Outcry in Trinidad and Tobago after passing of police bill that could threaten press freedom 06. October 2026 (18:53) Journalists call for urgent amendment to special operations bill, which increases police search and seizure powersJournalists in Trinidad and Tobago have called for an urgent amendment to a sweeping new bill that increases police powers of search and seizure, which they argue threatens the country’s much-vaunted freedom of the press.The government says the special operations bill 2026, passed on 24 September, is designed to tackle alarmingly high crime and murder rates in the Caribbean nation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Election deniers stoke Trump-driven ballot security fears before midterms 06. October 2026 (18:50) Former and current officials who bolstered claims of voter fraud in 2020 make fresh allegations of vulnerabilitiesProminent election deniers have spent recent weeks stoking fears over US election security before next month’s midterms, echoing claims pushed by Donald Trump to justify asserting more control over voting.On conservative-friendly media outlets, former or current officials who tried to bolster the US president’s false claims of mass voter fraud in 2020 have in recent weeks made fresh allegations of election vulnerabilities. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Greek prime minister vows to ‘ramp up’ efforts to regain Parthenon marbles 06. October 2026 (18:50) Kyriakos Mitsotakis says his UK counterpart, Andy Burnham, has been supportive of restitution efforts in the pastThe Greek prime minister has vowed to “ramp up” his country’s claims to get back the Parthenon marbles from the British Museum, emphasising that his UK counterpart, Andy Burnham, was hugely supportive of restitution efforts before he moved into Downing Street.Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he would raise the issue in the strongest of terms when he met Burnham, who was culture secretary in a previous Labour government. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
