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Migrants applying for New Zealand citizenship will soon be required to pass a new multiple-choice citizenship test under a government initiative expected to take effect in late 2027. By RNZ Parliamentary reporters · The proposed test will require applicants to demonstrate knowledge of what the government describes as the “responsibilities and privileges” of being a New Zealand citizen. Topics are expected to include democratic principles, the…

‘Did Rubio just say the US in Iran wants to go back to where it was?’ – Rick Sanchez‘They’ll call you anti-American, a panic and they’ll throw the lob insults at you for even asking that question.’ · In this episode of RT’s ‘Sanchez Effect’ US policies face real heat. Not only from Rick Sanchez but also Clayton Morris, who is the host of ‘Redacted’ on YouTube and a former prominent Fox News anchor. · Rick expresses his disappointment in…

The two-day ceasefire announced by Russia ahead of Victory Day celebrations on May 8-9 has officially gone into effect. The Russian Defense Ministry has reiterated warnings that any attempt by Ukraine to disrupt events in Moscow would trigger a large-scale retaliatory strike on central Kiev. According to a statement issued Thursday, Russian forces will suspend all frontline combat operations and halt long-range strikes into Ukrainian territory…

Russia doubles down on its warning to Kiev stating the city will be hit if Ukraine attempts to disrupt Russia’s World War Two ‘Victory Day’ commemorations. · Moscow urges civilians and foreign diplomats to leave the Ukrainian capital. Powerful blasts rock Beirut as the IDF launches a new wave of attacks on the Lebanese capital. Israel's Prime Minister claims the country's forces targeted and killed a Hezbollah commander. · And with talks…

By Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club · “A new world order must be built to ensure economic justice and equal political security for all nations. An end to the arms race is an essential prerequisite for the establishment of such an order.” · This year marks the 40th anniversary of…

There is something deeply unsettling in the tone of the EU’s current strategic debate. What is presented as prudence increasingly resembles panic. What is framed as “strategic autonomy” often sounds like something else entirely: a loss of confidence, a surge of ideological hostility, and a willingness among declining liberal elites to flirt with the most destructive weapons ever created. By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at…

Ukraine’s most popular format for political content recently seems to be reading aloud invective-laden transcripts of Vladimir Zelensky’s closest political allies scheming about stealing in Russian. The ‘Mindich tapes’ could have serious ramifications for the government, as they purport to implicate Zelensky in unabashed corruption. The root of the escalating graft scandal lies in an investigation that Western-backed Ukrainian law enforcement…

Influential Christian leaders are raising urgent concerns after claiming they were quietly warned by U.S. intelligence officials to “prepare now” for a coming wave of government disclosures about UFOs and so-called “non-human intelligence.” By Frank Bergman · Religious leaders were reportedly warned that the coming revelations could shake the foundations of biblical faith. · Evangelist Pastor Perry Stone says a small group of high-profile…

Moscow sees no point in continuing the trilateral contacts with Ukraine and the US until Kiev makes “one serious step,” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide Yury Ushakov has said. The senior official was apparently referring to the withdrawal of the Ukrainian troops from the parts of Donbass still under Ukrainian control, a move long-demanded by Russia and consistently rejected by Kiev. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Ushakov admitted…

By Alex Krainer · End of Israel? · In the 19 March TrendCompass report, I discussed the damaging effects of Iran war, and the ominous messianic slant of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Israeli society, recalling Henry Kissinger’s 2012 prophecy that in ten years’ time, Israel would no longer exist. This concern has been corroborated by an opinion piece published in the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz on May 1, titled “Netanyahu Will Go, but…