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The author stated that savings were made on the last year of life of the elderly while benefits for professional football players were maintained. The author attributed this budget logic to Roland Duchâtelet, who allegedly defended it on television and called it repugnant. The author also wondered how far society had declined by calculating what needed to be done in the event of a budget deficit. https://t.co/JyFT8Q9ftD #oudere #begroting #zorg #NL (translated)

Donald Trump announced in a television interview that the United States will stop providing structural military aid to Israel, which according to him amounted to nearly 4 billion dollars per year, and said this is in line with agreements he made with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. #Trump #Israël #Midterms (translated)

In the first television debate between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro for the Brazilian presidential elections, the candidates accused each other of lies and corruption while preparing for an exciting second round of voting. #Lula #Bolsonaro #verkiezingen (translated)

In the first television debate for the second round of the Brazilian elections, President Lula da Silva and candidate Flávio Bolsonaro fiercely accused each other of lies and corruption, while tensions between the two candidates visibly escalated. #Lula #Bolsonaro #Verkiezingen (translated)

"A raid on a television channel, appointing a trustee – only dictators would do something like this." Özgür Özel, the chairman of Yeni Parti, also responded to the attack on X: "A raid on a television channel, appointing a trustee – only dictators would do something like this." #Persvrijheid #Turkije #HalkTV (translated)

Storming into a television station in the early morning and appointing a director is something only dictators would do. Unfortunately, that is exactly what they have done to our country," Özel reacted on X. Turkey "must rebuild the democratic dikes," Özel argued in an opinion piece published by Volkskrant on Tuesday. #HalkTV #Persvrijheid #Turkije (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that the public broadcaster had, in his view, provided misleading coverage in recent weeks regarding alleged severe cuts at VRT. According to him, unions had been given uninterrupted radio and airtime, while VRT NWS had not provided objective context and had widely disseminated their message. He described this as a situation at the level of a banana republic. Vande Reyde stated that the funding for VRT had increased in recent years, with millions more for, among other things, combating fake news and pension costs, and that only limited cuts had been made. Furthermore, he argued that the broadcaster could have generated more revenue from digital advertising. During the previous budget discussions, new concessions had been made regarding this, allowing VRT to show millions more in digital advertising, he wrote. According to him, parliament had not been informed about those agreements. He claimed that VRT had negotiated directly at the government table and secured a lot, only to then loudly protest and strike. According to him, the news editorial team had adopted the alarming stories from the unions. Vande Reyde wrote that trust in the media had thereby reached a historic low. #VRT #fakenews #mediawijsheid (translated)

In the United States, the Department of Justice is being investigated following a boycott by five major television networks - ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and Fox News - which have suspended their coverage of President Donald Trump in solidarity with CNN, which was denied access to the White House. #LibertéDeLaPresse #DonaldTrump #EnquêteMédiatique (translated)

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into five television networks - ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and Fox News - for their temporary suspension of joint reporting from the White House, according to the New York Times. #LibertéDeLaPresse #JusticeAméricaine #BoycottDesMédias (translated)

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether the major television networks, including ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and Fox News, violated antitrust laws by temporarily suspending filming of President Trump following access restrictions given by Trump to certain media outlets. #Trump #antitrust #journalistiek (translated)