Study based on Eurostat and UN data shows uneven inflows as anti-immigration sentiment grows The number of immigrants in the European Union reached a record 64.2 million in 2025, a study by the Berlin-based Center for Research and Analysis on Migration (RFBerlin) shows, citing Eurostat and UN data. Of this total, approximately 46.7 million were born outside the EU. The total rose by more than 2 million year-on-year and from about 40 million in 2010. Germany remains the bloc’s largest host of foreign-born residents at nearly 18 million, while Spain has recorded the fastest recent growth, adding about 700,000 people – roughly one-third of last year’s EU-wide increase. The study highlights an uneven distribution of arrivals, with Germany and Spain accounting for nearly half of the increase, while smaller states such as Malta, Cyprus and Luxembourg face the highest inflows relative to population size. Read more Germany rejecting 95% of Syrian asylum claims – media Applications ar...
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Tehran’s online response to the US-Israeli attack was surprisingly sleek, agile, and effective One of the more surprising turns of the US-Israeli war on Iran has been the sophistication of Tehran’s multi-pronged PR response. From memes to sleek AI-generated cartoons to official messaging, pro-Iranian online content looks like anything but the product of a stiff-necked self-centered bureaucracy stuck in an outdated mindset – what was broadly expected from the Iranian government. The posts hit the right buttons, adapt to local environments, and react to current events lighting-fast. RT explores how Iran has shown off its edge in the fight for the hearts and minds of people around the world. from RT World News https://ift.tt/rZdMwhk
The conflict has left US credibility damaged and its president weaker at home, the Quincy Institute’s Trita Parsi has told RT The war with Iran has been a strategic disaster for the US, leaving President Donald Trump in a weaker position at home and damaging American credibility, Quincy Institute co-founder Trita Parsi has told RT. He added that the conflict, which he said Israel had pushed for, had not unfolded as Washington expected. The war, which began with the US-Israeli bombing campaign on Iran on February 28 under the pretext of dismantling Tehran’s nuclear program, has dragged on far longer than Trump’s initial prediction of “two to three weeks.” The attacks have killed dozens of senior officials, including Iran’s longtime supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, as well as more than 1,300 civilians. Iran has responded by striking US bases in Gulf states, saying the strikes are an exercise of its right to self-defense. The crisis has resulted in the de facto closure of the Strait...
Aleksey Dedov made the statement to RT while inspecting damage to civilian and medical infrastructure in the Islamic Republic’s capital The US and Israel have committed war crimes in Iran, Russian Ambassador to Tehran Aleksey Dedov has declared while inspecting the ruins of a hospital in the Iranian capital destroyed in the strikes. The diplomat made the remarks to RT on Monday during a visit to damaged residential areas alongside a group of foreign ambassadors. According to RT correspondent Saman Kojouri, the hospital was hit without prior warning while patients and staff were inside. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured. “It’s a horrible thing to see,” Dedov said, assessing the damage to civilian medical infrastructure. “This is evidence of an inhumane approach by Israel and the US… it’s very clearly a war crime.” READ MORE: US and Iranian negotiators set to arrive in Pakistan for new talks as ceasefire nears expiry (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) The visit was organize...
The conservative commentator says he will be “tormented for a long time” by his role in promoting the president Prominent conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has issued a public apology for his role in getting US President Donald Trump into the White House, saying in a podcast published on Monday that he will be “tormented for a long time” by the damage he helped cause. Speaking on his podcast with his brother Buckley Carlson, a former speechwriter for Trump’s 2016 campaign, Tucker Carlson said he and millions of other supporters had ignored “signs of low character” in their enthusiasm for Trump. “You and I and everyone else who supported him… we’re implicated in this for sure,” Carlson said. “It’s not enough to say, well, I changed my mind or like, oh, this is bad, I’m out… In very small ways, but in real ways, you and me and millions of people like us are the reason this is happening right now.” Carlson, who has emerged as one of Trump’s most prominent conservative critics...
The incoming PM has pledged to stop Budapest’s withdrawal from the ICC, which has an active warrant for the Israeli leader Hungary’s incoming prime minister, Peter Magyar, has said he would order the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he enters the country, marking a sharp reversal of predecessor Viktor Orban’s policy. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Magyar said he would halt Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), initiated by Orban, and stressed that as a member state Budapest is legally obliged to enforce its arrest warrants. The ICC issued warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in 2024 over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Israel claimed earlier this week that Magyar had spoken with Netanyahu and invited him to visit Hungary after his Tisza party’s landslide win on April 12. Asked to clarify, Magyar confirmed the call but downplayed the invitation, saying he had ...