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Trusted news agencies tracing tendencies of democratisation and autocratisation globally
Trusted news agencies tracing tendencies of democratisation and autocratisation globally
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There is concern that Russian authorities are engaged in a coverup after a laboratory researcher died apparently after breaking a test tube containing the pneumonic plague bacterium. She was diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown origin. President Trump is to phone President Putin.
Gender equality will take 171 years to achieve at the current rate of progress, the UN has warned in its Gender Snapshot report. While more women are now political leaders, men still dominate. Funding for equality is in decline. And women are subjected to systemic violence.
Meta’s advisory Oversight Board is urging the company not to replace professional fact-checkers with user-generated Community Notes. The warning comes as Meta tests the system across Latin America, where political tensions and online misinformation are running high.
The United States and Russia have slapped down UN General Assembly head Baerbock for encroaching on Security Council privileges in selecting a new secretary general. Baerbock wants greater transparency. The move recalls the days when the US and USSR called the shots at the UN.
At the WorldPride event in Amsterdam, Dutch Prime Minister Jetten referenced the attack in Berlin a week ago. Madonna and Kylie Minogue added their voices to the colourful event held along the Dutch capital's canals. Events were also held in Hamburg, Brighton and Vancouver.
The International Criminal Court faces a turbulent period. Chief prosecutor Karim Khan has been ousted for misconduct, and US Secretary of State Rubio aims to dismantle what it sees as the threat that the ICC poses to US sovereignty.
The UN has voted to give human rights head Volker Türk a second term, despite opposition from the US, Israel and Russia. Türk's office has frequently criticized Israel over the Gaza war and Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The US sees "procedural overreach" in his actions.
Major displacement crises are often twinned with "information crises", UNCHR has said. Refugees are the subject of misinformation and hate speech.
Pope Leo first issued a strident warning and then acted with resolve when ultra-conservative clergy consecrated bishops without authorization. Leo fears a major schism, as the group continues to grow. It rejects 1960s reforms including saying mass in the vernacular.
Social media and video are booming when it comes to news consumption, news influencers are on the rise – yet traditional news isn't relegated to the bin just yet. What the ‘Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026’ reveals about trust and usage habits.
Global refugee numbers dropped in 2025 — but the UN's refugee agency warns the decline masks forced returns to unsafe countries. And with the Iran war already displacing millions, 2026 may tell a very different story again.
Millions of displaced people in countries like Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo are being abandoned to their fate, the Norwegian Refugee Council wrote in their annual report.
From the right to strike to access to labour courts: there are significant differences between countries when it comes to workers’ rights. However, a new global report now warns that even in places where conditions were previously better than elsewhere, they are deteriorating.
It is well known that accounts on social media and messaging services are sometimes hacked. However, researchers have now identified a new dimension in a hacking campaign targeting Bluesky users. The aim of those behind the campaign was to spread pro-Russian narratives..
