Did Hakeem Jeffries overstate share of veterans using food stamps? | Food News

EXPLAINER Evidence shows Jeffries’s statement that about 20 percent of veteran households rely on food stamps is mostly false. By Louis Jacobson│PolitiFact Published On 13 May 202513 May 2025 The leader of the Democrats in the United States House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, has slammed House Republicans for considering cuts to federal safety net programmes, pointing…

War refugees complain of abuse in Poland

EPA At least 2.5 million Ukrainians live in Poland – making up nearly 7% of the country’s total population Svitlana says her daughter loved her school in Poland. “Even when we moved to another area, she didn’t want to change schools,” says the 31-year-old Ukrainian mother. “She liked it so much. There was no bullying.”…

China slams US over fentanyl-linked tariffs, urges Washington to stop blame game

China on Tuesday slammed the United States for linking punitive tariffs to the fentanyl crisis, calling it an unjust move that undermines bilateral cooperation and unfairly targets Chinese imports.The Chinese Foreign Ministry stated that the opioid crisis is an internal issue for the US to resolve and urged Washington to engage in constructive dialogue rather than…