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How the modern credit system shapes who owns New Zealand — and who pays for it · There is a growing gap in New Zealand. · Not just between rich and poor. · But between how the system is explained — and how it is experienced. · In policy papers, it is described as: · stable regulated essential · At the kitchen table (reality as a citizen wage earner), it looks very different. · It looks like two incomes barely keeping up. It looks like 40,…

Peter Magyar’s decisive win will reshape Hungary’s relations with both East and West · Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban casts his ballot in Budapest on April 12, 2026. ©  NurPhoto / Getty Images · Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar has pulled off a stunning victory, with his Tisza party beating Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s FIdesz by more than 16 points. The result is set to dramatically change Hungary’s…

The same proof that “Non-Russian Pro-Russians” present in support of their claim that Iran dealt a “crushing defeat” to the US could be presented by Ukraine to claim the same about Russia once the special operation ends if its maximalist goals aren’t achieved in full just like the US’ weren’t. · Andrew Korybko · Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova echoed Iranian authorities’ rhetoric by describing the US-Iranian ceasefire as a…

It’s a “Major Non-NATO Ally” located in proximity to the mission area and thus capable of providing logistical support at a minimum with the expectation that its formidable armed forces and nuclear weapons would deter Iranian retaliation if their shared Chinese partner is unable to disabuse it. · Andrew Korybko · Trump announced that the US will immediately begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz together with unnamed countries after the…

Frank Bergman · A chilling new report is raising fresh alarm over how far elite-backed science may be willing to go, revealing that some researchers are openly discussing the possibility of growing “brainless” human body clones for future use by wealthy individuals who are aging or dying. · The idea sounds like dystopian fiction. · However, according to a new investigation, a billionaire-backed startup has been tied to discussions…

Ukraine risks disappearing from the world map if draft evasion continues, Kirill Budanov has claimed · Vladimir Zelensky's Chief of Staff Kirill Budanov. ©  Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images · Vladimir Zelensky’s chief of staff Kirill Budanov has acknowledged that mobilization has created what he called a “huge” problem in Ukrainian society, exposing an increasing gap between Kiev’s calls to “fight until victory” and…

The move comes after Madrid accused Israel of breaching a ceasefire with “indiscriminate bombings” in Lebanon · Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ©  Taylor Hill/Getty Images · Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out at Spain over what he described as repeated opposition to Israel and the “defaming” of the military after Madrid slammed the IDF over the recent strikes in Lebanon. · In a video…

Israel has condemned the display as “appalling anti-Semitic hatred” and summoned Madrid’s chargé d’affaires · ©  X / IsraelMFA · Israel has condemned Spain after a fireworks-filled effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was blown up during an Easter festival in the southern town of El Burgo. · The long-strained ties between Madrid and West Jerusalem have deteriorated even further in light of the US-Israeli attack…

Opposition leader Peter Magyar took a 13-point lead over the Hungarian PM as early results came in · Supporters of the Tisza party react to election results in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026 ©  Getty Images;  Janos Kummer · Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called opposition leader Peter Magyar and congratulated his Tisza party on its election victory. At the time of the call, Tisza was leading Orban’s…

All day negotiations with seemingly nothing accomplished while the US lays down it's so-called terms. Iran says Washington must decide because Tehran says its ready to defend itself by all means. It's a huge turnout at the Hungarian parliamentary elections. The country is choosing between incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the opposition leader Peter Magyar, as a disturbing document emerges suggesting a Maidan-like coup…