Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final to complete a career Grand Slam, breaking a record set in 1938, according to Sky News. The world number one beat the 10-time Australian Open champion in four sets on Sunday, February 1, 2026, preventing Djokovic from securing an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam singles title.
Alcaraz, at 22 years and 272 days old, became the youngest man to win all four Grand Slam tournaments, a feat that had eluded him until his victory in Melbourne, Sky News reported.
In other news, the fictional K-Pop group Huntrx made history at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, according to BBC World. Their song "Golden," from the movie "KPop Demon Hunters," became the first K-Pop song to win a Grammy Award, picking up best song for visual media as the awards ceremony got underway. "Golden" is also nominated for song of the year. Other early Grammy winners included Yungblud, The Cure, FKA Twigs, and the Dalai Lama, who won best audiobook. Eight-year-old Aura V became the youngest ever Grammy recipient for best children's album, BBC World noted. Kendrick Lamar took home three awards, including best.
Meanwhile, The Mexican government announced a sweeping array of tactics to combat industrial pollution, following investigations by The Guardian that revealed high levels of contamination in a neighborhood around a factory processing US toxic waste. The government will pursue fines of 4.8m against a plant.
In the United Kingdom, Fred and Peter Done, the billionaire brothers behind gambling giant Betfred, topped the Sunday Times Tax List as the UK's biggest taxpayers, having paid an estimated 400.1m tax bill over the past year, according to BBC Business. Harry Styles, Anthony Joshua, and JK Rowling also appeared on the list. Manchester City's Erling Haaland, 25, is the youngest person on the list, projected to pay 16.9m in taxes, while Liverpool's Mo Salah is believed to have a 14.5m bill.
In Japan, the "living hell" of North Korea's "paradise on Earth" scheme was back in the spotlight, according to The Guardian. Plaintiffs in a case said they were lured from Japan, exploited for labor, and cut off from their families for generations. The court ordered North Korea to pay each plaintiff 20m yen in compensation, The Guardian reported. Eiko Kawasaki, who left Japan for North Korea at the age of 17, is among tens of thousands of people with Korean heritage who were lured to the communist state by the promise of a paradise.
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