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World Press Freedom Index, जिसने 180 देशों का आकलन किया, में पाया गया है कि स्थापित पत्रकारिता का 'दम घोंटा जा रहा है'। एक प्रभावशाली वार्षिक सूचकांक के अनुसार, दुनिया भर में प्रेस की स्वतंत्रता एक पीढ़ी के अपने सबसे निचले स्तर पर है, जो मीडिया पर बढ़ते सत्तावादी दबाव को उजागर करती है। Reporters Without Borders (RSF) द्वारा संकलित World Press Freedom Index द्वारा मूल्यांकित 180 देशों का औसत स्कोर सूचकांक के 25 साल के इतिहास में सबसे कम था। पढ़ना जारी रखें...

• होर्मुज़ जलडमरूमध्य (strait of Hormuz) को फिर से खोलने पर वार्ताकारों के बीच गतिरोध बने रहने के बाद तेल की कीमतों में उछाल आया, जिससे कीमतें पिछले साल की तुलना में $1 अधिक हो गई हैं। • गुरुवार को अमेरिका में गैस की कीमतें चार साल के उच्चतम स्तर पर पहुंच गईं, और ईरान के साथ अमेरिका-इजरायल शांति वार्ता में गतिरोध के कारण पंप पर औसत कीमत $4.18 प्रति गैलन तक पहुंच गई। • पिछली बार औसत अमेरिकी गैस कीमतें अप्रैल 2022 में $4.15 प्रति गैलन के पार गई थीं, जब रूस द्वारा यूक्रेन पर आक्रमण के तुरंत बाद तेल की कीमतों में भारी वृद्धि हुई थी।

30m adults hitting 150 minutes moderate activity a weekBut report shows progress not being felt equallyLevels of physical activity in England have broken new records, with more than 30 million adults now meeting the recommended 150 minutes of moderate activity a week, the latest Active Lives survey has revealed.The 10th edition of the gold standard report finds a striking rise in activity among older people with 11% growth among the over-75s in the past decade. There is also a consistent improvement among people with disabilities. But other inequalities have proven stubborn, with no change among black and asian communities in 10 years and a decline in activity among the least affluent over that period. Continue reading...

Iranian intelligence services apparently recruiting via intermediaries to mount attacks aimed at sowing chaosIranian intelligence services and Revolutionary Guards operatives are recruiting teenagers through criminal intermediaries to launch a wave of low-level “hybrid warfare” attacks in Europe and the UK, according to investigators, security officials, analysts and police documents.A first wave of attacks was launched in early March, 10 days after the US and Israel began strikes on Iran, and targeted Jewish community sites in Belgium, the Netherlands and US banks. A second wave has focused on the UK, with a series of arson and attempted arson attacks on synagogues, a Jewish charity and the offices of an Iranian opposition TV network in London. Continue reading...

• Cavaliers defeated the Raptors in Game 2, pulling away late to take a 2-0 lead in their NBA playoff series. • The win positions Cleveland strongly in the first round, showcasing their late-game execution. • This outcome heightens pressure on Toronto as the series shifts locations.

American Lung Association report comes amid Trump EPA’s expansive rollback of environmental protections Nearly half of children in the United States are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new report, as experts warned Donald Trump’s expansive rollback of protections will make the situation worse.The 27th annual air quality report from the American Lung Association (ALA) released on Wednesday evaluates pollution across the country by grading levels of ground-level ozone – also known as smog – as well as year-round and short-term spikes in particle pollution, commonly referred to as soot. The report analyzed quality-assured data collected between 2022 and 2024. Continue reading...

Civil rights group logs 300% yearly rise from before war and says ‘authoritarian repression … went into overdrive’A civil rights group dedicated to the defense of pro-Palestinian speech said that requests for legal assistance linked to Palestine-related activism in the US continues to far surpass pre-2023 levels, having logged 300% more requests for support last year than in any year prior to Israel’s war in Gaza.Palestine Legal logged some 1,131 requests in 2025. That was less than the record 2,184 requests it received in 2024, amid the peak of student protests and encampments, but well above its yearly average prior to the October 7 2023 Hamas attacks and Israel’s response in Gaza. Continue reading...