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180カ国を評価した World Press Freedom Index は、既存のジャーナリズムが「窒息させられている」と指摘しています。メディアに対する権威主義的圧力の高まりを浮き彫りにする有力な年次指数によれば、世界中の報道の自由はここ一世代で最低の水準にあります。Reporters Without Borders (RSF) が作成した World Press Freedom Index の対象180カ国における平均スコアは、同指数の25年の歴史の中で最低となりました。続きを読む...

政府は、ユダヤ人コミュニティのセキュリティ強化のために2,500万ポンドを拠出することを発表しました。内務大臣の Shabana Mahmood は、政府がシナゴーグ、学校、コミュニティセンター周辺の警察によるパトロールや保護を強化するための追加資金を発表する中、UK のユダヤ人コミュニティが直面している恐怖を理解していると述べました。BBC Breakfast に出演した際、彼女は London 北西部の Golders Green で発生した襲撃事件で2人のユダヤ教徒の男性が刺されたことを受け、UK 国内でユダヤ人と一目見てわかる人々はもはや安全ではないとした最高ラビの Ephraim Mirvis による発言について問い詰められました。 続きを読む...

Nuclear submarine mentioned in part of king’s speech that emphasised defence ties. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it’ll be Nick Visser with the main action.Consumer price data coming out today is expected to show the sharp shock that the US-Iran war has dealt to our economy (and our wallets). Continue reading...

• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took questions from reporters as Cole Allen, the suspect accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, prepared for his first court appearance on Monday. • Allen is accused of opening fire at the annual dinner while politicians, journalists, and celebrities were in attendance, with Leavitt and other Trump Cabinet members present in the room. • The incident represents a serious security breach at a high-profile event attended by senior government officials and media figures.

Neither political party is immune to conspiracies in a time of intense distrust in government and media, experts say After an armed man attempted to breach the ballroom where Donald Trump was set to speak to White House journalists on Saturday, conspiracies immediately spread about whether the event was staged.The rhetoric has become a common refrain from both sides of the aisle in an era of deeply fractured politics and intense distrust in political institutions and media, and in the president himself. Continue reading...

Ian Collard tells MPs he had not seen UKSV assessment summary before briefing Olly Robbins on clearanceA top Foreign Office security official who played a key role in the granting of Peter Mandelson’s vetting clearance “felt pressure to deliver a rapid outcome” because of contacts from Downing Street, MPs have been told.In testimony relayed to parliament via the Foreign Office (FCDO), Ian Collard said he had not seen the assessment summary produced by the vetting agency when he gave an oral briefing to Olly Robbins, the department’s former permanent secretary. Instead, Collard had received an oral briefing from a member of the FCDO’s personnel security team. Continue reading...