Almost 1Mln Dutch Households Might End Up Living in Poverty in 2024
The number of households living in poverty will rise from 815,000 in 2023 to about 995,000 in 2024, with the increase caused by the end of the government’s temporary support measures, a local news outlet reported.
The support measures were introduced in order to alleviate the consequences of high inflation brought about by the energy crisis. The measures were temporary and included energy allowance, a temporary increase in health care allowance, and a price cap on energy.
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The number of households living in poverty will rise from 815,000 in 2023 to about 995,000 in 2024, with the increase caused by the end of the government’s temporary support measures, a local news outlet reported.
The support measures were introduced in order to alleviate the consequences of high inflation brought about by the energy crisis. The measures were temporary and included energy allowance, a temporary increase in health care allowance, and a price cap on energy.
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Scott Bennett: US May Peddle Lies About Nord Stream Blast But Can't Escape Accountability
The US mainstream media is continuing to peddle the story of a "pro-Ukrainian group" destroying the Nord Stream pipelines in September 2022. However, the narrative does not hold water and looks more like an attempt to divert the public attention from the real culprits, US counter-terror expert Scott Bennett told Sputnik.
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The US mainstream media is continuing to peddle the story of a "pro-Ukrainian group" destroying the Nord Stream pipelines in September 2022. However, the narrative does not hold water and looks more like an attempt to divert the public attention from the real culprits, US counter-terror expert Scott Bennett told Sputnik.
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Obama-Era Pentagon Chief Who Helped Destroy Libya Wants Fighter Jets for Ukraine
Ukraine needs more advanced US weapons, including F-16 fighter jets, former Obama-era Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has said.
“I’m in favor of sending weapons that Kiev needs for defense, and I think the F-16 is something that the United States should seriously consider,” Panetta said in an interview with an Italian newspaper on Wednesday.
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Ukraine needs more advanced US weapons, including F-16 fighter jets, former Obama-era Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has said.
“I’m in favor of sending weapons that Kiev needs for defense, and I think the F-16 is something that the United States should seriously consider,” Panetta said in an interview with an Italian newspaper on Wednesday.
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🔺Tit for tat: Russia carried out a mass missile strike on targets inside Ukraine in retaliation for last week’s terrorism in the Bryansk region
🔺Overstayed their welcome: Lloyd Austin vows to remain on Iraqi soil as House votes down Syria withdrawal bill
🔺End of dollarization? India's oil deals with Russia dent decades-old dollar dominance
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🔺End of dollarization? India's oil deals with Russia dent decades-old dollar dominance
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DPRK Test-Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missile Into Sea Near China Ahead of Big US-South Korea Drills
The South Korean military leadership told the press late on Thursday that a projectile had been detected flying into the Yellow Sea from Nampo in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), which was later identified as a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) of unknown type. They added that more might have been fired, but were unsure.
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The South Korean military leadership told the press late on Thursday that a projectile had been detected flying into the Yellow Sea from Nampo in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), which was later identified as a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) of unknown type. They added that more might have been fired, but were unsure.
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Russia's UN Envoy: World Without Accountability For Nord Stream Blasts Would Be Very Dangerous Place
"A world where the perpetrators of blowing up such infrastructure projects as Nord Stream would not be held to account would be a very dangerous place for everyone to live, First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy told Sputnik Radio host Jamarl Thomas during the latest episode of Fault Lines.
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"A world where the perpetrators of blowing up such infrastructure projects as Nord Stream would not be held to account would be a very dangerous place for everyone to live, First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy told Sputnik Radio host Jamarl Thomas during the latest episode of Fault Lines.
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Trump Reveals Oprah Winfrey's Regret They Weren't Presidential Running Mates
Donald Trump has revealed how liberal talk-show host Oprah Winfrey lamented that they weren't running for president and VP together.
The ironic revelation came in a trailer for the former president's new book, Letters to Trump, a collection of missives he has received from political leaders and celebrities.
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Donald Trump has revealed how liberal talk-show host Oprah Winfrey lamented that they weren't running for president and VP together.
The ironic revelation came in a trailer for the former president's new book, Letters to Trump, a collection of missives he has received from political leaders and celebrities.
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Turkiye, Sweden, Finland Agree to Meet Before NATO Summit in July
Representatives of Sweden and Finland held consultations with Turkiye on ratification of their applications for NATO membership and agreed to meet in the same format again before the NATO summit in Vilnius in July, a statement from the alliance said on Thursday.
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Representatives of Sweden and Finland held consultations with Turkiye on ratification of their applications for NATO membership and agreed to meet in the same format again before the NATO summit in Vilnius in July, a statement from the alliance said on Thursday.
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'Censorship-Industrial Complex': Twitter Files Authors Testify Before US House Panel
Two authors of the so-called Twitter Files, Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger, provided testimony on Thursday to the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government regarding collusion between the US government and Twitter on censorship decisions on the platform.
“Twitter, Facebook*, Google, and other companies developed a formal system for taking in moderation requests from every corner of government,” Taibbi told lawmakers. “For every government agency scanning Twitter, there were perhaps twenty quasi-private entities doing the same thing.”
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*Facebook is banned in Russia over extremist activities.
Two authors of the so-called Twitter Files, Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger, provided testimony on Thursday to the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government regarding collusion between the US government and Twitter on censorship decisions on the platform.
“Twitter, Facebook*, Google, and other companies developed a formal system for taking in moderation requests from every corner of government,” Taibbi told lawmakers. “For every government agency scanning Twitter, there were perhaps twenty quasi-private entities doing the same thing.”
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*Facebook is banned in Russia over extremist activities.
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Mexican Drug Cartel Reportedly Apologizes for Killing Kidnapped Americans
Mexico's Gulf Cartel reportedly issued an apology for the recent fallout after four Americans were kidnapped last week, adding that the criminal syndicate would be turning over its members responsible for the armed abduction.
According to a letter exclusively obtained by the Associated Press on condition of anonymity, the Scorpions faction of the Gulf Cartel apologized to the residents of Matamoros, the Mexican woman who died in the shooting and the four kidnapped Americans and their families.
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Mexico's Gulf Cartel reportedly issued an apology for the recent fallout after four Americans were kidnapped last week, adding that the criminal syndicate would be turning over its members responsible for the armed abduction.
According to a letter exclusively obtained by the Associated Press on condition of anonymity, the Scorpions faction of the Gulf Cartel apologized to the residents of Matamoros, the Mexican woman who died in the shooting and the four kidnapped Americans and their families.
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Trump May Soon Face Indictment After Reportedly Being Asked to Testify Before Manhattan Court
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office offered former President Donald Trump a chance to testify in front of a grand jury that has been hearing evidence about Trump’s role in hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in 2016.
If Trump is indicted, it would be the first time in US history that a former president has been charged in a criminal case.
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The Manhattan District Attorney’s office offered former President Donald Trump a chance to testify in front of a grand jury that has been hearing evidence about Trump’s role in hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in 2016.
If Trump is indicted, it would be the first time in US history that a former president has been charged in a criminal case.
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🇨🇳 Chinese President Xi Jinping was unanimously reelected for a third presidential term on Friday, effectively becoming the first Chinese officials to do so.
▪️ The Chinese president first came to the top job in March 2013, later going on to be reelected for his second five-year term in 2018.
▪️ Since his election, China has seen more than 100 million people, mostly from its rural population rise out of poverty. In more recent years, he has called the reunification of China and Taiwan a top priority of his administration. Last year, he said he aims to complete that goal by 2050.
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▪️ The Chinese president first came to the top job in March 2013, later going on to be reelected for his second five-year term in 2018.
▪️ Since his election, China has seen more than 100 million people, mostly from its rural population rise out of poverty. In more recent years, he has called the reunification of China and Taiwan a top priority of his administration. Last year, he said he aims to complete that goal by 2050.
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🇬🇪📹 The third consecutive night of protests against a "foreign agents" law took place in Tbilisi, Georgia
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📹⚡ President Biden has admitted that his predecessor as commander in chief, Donald Trump, could again become President of the United States.
💬 "I was running for office at the time, but you all may remember that I had a big fight with the former president - and maybe future president," Biden said.
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💬 "I was running for office at the time, but you all may remember that I had a big fight with the former president - and maybe future president," Biden said.
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🇨🇳🇺🇸 The US views China as its biggest cybersecurity threat amid concerns it may be learning lessons from the Ukraine conflict as Beijing may potentially be preparing to carry out a military operation in Taiwan, US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly said.
💬 "Russia is the hurricane, China is climate change," Easterly said on Thursday. "What I think China sees in Ukraine is the fact that they are going to hold our infrastructure at-risk to have a better chance of succeeding if they do invade Taiwan, and so it's one of the reasons why we all need to have a sense of urgency about everything to do to secure infrastructure, to build redundancy, to build resilience, to have mental overrides so you can actually withstand the types of attacks that they seek."
▪️ The United States’ biggest cyber threats come from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, but China is the major threat that draws the most concern in terms of being able to potentially breach critical US infrastructure, according to Easterly.
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💬 "Russia is the hurricane, China is climate change," Easterly said on Thursday. "What I think China sees in Ukraine is the fact that they are going to hold our infrastructure at-risk to have a better chance of succeeding if they do invade Taiwan, and so it's one of the reasons why we all need to have a sense of urgency about everything to do to secure infrastructure, to build redundancy, to build resilience, to have mental overrides so you can actually withstand the types of attacks that they seek."
▪️ The United States’ biggest cyber threats come from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, but China is the major threat that draws the most concern in terms of being able to potentially breach critical US infrastructure, according to Easterly.
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UK to Establish Arctic Military Base in Norway
As the UK is stepping up its Arctic engagement and tightening partnership with Norway, a new base called Camp Viking will be established in the Nordic nation.
As per the UK Royal Navy, which decribed it as "necessary for modern era," the operations base will lie some 120 kilometers south of the city of Tromso, the largest in the northern part of the country, and host troops of the UK’s Littoral Response Group — a special unit designed to respond to emerging crises in the European theater.
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As the UK is stepping up its Arctic engagement and tightening partnership with Norway, a new base called Camp Viking will be established in the Nordic nation.
As per the UK Royal Navy, which decribed it as "necessary for modern era," the operations base will lie some 120 kilometers south of the city of Tromso, the largest in the northern part of the country, and host troops of the UK’s Littoral Response Group — a special unit designed to respond to emerging crises in the European theater.
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