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The World Press Freedom Index, which assessed 180 countries, finds established journalism is ‘being asphyxiated’ Press freedom around the world is at its lowest ebb in a generation, according to an influential annual index that highlights growing authoritarian pressure on the media. The average score for the 180 countries assessed by the World Press Freedom Index , compiled by Reporters Without B…

US president’s latest outburst comes a day after he suggested a possible reduction in US troops in Germany Why does the US have military bases in Germany – and will Trump follow through on his threat to cut numbers? Donald Trump has again lashed out at Germany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz, saying he should focus on “fixing his broken country” and trying to end the Russia-Ukraine war – and spend le…

Prominent contemporary visual artist explored range of techniques across six decades of work The German artist Georg Baselitz , whose expressive paintings and sculptures stirred controversy before winning him global acclaim, has died aged 88, local media reported have reported. Baselitz, born Hans-Georg Kern, was among Germany’s most prominent contemporary visual artists with a body of work stret…

The prime minister also accused anyone marching alongside Hamas supporters of ‘venerating the murder of Jews’ Golders Green attack – latest updates Keir Starmer has called on people to “open their eyes to Jewish pain” in the wake of the Golders Green terror attack, and accused anyone marching alongside supporters of Hamas of “venerating the murder of Jews”. The prime minister made his strongest e…

Suspect, who has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, was known to Prevent anti-radicalisation scheme Golders Green attack – latest updates The suspect in the Golders Green attack was referred to Prevent, the official counter-extremism scheme, and cleared of being a terrorist danger six years before two Jewish men were stabbed. His case was referred to Prevent in 2020 and closed within…

Senior police officer warns of young people being drawn into violent extremism as Alfie Coleman found guilty More and more young people are being drawn into the world of violent extremism, a senior police officer has warned, as a young neo-Nazi was convicted of planning a mass gun attack after being caught in an undercover MI5 sting. Alfie Coleman, a former supermarket worker from Great Notley in…

Move comes after mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke on return of the Koh-i-noor diamond after UK royals’ visit to New York Hundreds of antiquities valued at $14m have been returned to India by New York authorities, including some connected to the alleged art smuggler Subhash Kapoor, in a move that is likely to raise the pressure on others to make similar gestures. The return of 657 antiquities was announ…

Lee Zeldin claims before Senate that Trump administration plan will make Environmental Protection Agency ‘more efficient’ Senate Democrats accused the Trump administration of abandoning the Environmental Protection Agency’s mission to protect human health and the environment at a congressional hearing Wednesday, slamming agency leadership over a proposal to cut its budget in half. Lee Zeldin’s ap…

State’s police minister says buyback ‘doesn’t focus on keeping guns out of the hands of terrorists and criminals’, leaving NSW only clear supporter of plan Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Queensland has rejected key recommendations from the Bondi royal commission’s interim report, insisting plans for a national gun buyback will not keep weapons “out of the hands of te…

Shares in Domino’s Pizza, KFC operator Collins Foods and multi-brand food franchise owner Retail Food Group have all suffered double-digit falls Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Once a symbol of cheap eating, fast food is transforming into a luxury many can no longer afford due to resurgent living costs . This shift is reflected on the ASX, where major pizza, fried chi…

Exclusive: Government should back projects that prioritise renewables to protect consumers from ongoing price shocks, they say Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Former oil and gas industry leaders, including senior executives from BP and Shell, are warning the Albanese government that Australians risk ongoing price shocks and higher costs if it prioritises fossil fuel d…

UK was close behind, exporting 675,000 tonnes, with much of the waste sent to Turkey, Malaysia and Indonesia Germany was the world’s largest exporter of plastic waste in 2025 and sent more than 810,000 tonnes abroad, according to analysis of trade data carried out for the Guardian. The UK followed close behind , according to the analysis by Watershed Investigations and the Basel Action Network . …

State’s governor and attorney general move to postpone midterm 2026 primaries just a day after supreme court ruling guts Voting Rights Act Louisiana postpones primaries as states rush to redraw districts after supreme court ruling On Wednesday, the US supreme court ruled that Louisiana will have to redraw its congressional map, in a landmark decision that effectively guts a major section of the V…

Mojtaba Khamenei says Tehran will eliminate ‘enemy’s abuses of the waterway’ and guard its nuclear and missile programmes US politics live – latest updates Iran’s supreme leader has broken his recent silence with a defiant statement hailing Iran’s control over shipping in the strait of Hormuz and vowing to guard the country’s nuclear and missile programmes. “Today, two months after the largest mi…

Treasurer Jim Chalmers had indicated ‘transitional’ proposed changes as Labor attempts to repair a ‘structurally flawed’ budget Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Only applying changes to the CGT discount and negative gearing rules to new investments would “severely delay” desperately needed reforms required to repai…