By Michael Ertl BBC News Germany has outlawed Hammerskins, a neo-Nazi group known for its role in organising far-right concerts and selling racist music. The move set “a clear signal against racism and antisemitism”, Germany’s interior minister said. The authorities raided the residences of 28 leading members of the group across the country. Hammerskins, founded…

Azerbaijan’s defence ministry says it has begun “anti-terrorist” operations in its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, under Armenian control. Tensions have been high for months surrounding the ethnic Armenian enclave, recognised internationally as part of Azerbaijan. Eleven Azerbaijani police and civilians have been reported killed in a mine blast and another incident. Air raid sirens have…

Two tiny alleged “non-human” bodies have undergone testing, including a CT scan and x-rays, after they were presented to congress in Mexico last week. Self-proclaimed UFO expert, Jaime Maussan, had brought the two corpses to a congressional hearing as evidence of ancient “non-human” life. His presentation went viral, with many calling the bodies “aliens”- but…

By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Katy Perry has sold a bundle of her music rights to Litmus Music, with multiple sources pricing the deal at $225m (£182m). The sale, which was announced on Monday, covers all five albums Perry released for Capitol Records, from 2008’s One of the Boys to 2020’s Smile. That includes…

By Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter YouTube has said it has “suspended monetisation” on Russell Brand’s channel for “violating” its “creator responsibility policy”. The online platform said it was taking action “to protect” its users. The Metropolitan Police has received a report of an alleged sexual assault in 2003 in the wake of media allegations about…

By Kelly Ng BBC News, Singapore For the first time ever, more than one in 10 people in Japan are now aged 80 or older. National data also shows the proportion of Japanese aged over 65 at 29.1% this year – a record. According to the UN, Japan has the world’s oldest population, measured by…

By James Clayton North America technology reporter Elon Musk has suggested that all users of X, formerly called Twitter, may have to pay for access to the platform. In a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the billionaire said a payment system was the only way to counter bots. “We’re moving to having a…

By Holly Honderich in Washington After Donald Trump labelled Florida’s six-week abortion ban a “terrible mistake”, he opened himself to attack from powerful conservative activists who want to ban the procedure nationwide. But his comments also revealed the challenges for Republican messaging on one of the country’s most polarising issues. On Monday afternoon, the president…

By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter The noughties aren’t so long ago that it’s possible to dismiss them as a different age. But there are parts of the decade that British culture would rather forget. Russell Brand was at the centre of a messy celebrity scene in the 2000s that now feels like the…

By James Landale Diplomatic correspondent It is called the United Nations – but right now it seems anything but united. The 140 or so world leaders gathering in New York for their annual assembly have a lot on their plate: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a global cost of living crisis, a worsening climate emergency, and…