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評估了 180 個國家的 World Press Freedom Index 發現，傳統新聞業「正遭受窒息」。根據一份突顯媒體面臨日益增長威權壓力的具影響力年度指數顯示，全球新聞自由正處於一個世代以來的最低潮。由 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) 編纂的 World Press Freedom Index 所評估的 180 個國家之平均得分，創下該指數 25 年歷史以來的新低。繼續閱讀...

政府已宣布撥款 2,500 萬英鎊以加強猶太社區的安保。早安。內政大臣 Shabana Mahmood 表示，隨著政府宣布撥款額外資金以加強猶太教堂、學校和社區中心周邊的警察巡邏與保護，她理解英國猶太社區面臨的恐懼。在倫敦西北部 Golders Green 發生兩名猶太男子遭刺傷的襲擊事件後，她在 BBC Breakfast 節目中被追問有關首席拉比 Ephraim Mirvis 所發表的言論，即在英國展現明顯猶太特徵的人士已不再安全。 繼續閱讀...

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...