White genocide? - Donald Trump ambushes South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa
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Netanyahu says ordered enhanced security at Israel missions worldwide
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Ramaphosa denies white citizens are persecuted in South Africa
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- Euronews
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Ben-Gvir has also called for the permanent resettlement of Palestinians from the territory. Referring to the construction of settlements in the occupied West Bank, Smotrich said in a post on X that "Britain has already tried once to prevent us from settling the cradle of our homeland, and we will not allow it to do it again. We are determined to continue building." "Extremist rhetoric advocating the forced displacement of Palestinians and the creation of new Israeli settlements is appalling and dangerous,' the statement from the UK Foreign Office said. It also said that "the rising violence and intimidation by Israeli settlers against Palestinian communities in the West Bank must stop." Settlement growth and construction in the occupied West Bank have been promoted by successive Israeli governments stretching back decades, but it has exploded under Netanyahu's far-right coalition, which has settlers in key Cabinet posts. There are now well over 100 settlements and around 500,000 Israeli settlers sprawling across the area. Rights groups argue that the settlements, illegal under international law, are a hurdle to an eventual two-state solution. In 2024, 19.5 million children in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to the latest Eurostat figures. Between 2023 and 2024, the percentage of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU slightly decreased from 24.8% to 24.2%. At the country level, Bulgaria reported the highest rates in 2024, at 35.1%, followed by Spain at 34.6% and Romania at 33.8%. By contrast, Slovenia (11.8%), Cyprus (14.8%) and the Czech Republic (15.4%) recorded the lowest figures. Italy was the only EU country that did not experience any change, remaining steady at 27.1%. "Welfare state institutions play a major role in protecting children from poverty," said Alba Lanau Sánchez, a researcher from Universitat Pompeu Fabra. "Countries with robust social protection systems tend to have lower child poverty rates." The risk of poverty or social exclusion was also higher for children than for adults in 2024. Children in the EU were at a higher risk of poverty or social exclusion (24.2%) compared with adults (20.3%), resulting in a difference of 3.9 percentage points. Across the EU countries, 20 of them experienced a higher risk among children, with the largest differences recorded in Spain (10.5%), Malta and Romania (both 7.3%) and France (7.2%). Children whose parents attained a higher education level were less likely to be at risk of poverty or social exclusion. In 2024, 61.2% of children in the EU living with parents who had at most lower secondary education were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. For those with parents who attained tertiary education, the proportion was 11.0%. This resulted in a risk gap of 50.2 percentage points based on parents' education levels. At the national level, the gap was above 50% in 16 EU countries. The lowest gaps were observed in Denmark, Portugal and Estonia, while the largest differences were recorded in Romania, Czechia and Bulgaria. Despite Spain having a higher GDP than Bulgaria or Romania, the country's tax-benefit system is often pointed out as one of the main reasons for its high child poverty rates, according to researchers. In 2021, Spain spent just 1.3% of its GDP on family policies, compared to the OECD average of 2.3%. "Direct financial support to families was particularly modest," said Lanau Sánchez. "Child-contingent cash benefits schemes in Spain have traditionally provided support to higher deciles through tax relief, which poorer households cannot benefit from, but little or no support went to low-income households." Spain has also introduced the Minimum Living Income (IMV) in 2021 and the Child Support Supplement in 2022, reaching 502,310 households, according to Spain's Social Security. However, it remains unclear how much these programs have improved living conditions for families with children. "Current critiques highlight the IMV shortcomings, including administrative barriers (resulting in high non-take-up rates), legal restrictions on access affecting certain groups, such as young people, the homeless, undocumented and recently arrived migrants, and limited potential coverage for low-income but not severely poor households," said Lanau Sánchez. "However, we lack in-depth academic research on how the IMV has more thoroughly transformed the social protection system, ultimately crowding out other forms of support, like regional minimum income schemes," she concluded.
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- LeMonde
Trump hails US-China tariff talks a 'total reset'
Senior US and Chinese officials met in Geneva on Saturday, May 10, in a bid to de-escalate a trade war sparked by President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff rollout and fueled by Beijing's strong retaliation. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer conferred with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in the first such talks between the world's two largest economies since Trump slapped steep new levies on China last month. Trump praised the "very good" discussions and deemed them "a total reset negotiated in a friendly, but constructive, manner." He said in a Truth Social post Saturday evening in Washington, We want to see, for the good of both China and the US, an opening up of China to American business." He added: "GREAT PROGRESS MADE!!!" The discussions are expected to continue Sunday in Geneva. Shortly after 9:30 am on Saturday morning, Bessent, Greer and around a dozen more US delegates marched through the lobby of Geneva's luxury Intercontinental hotel, ignoring journalists' requests for comment before ducking into waiting cars and speeding off. The Chinese delegation left from another five-star hotel, the President Wilson on the shores of Lake Geneva, with large police contingents escorting the two convoys through the city, blocking all other traffic on their routes. The talks were then held in the sumptuous 18 th -century "Villa Saladin" overlooking Lake Geneva. The former estate was bequeathed to the Swiss state in 1973, according to the Geneva government. Tariffs imposed on the Asian manufacturing giant since the start of the year currently total 145%, with cumulative US duties on some Chinese goods reaching a staggering 245%. In retaliation, China slapped 125% levies on US goods, cementing what appears to be a near trade embargo between the world's two largest economies. Trump signaled on Friday that he could lower the sky-high tariffs on Chinese imports, taking to social media to suggest that an "80% Tariff on China seems right!" "The president would like to work it out with China.... He would like to de-escalate the situation," US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Fox News on Friday. Trump's press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, clarified that the US would not lower tariffs unilaterally, adding that China would need to make concessions as well. In any case, a move to that level would be a symbolic gesture, since the tariffs would remain prohibitively steep. Beijing has insisted that the United States must lift tariffs first and vowed to defend its interests. Bessent has said the meetings in Switzerland would focus on "de-escalation" and not a "big trade deal." The head of the Geneva-based World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Friday she welcomed the talks, calling them a "positive and constructive step toward de-escalation." A commentary published by China's state news agency Xinhua also noted that "The contact in Switzerland is an important step in promoting the resolution of the issue."
