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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…

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…

Author:Elizaveta Naumova · As West Jerusalem moves past another Independence Day, the promise of lasting security looks increasingly uncertain · Born out of the need for safety, Israel today finds itself navigating a reality defined by recurring conflict and persistent insecurity. As another Independence Day has passed, for West Jerusalem the sense of permanence it was meant to symbolize remains elusive. Military strength has grown,…

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…

Finland makes a move to lift it's long standing ban on hosting nuclear weapons on it's territory. Helsinki justifies the action by saying it will strengthen the collective defense of the NATO bloc. Our correspondent Marina Kosareva breaks it all down for us shortly. Ukrainian soldiers are facing dire conditions on the front. As the nations's conscription officers continue their violent campaign, a man is thrown off the roof after…