Coco Gauff beats Iga Swiatek but Poland best US to reach United Cup final
A statement victory for Coco Gauff over her great rival Iga Swiatek proved to be insufficient to the American’s hopes of leading her team into the final of the United Cup. Poland showed their depth in an excellent team performance to close out a 2-1 win over the United States at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney. Gauff put together a brilliant performance against Swiatek, winning 6-4, 6-2 to register her fourth consecutive win over the six-time grand slam champion. Gauff is 21 and Swiatek 24, yet the pair have already faced each other on 16 occasions. The world No 1 will face Marta Kostyuk after the Ukrainian dismantled Jessica Pegula, the fourth seed, 6-0, 6-3.
Source:The Guardian
January 10, 2026 20:34 UTC
Trinidad and Tobago went all in with the US – it will prove a costly misjudgment | Kenneth Mohammed
For small states, geopolitics is not a theatre for bravado but a discipline of diplomacy and survival. For small states, the cardinal sin is not choosing the “wrong” side but collapsing strategic ambiguity. After the action in Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago finds itself isolated from one of its largest trading partners. Small states, such as Trinidad and Tobago, do not get the luxury of moral binaries when caught between rival strongmen. In the end, the hard truth is this: small states such as ours are not geopolitical actors but geopolitical spaces.
Source:The Guardian
January 10, 2026 20:32 UTC
Basketball: Monthey battu en championnat dans le camp masculin, Hélios éliminé de la coupe chez les dames
Basketball: Monthey battu en championnat dans le camp masculin, Hélios éliminé de la coupe chez les damesLe BBC Monthey s’est incliné face aux Lions de Genève à domicile dans le camp masculin. Chez les femmes, le BBC Hélios a quitté la coupe face à Genève.
Source:Le Nouvelliste
January 10, 2026 20:25 UTC
Protester pulls down national flag from Iranian embassy in London
A protester has climbed on to the balcony of the Iranian embassy in central London and pulled down the country’s flag during an anti-regime demonstration. Social media footage appeared to show a man replacing the flag with the pre-Islamic revolution lion and sun flag, often used by opposition groups in the country. The Iranian embassy later posted a picture on its X account of the flag back in place with the caption “Iran’s flag is flying high”. View image in fullscreen Iran’s lion and sun flag is often used by opposition groups in the country. View image in fullscreen Hundreds of Iranian protesters take part in a demonstration outside the embassy in central London.
Source:The Guardian
January 10, 2026 20:16 UTC
Greenlanders ‘don’t want to be Americans’, say political leaders amid Trump threats
Greenlanders “don’t want to be Americans” and must decide the future of the Arctic island themselves, politicians in the self-governing Danish territory have said, after Donald Trump warned the US would “do something whether they like it or not”. “We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danish, we want to be Greenlanders,” said the group, which included the island’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen. At a meeting with oil and gas executives at the White House earlier on Friday, Trump had said Greenland was crucial for US national security. But Trump told reporters on Friday that a lease agreement was not enough. “Countries have to have ownership and you defend ownership, you don’t defend leases,” he said.
Source:The Guardian
January 10, 2026 20:04 UTC
«J’ai le sentiment d’aller dans la bonne direction.» Le skieur de La Fouly Daniel Yule avant le slalom d’Adelboden
«J’ai le sentiment d’aller dans la bonne direction.» Le skieur de La Fouly Daniel Yule avant le slalom d’AdelbodenEn quête d’un top 15 qui l’enverrait aux JO en février, Daniel Yule aborde le slalom d’Adelboden au programme dimanche avec lucidité et espoir. Malgré un début de saison compliqué, le Valaisan reste convaincu de ses choix.
Source:Le Nouvelliste
January 10, 2026 19:29 UTC
Nicaraguan authorities arrest dozens for reportedly supporting Maduro capture
Authorities in Nicaragua have arrested at least 60 people for reportedly celebrating or expressing support for the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, a human rights watchdog group and local media outlets said Friday. Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega and his wife, vice president Rosario Murillo, are staunch allies of Maduro, who was captured by US military personnel in Caracas last Saturday and taken to New York to face trial on drug and weapons charges. According to Confidencial, a Nicaraguan newspaper published outside the country, the arrests took place under a “state of alert” ordered by Murillo following Maduro’s capture – including surveillance in neighbourhoods and on social media. La Prensa, another local newspaper, said the arrests occurred due to “posts in favor” of the US operation. The US president said he had cancelled planned military action in recognition that the authorities in Caracas had released “large numbers” of prisoners and were “seeking peace”.
Source:The Guardian
January 10, 2026 19:25 UTC
USA-Venezuela. Décret sur les revenus pétroliers vénézuéliens détenus aux USA
USA-Venezuela. Décret sur les revenus pétroliers vénézuéliens détenus aux USADonald Trump a signé un décret d'urgence destiné à placer sous protection spéciale les avoirs vénézuéliens, dont les revenus pétroliers, placés sur le territoire américain. Cette mesure vise à empêcher qu'ils soient saisis par des tribunaux ou des créanciers.
Source:La Liberte
January 10, 2026 18:12 UTC
L’Américaine signe un 84e victoire. Lindsey Vonn gagne la descente, Janine Schmitt 5e
Déjà victorieuse de la première des deux descentes de St-Moritz à la mi-décembre, Lindsey Vonn a survolé les débats. L’Américaine de 41 ans a devancé sa dauphine norvégienne Kajsa Vickhoff Lie de 0''37, après seulement 1’06 de course. Le podium est complété par une autre Américaine, Jacqueline Wiles, qui a perdu 0''48.
Source:La Liberte
January 10, 2026 18:10 UTC
Drame de Crans-Montana: ne pas remplacer la rigueur par le bruit
Drame de Crans-Montana: ne pas remplacer la rigueur par le bruitAprès le choc et le deuil, le besoin de réponses est immédiat. La tragédie de Crans-Montana rappelle pourtant combien l’empressement et le vacarme qu’impose notre «société du direct» et du commentaire en continu s’accordent mal avec le travail de la justice
Source:Le Nouvelliste
January 10, 2026 18:05 UTC
Growing protests in Iran do not necessarily herald a return to monarchy
Yet the issue of an alternative leadership for Iran remains unresolved. Many Iranians, eager to end the 47-year-long rule of the clerics, still view a return to monarchical rule with suspicion. Pahlavi’s supporters, including on the foreign satellite channels, highlight the many calls for the return of the shah being heard in the crowds. One Iranian described Iran as living in an era of no manifesto politics. Either way, the current reformist Iranian leadership, struggling to understand the evaporation of the nationalism created by the 12-day war in June, has few solutions left.
Source:The Guardian
January 10, 2026 17:48 UTC
Crans-Montana et la prévention incendie en Suisse
Pay Courrier des lecteursFaut-il vivre une grande catastrophe pour faire réfléchir les autorités à une interdiction formelle des engins pyrotechniques? Il est un peu tard pour y réfléchir, le drame est arrivé; mais jamais trop tard pour bien faire, c’est-à-dire instaurer une l...
Source:La Liberte
January 10, 2026 17:05 UTC
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
The world’s richest 1% have used up their fair share of carbon emissions just 10 days into 2026, analysis has found. Meanwhile, the richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget, according to the research by Oxfam. Not only are the super-rich responsible for most carbon emissions, but they also invest in the most polluting industries. Beth John, a climate justice adviser at Oxfam GB, said the UK government should focus on the richest polluters in order to limit damage caused by emissions. “Repeated opportunities to make the richest pay their fair share for climate action have been missed in the UK, but there is still so much that can be done,” she said.
Source:The Guardian
January 10, 2026 17:01 UTC
Un peu, beaucoup, pas du tout d’or blanc. La neige est (presque) tombée partout dans la région fribourgeoise
Au niveau de la circulation routière, la Police cantonale fribourgeoise ne signale pour l’heure pas de perturbation majeure. Ce matin vers 8 h 15, sur l’A12, entre Matran et Rossens, dans la montée vers Posieux, un camion s’est retrouvé en travers de la chaussée. La circulation a été perturbée sur une voie. Vers 9 h, tout est rentré dans l’ordre après le salage de la route. Le camion, chaînes aux pneus, a pu repartir.
Source:La Liberte
January 10, 2026 16:53 UTC