State Department reiterated commitment to the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty with the Philippines and called for peaceful resolution, warning that any military escalation in the strategic waterway threatens global trade and stability.

• Anthropic announced a $4 billion Series E funding round on April 25, 2026, with lead investments from Amazon and Google, valuing the AI safety firm at $61.5 billion post-money. • The capital will accelerate development of Claude 4 models and expand enterprise AI infrastructure across US data centers in California and Virginia. • This funding underscores intensifying competition in AI amid regulatory scrutiny, positioning Anthropic as a key challenger to OpenAI's dominance.