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An unusual ceremony paid tribute to and raised money for those affected by the California wildfires while giving Beyoncé her first album of the yearGrammy awards 2025: list of winnersBeyoncé and Kendrick Lamar ruled the Grammys during a night that also paid tribute to those affected by the California wildfires.The night’s biggest prize, for album of the year, went to Beyoncé for Cowboy Carter, the first time she has won the award. It was presented by members of the Los Angeles country fire department in one of many of the night’s tributes to those affected by the wildfires. The ceremony

BoM says weather system weakening, but flood waters continue to rise and Ingham is cut off after bridge at Ollera Creek collapsesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAuthorities say there is “more significant rain to come” in north Queensland, amid warnings to residents not to return to flooded homes.Dams and river catchments from Mackay to Cairns remain swollen from a week of heavy rain, which has dumped more than 1.2 metres on some locations.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/03/north-queensland-floods-ollera-creek-bridge-townsville-ingham-cairns Author

Government of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is ‘treating certain classes of people very badly’, Trump claims as he demands ‘full investigation’ of situationUS President Donald Trump has asserted South Africa is “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly” as he announced he was cutting off all future funding to the country pending an investigation.The land issue in South Africa has long been divisive, with efforts to redress the inequality of white-rule drawing criticism from conservatives including Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person, who was born in South Africa and is a powerful Trump adviser. Continue reading...

European futures also down more than 3% after Trump indicates tariffs will ‘definitely happen’ in EU countriesTrump tariffs spark retaliation from Mexico, China and CanadaAsian sharemarkets tumbled in early trade on Monday after the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China sparked fears of an escalating global trade war.Taiwan’s Taiex fell 4.4% at the open, led by a more than 6% plunge in semiconductor heavyweight TSMC. Japan’s Topix index was down as much as 2.3% and Korea’s Kospi fell as much as 2.4%, led by major exporters with exposure to global markets, including Canada and Mexico such