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Time of India
19 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Once prosperous, Hungary is now the poorest nation in EU — meanwhile, this tiny nation tops the wealth rankings
Once seen as one of Europe's rising stars, Hungary has officially become the poorest country in the European Union in terms of household welfare , Kyiv Insider reported, citing the latest Eurostat data. The numbers show that Hungarian households now consume just 72% of the EU average, which is the lowest among all 27 member states, according to the report. Hungary's Fall to the Bottom of EU Living Standards Hungary's figure is in contrast to Luxembourg, as it now leads the European Union in the Actual Individual Consumption (AIC) per capita with 141%, followed by the Netherlands at 120% and Germany at 118%, reported Kyiv Insider. Even Poland has outpaced Hungary in real living standards by about 13 percentage points, and its AIC is at 85% of the EU average, according to the report. ALSO READ: Pro-Israel hackers nab $90 million from Iranian crypto exchange - then burn it all in symbolic blockchain move Luxembourg Leads, Hungary Lags Behind While Hungary's GDP is currently at about 77% of the EU average, which is above several low-income EU nations, its households continue to remain poorer in terms of consumption, as per a Kyiv Insider report. This gap reflects that Hungary's economic output is not transforming into real benefits for Hungarian families, according to the report. Economic Output Isn't Reaching Families The poor economic conditions come under the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán , who is an increasingly authoritarian and pro‑Russian Fidesz regime, which has been systematically pillaged, according to Kyiv Insider report. Live Events Under Orbán's leadership, "the state-owned industries have been hollowed out, public subsidies redirected to political allies, and EU funds commandeered by power networks close to the government," as reported by Kyiv Insider. Along with this, ordinary Hungarians are facing other issues like low real wages, high inflation, brain drain, and a hollowed middle class, according to the report. FAQs What does it mean that Hungary ranks last in AIC? It means Hungarian families have the least access to goods, services, and public resources like healthcare compared to others in the EU. How is this different from GDP? GDP shows how much a country produces, but AIC shows how much people actually benefit. Hungary produces more than some countries, but its people are getting less.
Metro
2 days ago
- Politics
- Metro
Hackers 'break into' Iranian TV after Supreme Leader threatens 'all out war'
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Pro-Israel hackers have infiltrated Iranian state TV, calling for an uprising against supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, it has been claimed. Footage circulating on Telegram shows a screen inside what appears to be a home, displaying chaos on the streets of Iran. Women in the video are seen removing the mandatory hijab and chopping off their hair using a pair of scissors. The footage was of scenes from the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' uprising that engulfed Iran after the killing of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Jina Amini in 2022 while in police custody. Another image of a broadcast shows the message, 'Rise up! This is your moment. Go out into the streets. Take control of your future.' Iran blamed Israel for hacking the TV station, warning viewers that this was 'due to cyberattacks carried out by the Zionist enemy that is disrupting the satellite transmission.' The Hamshahri newspaper shared the video of the brief disruption, saying that 'hackers infiltrated state television and broadcast a call asking people to take to the streets.' Jonathan Harounoff, Israel's spokesperson for the United Nations, posted the vide on X, saying: 'Happening now. Iranian state TV has been hacked, taking a break from its regular propaganda programming to broadcast iconic scenes from the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' uprising.' More Trending This was the latest cyberattack to have hit Iran, which is also suffering an extensive internet outage amid Israel's ongoing bombardments. Iran announced last week that it was placing temporary restrictions on the internet, with the communication ministry saying Wednesday that heavier limits were being imposed due to Israel's 'abuse of the communication network for military purposes'. Numerous sites and apps have remained at least partially inaccessible in the country. A skilled pro-Israel group known as 'Predatory Sparrow' also took credit for the theft of the equivalent of £67 million from Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange on Wednesday. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: At least 32 people injured after Israeli hospital suffers 'direct hit' by Iranian missile MORE: US 'Doomsday Plane' spotted near DC: Everything you need to know about the Boeing E-4B MORE: Bunker buster bomb that can penetrate to 200ft is reason Israel wants the US to join war with Iran
AU Financial Review
2 days ago
- Politics
- AU Financial Review
Australia's Jewish community welcomes Labor's criticism of Iran
Pro-Israel groups have welcomed the Albanese government's strengthened rhetoric on Iran as fears grow about a broader war in the Middle East, with suggestions the new stance could help heal a diplomatic rift between Canberra and Jerusalem. In a shift of emphasis, Foreign Minister Penny Wong this week put the onus on Iran to abandon its nuclear program, saying the 'fastest way out of the danger' was for Tehran to return to talks.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Hackers steal and destroy millions from Iran's largest crypto exchange
Iran's largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, said Wednesday that it was hacked and funds have been drained from its hot wallet. In a statement on its website translated by TechCrunch, Nobitex said it detected unauthorized access to its infrastructure and hot wallet, in which the company stores a portion of its customers' cryptocurrency. The company said it was investigating the incident, and that its website and app would be unavailable for the foreseeable future. Public records show the hackers stole at least $90 million of the company's assets over multiple transactions. Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic said the hackers 'burned' the stolen funds by sending the crypto to inaccessible wallets, effectively taking the money out of circulation. Nobitex has more than 10 million customers, according to an archived copy of Nobitex's website from last week. Pro-Israel hacking group Predatory Sparrow (also known in Farsi as 'Gonjeshke Darande') took credit for the cyberattack. In a post on X, the group said it targeted Nobitex for allegedly financing terrorism for the Iranian regime and evading international sanctions. A day earlier, the hacking group also claimed responsibility for a hack on Iran's Bank Sepah resulting in widespread outages at ATMs across the country. News of the cyberattacks comes as Israel and Iran attack each other's cities. It's not clear who is behind Predatory Sparrow, which first appeared in 2021, but the hacking group has targeted Iranian organizations with destructive cyberattacks in the past, and broadly appears aligned with Israeli interests. Iranian news outlet IRIB said Tuesday that amid the ongoing military conflict, Israel had 'launched a massive cyber war against [Iran's] digital infrastructure to disrupt the process of providing services.' Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
NBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- NBC News
Pro-Israel hackers drain $90 million from Iran crypto exchange, analytics firm says
Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, was hacked for more than $90 million Wednesday, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. The funds were drained from platform wallets into addresses bearing anti-government messages explicitly referencing Iran' s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, pointing to a politically motivated cyberattack, Elliptic said. Pro-Israel hacking group Gonjeshke Darande, or ' Predatory Sparrow, ' claimed responsibility for the attack and said it would release the exchange's source code. Elliptic said the exchange was offline at the time of its post. Predatory Sparrow also claimed credit for a separate cyberattack on Iran's state-owned Bank Sepah this week. Fighting erupted between Israel and Iran on Friday and the countries have continued to trade missile fire. Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened the U.S. with 'irreparable damage' Wednesday in response to President Donald Trump's demand that the country surrender. Though the stolen assets have not been conclusively attributed to the group, Elliptic noted that the funds were sent to cryptographic addresses the hackers likely cannot control — suggesting the money was intentionally destroyed as a symbolic act rather than stolen for profit. Elliptic's research linked the exchange to Iran's IRGC, a powerful branch of the military designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and Canada. Past investigations have connected the platform to sanctioned IRGC-linked ransomware operatives and individuals close to Khamenei. Blockchain data also shows activity between the Nobitex exchange and wallets associated with Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Houthis.
