Report: Israel Built Secret Base in Iraq To Support Bombing Campaign Against Iran

Housing Cost Pressure Varies Widely Across The EU Housing affordability in the EU has an uneven spread across the continent according to data from Eurostat. As Statista's Jack Lillis details below, the share of people whose housing costs exceed 40% of disposable income ranges from as low as 2.4% in Cyprus to as high as 28.9% in Greece. The EU 27 average stands at 8.2%, but this figure masks significant disparities between countries. You will find more infographics at Statista After Greece, Turkey appears among the most heavily burdened, while countries like Finland, Sweden, and...

Russia Warns 'Vulnerable' Finland As It Moves To Lift Ban On Hosting NATO Nukes The last thing the world needs at this moment of raging war in Iran and the Persian Gulf region is another round of nuclear saber-rattling related to that other raging hotspot - the Ukraine conflict, but that's precisely what is happening again this week. The Kremlin is warning that Russia could respond if Finland moves forward with plans to scrap its longstanding ban on the transit and storage of nuclear weapons, framing the proposal as a direct...

US Official Cites 'Glimmer Of Progress' On Ceasefire After Trump Warns 'A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight' Summary:  Tehran Times: All communications with US side suspended - THEN ISSUES CORRECTION, REVERSES. This after Trump's Tues. morning threat: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." Axios cites "glimmer" of progress on negotiations. In a call with FOX's Bret Baier, Trump says 8 PM deadline today "could change if negotiations move forward, but sticking to deadline for now." Kharg Island heavily bombed in preparation for potential US Marine/Special Forces ground seizure. Reports...