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Source: Social Well-Being Index · New Zealand is often held up as a model society. · High living standards. Political stability. Strong institutions. A country that consistently ranks near the top of global measures like GDP per capita and the Human Development Index. · But what if those measures are telling only part of the story? · A newly released Social Well-Being Index offers a different lens — one that asks a more fundamental question: ·…

Author: RT Newsroom · Political hit-jobs in Cyprus and Slovenia are just the tip of an election interference iceberg in Europe, involving a dark nexus of Israeli spies, defense chiefs, and tech companies. The threat is real, but the EU is staying silent. · Targeting the EU: Israeli Spy Firm’s Open Admission · A week after Cyprus assumed the EU’s rotating presidency in January, a video appeared on social media – from a relatively obscure…

Ruled a suicide, David Wilcock’s demise comes amid a probe into a string of suspicious disappearances and passings of US space scientists · David Wilcock. © Wikipedia · David Wilcock, a self-styled American UFO researcher and a prominent paranormal content creator and author, has been found dead in what has been ruled a suicide. · The incident happened days after US President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into a string of…

Author: Dr Vernon Coleman · The media often talk about “conspiracy theorists”. That, of course, is a clever piece of deceit. Conspiracies are real and the conspiracy practitioners are close to running our world. · The Structure of Power · The conspirators’ plan has followed a simple but well-worn path. First, they revised the definition of a pandemic so that any ordinary annual flu could be described as a dangerous pandemic. Second, they…

<figure><iframe style="width: 500px; height: 281px;" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Fnfwk-vmyhk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></figure> Channel: Lena Petrova – World Affairs in Context Title: “The worst crisis in history!” – Europe faces years of pain · Europe is facing what officials are warning could become one of the most severe and prolonged energy crises in modern history, with impacts expected to last not months, but…

NZ Fuel Watch: Supply Holding — But Global Pressure Building · Data: Shipping movements, Daily Fuel Stocks and Fuel Forecast April · New Zealand’s fuel system continues to operate within normal parameters, but the underlying conditions are shifting. · Latest shipping movements confirm steady tanker flow across all major ports, while official data shows national fuel stocks remain within expected levels. ([MBIE][1]) · However, both domestic…

An application to register the network was reportedly filed immediately after the country’s gay propaganda law was struck down by the top EU court · Rainbow flags displayed on the City Hall in Budapest, Hungary, on June 28, 2025. ©  Getty Images / NurPhoto / Balint Szentgallay · An unknown applicant has reportedly filed to register the first-ever LGBTQ-themed TV channel in Hungary. · It comes just two days after the EU Court…

The company has disputed the Pentagon’s statements that it can somehow still control Claude AI deployed in military networks · ©  Getty Images / NurPhoto / Samuel Boivin · AI developer Anthropic insists it has no backdoor or “kill switch” for its Claude AI once it is deployed in classified Pentagon military networks, according to a new court filing. · The US military and the tech firm found themselves embroiled in a policy…

Author: RT Newsroom · RT presents the Social Well-Being Index, a new way to measure whether societies can sustain themselves, protect life, and remain cohesive · What makes a prosperous nation? · The West has one answer: money. · For decades, Western institutions have measured things like GDP, sustainability and ‘human development’ to show which countries are doing well in the world. · But do these things indicate what is truly important for…

The move follows Hungary lifting its veto, while the bloc also adopted new Russia sanctions  · © Getty Images / PeskyMonkey · The European Union has formally approved a €90 billion ($105 billion) emergency loan for Ukraine for 2026–2027 and adopted its 20th package of sanctions against Russia, the bloc’s presidency said on Thursday. · European Council President Antonio Costa said in a statement that increasing pressure on…