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Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Funding for populist-right ‘media-political complex’ exceeded £170m in five years, research finds Handful of billionaires gave huge sums in particular to media organisations that boosted rightwing politicians, says Liam Byrne MP More than £170m was given to...

One day a cyber-attack could bring an entire economy to a pandemic-like standstill. Photograph: Yifei Fang/Getty Images View image in fullscreen One day a cyber-attack could bring an entire economy to a pandemic-like standstill. A ransomware attack is a form...

An Air Canada Express CRJ-900 sits on the runway after colliding with a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in New York Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen An Air Canada Express CRJ-900 sits on the runway...

Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian View image in fullscreen The iPhone 17e offers the familiar Apple experience with modern chips in an older design. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian Review iPhone 17e review: Apple upgrades its cheapest new smartphone Mid-range handset gets...

The minister for climate change and energy, Chris Bowen, said state governments had been given ‘significant powers’ in regards to the ongoing fuel crisis but that public information campaigns would be the first step. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP View image in...

Fagan’s in Sheffield, a small pub that has become an unlikely hub following the success of Adolescence. Photograph: Dean Atkins/Alamy View image in fullscreen Fagan’s in Sheffield, a small pub that has become an unlikely hub following the success of...

The State of the Climate Report 2025, which tracks major climate indicators, found atmospheric carbon dioxide (C02) and ocean heat reached record levels in 2025. The hopes and hurdles in seven charts What happened at COP30? 4 science take-homes from...

International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol speaks at the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia Photograph: Lukas Coch/AP View image in fullscreen International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol speaks at the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia Photograph:...

Photograph: Marty Melville/AFP/Getty View image in fullscreen Christopher Luxon’s National party has slipped nearly five points behind the main opposition party, Labour. Photograph: Marty Melville/AFP/Getty New Zealand PM’s ratings dip as fragile economy fails to impress before November election, poll...

MP raises Heathrow expansion transport concerns 5 minutes ago Share Save Katie Waple South of England Share Save Heathrow Airport Heathrow is planning a third runway, 3.5km (2.2 miles) in length An MP has said he is "firmly" against the...

How a ban on religious symbols has triggered a Canadian constitutional debate 4 hours ago Share Save Jessica Murphy Canada digital editor, Toronto Share Save NurPhoto via Getty Images A controversial secularism law in Quebec is heading to Canada's Supreme...

OK By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung is set to host a governmentwide regular security meeting Monday to assess the nation's security posture and response measures, Cheong Wa Dae said. The integrated security meeting,...

OK SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened sharply lower on Monday amid renewed energy price concerns after Tehran warned it could indefinitely close the Hormuz Strait, a key oil route. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI)...

The World Meteorological Organization says that our planet is gaining much more heat energy than it can release, driven by emissions of warming gases such as carbon dioxide. And scientists fear that a natural warming phase called El Niño –...

OK DAEJEON, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Unauthorized structural changes are suspected to have led to a high number of casualties in an auto parts plant fire in the central city of Daejeon last week, officials have said. Authorities are looking...

OK SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Glovis Co., the shipping unit of Hyundai Motor Group, took part in an international logistics industry exhibition in Shanghai last week to promote its capabilities in transporting oversized and heavy cargo, the company...

OK By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Kim Hyo-joo has gone wire-to-wire for her eighth career LPGA Tour title. Kim is the second straight South Korean champion on the LPGA Tour, following Lee Mi-hyang at the Blue Bay...

OK SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main bourse operator on Monday issued a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), temporarily halting trading after a sharp plunge. A sell-side sidecar is triggered when the...

OK (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with more info; ADDS details throughout) SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports surged 50.4 percent from a year earlier in the first 20 days of this month, driven by strong overseas demand for...

The adjusted unit fuel cost, a key part of the country's electricity rates, will remain at the maximum level of 5 won per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for the April-June period, KEPCO said. The fuel cost adjustment unit price is determined before...

Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok moved to contain the situation Sunday, saying, "I feel sorry as party leader," Jang said, in response to reports of a preselected candidate for Daegu mayor, but failed to present a clear solution. "I will communicate...

OK Alliance under pressure U.S. demands over Hormuz require clearer security and investment strategy from Seoul A narrow waterway has become the widest fault line in the alliance system. Both South Korea and Japan depend heavily on the strait for...

OK By Park Boram SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was reappointed as president of the state affairs commission at the first session of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) after last month's ruling party congress, state...

OK SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on March 23. Korean-language dailies -- Daejeon factory fire with 14 deaths result from insensitivity toward safety (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Cutting oil, sodium,...

OK By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Los Angeles Dodgers utility player Kim Hye-seong will begin his second straight season in the minors, despite swinging a hot bat in spring training. Kim Hye-seong of the Los Angeles Dodgers...

OK SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- "The King's Warden" has become the third most-watched film in Korean cinema history, data showed Monday, as the historical film continued its reign at the box office. In box office revenue, it has already...

OK Energy at risk, fragmented allies Seoul, allies coerced to pay price for flip-flop in U.S. foreign policy The crisis unfolding around the Strait of Hormuz is a test of regional stability as well as global leadership. Trump's argument --...

OK (ATTN: UPDATES with more info, photo throughout; RECASTS headline) By Park Boram SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was reappointed as president of the state affairs commission at the first session of the Supreme People's...

Call to cancel threat of prison for council tax non-payment 12 minutes ago Share Save Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Share Save Getty Images Some local authorities refer to the threat of prison in their first letter to people...

How an island became ferret free - thanks, in part, to Woody the wonderdog 15 minutes ago Share Save Louise Cullen Agriculture and environment correspondent, BBC News NI Share Save BBC Woody the biosecurity dog and Claire Barnett from RSPB...