Inside Magyar’s grand bargain with the EU

The EU may be saying goodbye to Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, but the system that empowered him and the problems he’s left behind are still very much in place. Today on the podcast, Ian Wishart and Nick …

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Inside the campaign to unseat Orbán

Hungarians may be the ones voting this Sunday — but all EU citizens have something at stake in the outcome of the election.  After years of obstructioni…

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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Hungary lobbied against EU's Russia sanctions at Moscow's request -- How Ukraine is 'systematically' destroying Russia's air defenses -- Massive explosion at Russian petrochemical plant in Tatarstan -- Finland developing Ukraine-style drone alert app ... and more

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Apple subsidiary fined £390K for Russian sanctions breaches

Apple Distribution International sent two payments worth over £635,000 to Okko, a Russian streaming platform.

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Thought Iraq was a blunder? Iran is far worse.

Trump’s decision to join Israel in a war against Iran is a far bigger strategic error, and one with far bigger strategic consequences.

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«Hundreds of thousands of barrels of Russian oil are heading to Cuba, according to maritime tracking data, as the communist island suffers blackouts under a US economic blockade and Donald Trump threatens to take it over.»
#CubaBlackout #RussianOil #RussiaSanctions
Russian oil tanker heading to Cuba amid US economic blockade
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Russian oil tanker heading to Cuba amid US economic blockade

Vessel with 730,000 barrels of crude set to reach Cuba on 23 March, according to maritime data, after Donald Trump said he expects to have ‘honour of taking’ country

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Die Linke versinkt im Streit um Antisemitismus

In der Linkspartei tobt ein bitterer Kampf um die Deutung des Nahostkonflikts. Während die „alte Garde“ um Gregor Gysi den Schutz Israels als Staatsräson verteidigt , formiert sich an der Basis und…

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