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President Joe Biden outside the White House in Washington DCAFP Image which pays The New York Times. According to the newspaper, Biden admitted in a private meeting with Democratic leaders on Friday that he will have to cut his social spending plans to $ 2 trillion over ten years. This money is intended for education, the fight against climate change …

An independent Russian organization claims to have thousands of videos showing inmates in Russian prisons mistreated and sexually abused by guards. A number of images have been released from a prison near Saratov, a town on the Volga River. Russian authorities say they are studying the videos. The images were shared with, among others, the Russian news site MediaZona and …

Because you don’t often see such a plaque from space, explains meteorologist Marc de Jong from Buienradar. A nice photo, but to see what is going on, the images below are more useful: De Jong explains, “Hot air and ash come out of the volcano. It condenses and creates clouds. This air rises extremely quickly because it is very hot, …

The Romanovs are back. At least that’s what some felt when George Romanov, a distant descendant of the Russian Tsar family, married his Italian fiancee Rebecca Bettarini a few days ago at St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg. It was the first “royal” wedding in Russia since the revolution of 1917. And it was celebrated with luxury; no less than …

The Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont will not be delivered by Italy to Spain for the moment. The Italian judges were due to take a decision on this today. But first they want to wait for the decisions of the European Court of Justice. Puigdemont left the Sardinia court this afternoon and said he was very satisfied with the decision. …

52 fighters and bombers today, sixteen yesterday and almost forty the previous days. Rarely has China allowed so many military planes to fly over Taiwan in such a short time. “It was an unprecedented weekend in all areas,” said NOS correspondent Sjoerd den Daas. There were also a lot more bombers than usual flying. It was also striking that military …

What did you miss? Facebook prematurely deactivated a number of security measures designed to prevent the spread of disinformation during the US presidential election last November. This ultimately led to the storming of the Capitol on January 6 of this year, says a whistleblower who appeared on the CBS show 60 minutes. The whistleblower is Frances Haugen, the former social …

Large amounts of oil spilled into the ocean off the coast of California over the weekend, believed to have come from a burst pipeline on a nearby oil rig. American media, including the Los Angeles Times. Several dead fish and birds have washed up in the last few hours on Huntington Beach, located about 35 miles from downtown Los Angeles. …

Suriname’s Ministry of Defense will conduct a civilian military operation, called Gran Mati, in collaboration with the Office of Unity. The project will have a recurring character. It is planned to do it once or twice a year. A start will be made in Albina at the VOJ school. The ministry will also provide the local community with medical training. …

The small tourist island of Guanaja in Central America was hit by a violent fire on Saturday. A total of 120 houses were destroyed and 400 islanders had to be evacuated. Four were injured. In the meantime, the fire is under control. The island measures just 19 square kilometers and is located off the coast of Honduras. About 6,000 people …