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Viennese teachers are reporting growing challenges with students from immigrant backgrounds who are increasingly unwilling to learn German or adapt to local values, according to teachers’ union representative Thomas Krebs of the Christian Trade Unionists Group (FCG). Speaking to Heute, Krebs said many of those arriving from conflict or crisis regions now bring radical beliefs that pose problems in Austrian classrooms. “In the past, people fled from extremism. Now, many people come to us radicalized by extremism and spread these ideas here as well,” said Krebs. He cited incidents of female teachers being disrespected or assaulted by male students and parents, saying such behavior reflects imported attitudes that reject gender equality. Click here to read more…
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A Turkish prosecutor has demanded more than 2,000 years in prison for Istanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, accusing him of leading a vast corruption network that allegedly defrauded the state of billions of liras, according to an indictment unveiled on Tuesday. Istanbul Chief Prosecutor Akin Gurlek said the nearly 4,000-page document names 402 suspects, including Imamoglu, and charges them with forming a criminal organization, bribery, fraud, money laundering, and bid-rigging. He said the alleged network caused 160 billion Turkish liras (around $3.8 billion) in losses to the state over 10 years. The indictment, which includes findings by the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) and what Gurlek described as “digital and video evidence,” portrays Imamoglu as the founder and head of the organization. It also accuses several business figures of being coerced into paying bribes through a secret municipal fund. Turkish media reported that Imamoglu faces 142 separate charges and could serve up to 2,352 years in prison if convicted. The mayor, detained since March, has rejected all accusations and denounced them as politically driven. His arrest sparked the largest demonstrations in Turkiye in over a decade. Imamoglu previously received a separate prison term in July for allegedly insulting and threatening the […]
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Trust is the social glue that binds communities, shapes institutions, and fuels economic activity. The infographic below, via Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao, ranks 90 economies by the share of adults who agree that “most people can be trusted,” using nationally representative survey data from 2022, published 2024. The data for this visualization comes from Integrated Values Surveys, accessed via Our World in Data. Ranked: Most and Least Trusting Countries Denmark leads with 74% of respondents saying that most people can be trusted, followed closely by Norway (72%) and Finland (68%). Rank Country Code (%) Agree with“Most people canbe trusted.” 1 🇩🇰 Denmark DNK 74 2 🇳🇴 Norway NOR 72 3 🇫🇮 Finland FIN 68 4 🇨🇳 China CHN 63 5 🇸🇪 Sweden SWE 63 6 🇮🇸 Iceland ISL 62 7 🇨🇭 Switzerland CHE 59 8 🇳🇱 Netherlands NLD 57 9 🇳🇿 New Zealand NZL 57 10 🇦🇹 Austria AUT 50 11 🇦🇺 Australia AUS 49 12 🇨🇦 Canada CAN 47 13 🇬🇧 UK GBR 43 14 🇩🇪 Germany DEU 42 15 🇲🇴 Macao MAC 41 16 🇪🇸 Spain ESP 41 17 🇧🇾 Belarus BLR 40 18 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland GBR 39 19 🇺🇸 U.S. USA 37 20 🇭🇰 Hong Kong HKG 36 21 […]
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In yet another sign of the rampant corruption in Ukraine, Ukrainian security forces raided the apartment of Timur Mindich, a businessman associated with President Volodymyr Zelensky. However, the oligarch had already left the country just hours before, likely after being tipped off by an insider. Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) says that $100 million is believed to have been siphoned off due to a “money laundering operation,” and other associates were involved. The 15-month investigation featured 1,000 hours of wiretapping and resulted in 70 raids, according to NABU. There are numerous reports speculating that Mindich, who has close connections to Israel and just celebrated his birthday there, fled to Israel, but so far, most media reports do not disclose his destination country. In a statement, NABU indicated that several individuals had formed a criminal gang and built “a large-scale corruption scheme to influence strategic enterprises in the public sector, in particular Energoatom.” The scheme involved forcing Energoatom’s counterparties to pay kickbacks of approximately 10 to 15 percent of contract values in order to avoid having payments for services or goods blocked, or possibly losing their status as suppliers, the bureau reported. NABU indicated that the raids and arrests were a part of […]
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Scientists from New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have uncovered new evidence that water once flowed beneath the surface of Mars, revealing that the planet may have remained habitable for life much longer than previously thought. The study, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research – Planets, shows that ancient sand dunes in Gale Crater—a region explored by NASA’s Curiosity rover—gradually turned into rock after interacting with underground water billions of years ago. Led by Dimitra Atri, Principal Investigator of NYUAD’s Space Exploration Laboratory, with research assistant Vignesh Krishnamoorthy, the research team compared data from the Curiosity rover with rock formations in the UAE desert that formed under similar environmental conditions on Earth. Abu Dhabi scientists make Mars breakthrough They discovered that water from a nearby Martian mountain once seeped into the dunes through small cracks, soaking the sand from below and leaving behind minerals such as gypsum—the same mineral found in Earth’s deserts. These minerals can trap and preserve traces of organic material, making them valuable targets for future missions seeking evidence of past life. Atri said: “Our findings show that Mars didn’t simply go from wet to dry. Even after its lakes and rivers disappeared, small amounts of water […]
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A suicide bombing attack outside a court in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad has killed 12 people and injured at least 27 more, and by all reports the carnage could have been worse as the attacker was unable to get inside a district courthouse, the intended target. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has said he “strongly condemned the suicide blast.” And Sindh province’s Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar said in a statement, “Suicide bombers and terrorists have no religion. They are enemies of humanity.” “As I entered the court building, a huge blast occurred. I thought the entire judiciary building would collapse on me,” a court lawyer and eyewitness, Zahid Khan, told CBS News. “When I went upstairs, I saw people lying on the ground around the fire … Just three minutes earlier, I had been at that exact spot while parking my bike.” “I saw many people lying injured, with blood on the road,” he said. Smoke had still been visible rising over the area in the wake of the blast. Importantly Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has quickly laid blame on India, despite suicide bombings not being typical of operations out of India: Sharif has blamed India for the “suicide attack” in Islamabad as well as […]
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Syrian Information Minister Hamza al-Mustafa said on Nov. 10 that Syria has signed “a political cooperation declaration” with the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS—a coalition signed by 89 other partners to combat ISIS in Iraq, Syria, and globally—confirming its commitment to efforts to combat terrorism and support regional stability.“The agreement is political and until now contains no military components,” al-Mustafa said in a statement posted to X. A senior U.S. administration official also confirmed to The Epoch Times that Syria will join the international coalition. Al-Sharaa’s meeting with Trump at the White House on Nov. 10 was the first visit by a Syrian leader since the country gained independence from France in 1946. Al-Mustafa said the talks centered on expanding economic cooperation between the two nations, U.S. investments, and easing sanctions imposed under the Caesar Act—which bars the sale of U.S. goods and technology to Syria and blocks the country from the international banking system. The two leaders also discussed plans to integrate the Syrian Democratic Forces into the Syrian Army, al-Mustafa stated, noting that the move aims to “unify institutions and ensure lasting stability” in the region. The meeting resulted in Trump granting a 180-day extension of his waiver of sanctions against Syria. Trump told reporters Nov. 10 […]
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President Donald Trump said on Nov. 10 that the United States was “pretty close” to reaching a trade deal with India that would be fair to both sides and indicated that he may lower tariffs on Indian goods. “We’re making a deal with India, a much different deal than we had in the past,” he told reporters at the Oval Office. “We’re getting a fair deal, just a fair trade deal.” Trump did not provide further details about the potential trade deal with India but said it would be “good for everybody.” When asked whether the U.S. government would lower tariffs on imports from India, Trump suggested it is possible “at some point,” noting that India has recently reduced its purchases of Russian oil. “Well, right now the tariffs are very high on India because of the Russian oil, and they’ve stopped doing the Russian oil,” he said. “It’s been reduced very substantially. Yeah, we’re going to be bringing the tariffs down.” India currently faces a total U.S. tariff rate of 50 percent, including a 25 percent tariff that Trump imposed in August over the country’s purchases of Russian crude. Trump made the comments during the swearing-in ceremony of his envoy to India, Sergio Gor, whose role […]
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Herman Narula, Britain’s richest self-made entrepreneur under 40, says he is preparing to leave the UK for Dubai amid fears of a Treasury “settling-up” tax on emigrating millionaires. Mr Narula, the 37-year-old co-founder of £2.5bn tech company Improbable, who is worth well over £700million, is reluctant to leave Britain but felt forced to consider relocating after reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves plans to impose a tax on capital gains for wealthy individuals who move abroad. He said: “I don’t particularly want to leave the UK – but I might want to one day and I don’t want to be banned from that option. Introducing an exit tax is irresponsible. It has forced a lot of people to leave.” The so-called “exit tax” would charge entrepreneurs on gains made while living in Britain if they subsequently relocate to a lower-tax jurisdiction. While similar levies exist in other countries, critics warn that this could discourage founders from setting up or growing businesses in the UK, or prompt them to sell out early. Mr Narula accused the Government of introducing a “series of anti-entrepreneur policies” that risk driving start-ups overseas. He told The Daily Telegraph: “It’s bonkers that new taxes are landing on great British start-ups. The current speculation makes it […]
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The United States is reportedly planning to establish a major military base near Israel’s border with Gaza, Israeli sources as well as Bloomberg are reporting. Israeli officials familiar with initial discussions said the facility would serve international forces stationed in Gaza to help uphold the current Trump-brokered ceasefire and could accommodate several thousand troops. The site would be big enough to host a significant American military presence and support future international stabilization operations, and would be a significant extension of Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat. But unlike the current coordination center, this would support many thousands of international forces and not just the few hundred staffing the CMCC currently.The proposed base would have the aim of strengthening American influence on the ground, allowing Washington to manage developments in Gaza more independently, the Israeli reports say. However, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have not acknowledged any such planning, suggesting these ideas are just at the conception phase, amid speculative reports. Bloomberg says it would host 10,000 people and would be established “near Gaza”, while Responsible Statecraft says it would be a half-billion dollar endeavor: The proposed base, which would reportedly cost $500 million and be capable of housing thousands of U.S. troops, would dramatically expand the American […]
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