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• 专注美国市场的跨境 paytech 初创公司 Latitude 本周脱离隐身模式，获得由 NEA 领投的 800 万美元种子轮融资，旨在解决缓慢且昂贵的企业资金转账问题。 • 该项融资支持 Latitude 简化国际支付的使命，在高效 B2B 转账需求日益增长的背景下，将其定位为 fintech 领域的挑战者。 • 此次推出的时机恰逢 2026 年 4 月的 fintech 浪潮，凸显了尽管能源价格和 Fed 政策带来经济不确定性，投资者对 paytech 创新仍充满信心。

媒体大亨在缺席的情况下获得表彰，批评人士对其在 national security law 下被判处 20 年徒刑表示谴责。 被监禁的媒体企业家 Jimmy Lai 因对 Hong Kong 民主运动的贡献，获颁 Deutsche Welle 的 freedom of speech award。 这家 German 公共广播机构周四表示，Lai 将于 6 月 23 日在 Bonn 举行的 DW Global Media Forum 上被缺席授予第 12 届该奖项。 继续阅读...

• 在有报告披露 WPP 涉及的石油广告量是其美国对手的两倍后，该公司被指违反了其气候政策 • 一份报告显示，自 2015 年达成应对气候危机的《巴黎协定》以来，一家英国广告巨头已帮助 ExxonMobil、Chevron、Shell 和 BP 等石油公司在美国投放了估计 15 亿美元（11 亿英镑）的广告 • 根据气候调查平台 DeSmog 的分析，总部位于伦敦的 WPP 是过去十年中服务于美国石油行业领先的广告集团

自学成才的艺术家 Sean Layh 的画作由负责悬挂入围作品的 Art Gallery of NSW 工作人员在 5 月 8 日的主要公告发布前选出。Archibald prize 2026 决赛入围者：Virginia Trioli、Jan Fran、Ahmed al-Ahmed 及更多 —— 图集。Sean Layh 为演员 Jacob Collins 创作的肖像画赢得了 Art Gallery of NSW 工作人员的青睐，并于周四被授予 Packing Room prize，早于 5 月 8 日 Archibald prize 的正式发布。自学成才的画家 Layh 表示，其作品（名为 The tragicall historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke 的油画）获奖是“我职业生涯中最大的荣誉之一”。继续阅读...

• 在这名歌手被控谋杀及性虐待 Celeste Rivas Hernandez 的案件中，新的法庭文件已公开。 • 检察官在新的法庭文件中描述了 D4vd（已被控谋杀及性虐待 14 岁的 Celeste Rivas Hernandez）涉嫌如何将其刺死，以阻止该少女透露受虐情况。 • 检察官在一份简报中表示，这位原名为 David Anthony Burke 的歌手为了保护自己的音乐事业杀害了 Celeste。

• 外交部长表示 China 已同意促进航空燃料出口，以缓解供应中断。 • 关注今日的 news live Get，获取我们的突发新闻邮件、免费 app 或每日新闻 podcast。 • 早上好，欢迎来到我们的 live news blog。我是 Martin Farrer，为您带来昨夜的头条新闻，随后将由 Nick Visser 带来主要报道。

• 加州监管机构本周与 SpaceX 首席执行官 Elon Musk 达成诉讼和解，此前该诉讼指控一家州机构对这家火箭公司及其首席执行官存在政治偏见。 • 作为和解的一部分，California Coastal Commission 承认其成员在 2024 年关于 SpaceX Falcon 9 发射计划的听证会上，就 Musk 的政治信仰发表了“不恰当”的言论。

• Reform 领导人在收到常驻泰国的加密货币大亨 Christopher Harborne 的馈赠后，改变了关于竞选国会议员的决定。 • 据 Guardian 揭露，Nigel Farage 在宣布参加 2024 年英国大选前不久，收到了加密货币亿万富翁 Christopher Harborne 提供的 500 万英镑。 • Farage 此前曾表示不打算竞选国会议员，但在收到这位常驻泰国的商人提供的私人礼金后几周内便改变了立场。阅读更多...

• 蓝色标志持有者和护理人员报告称，他们被认为在伪造残疾，从而遭到陌生人的骚扰、拍摄和威胁。 • 随着反福利言论在英国变得更加主流，使用蓝色标志维持日常生活的残障人士表示，他们正面临被骚扰、质疑甚至袭击的情况。 • 英国目前约有 300 万人持有蓝色标志，其中包括英格兰每 15 名成年人中的 1 人。符合该方案（允许驾驶员停在更便捷的停车位）的人数增加，导致部分人士警告称存在滥用和欺诈现象。

• 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 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.

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

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.