“If we believe in our own power, we are able to finish the communist dictatorship,” he told an estimated quarter of a million Hungarians during an audacious seven-minute speech. They were gathered in the city’s Heroes’ Square for the reburial of the man behind Hungary’s failed uprising in 1956,…
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Hungary’s Viktor Orban alleges plot to blow up gas pipeline ahead of election
Balint Pasztor, president of the Vojvodina Hungarian Association, and another key Orban ally, posted on Facebook: “If the investigation proves that we were not the primary target after all, but rather Hungary’s supply lines, then this makes it even clearer: the terrorist attack was planned with…
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‘Choose peace,’ Pope Leo implores world leaders in first Easter address – POLITICO
Leo did not address any world leaders by name, but his remarks can be read as a rebuke to several.
He spoke with sorrow about what he called the increasing globalization of indifference, in a nod to some of the final words of his predecessor, Pope Francis, who died almost a year…
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‘Walking on eggshells’: How Trump is managing his delicate China truce
The Trump administration is filled with China hawks who have spent the first 15 months in office pushing for a harder break with Beijing. But what President Donald Trump wants from his trip to China next month isn’t a confrontation — it’s a win.
It’s a goal so important to the…
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Serbia says explosive found near pipeline to Hungary, days before crucial election – POLITICO
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said “someone tried to blow up the TurkStream pipeline,” which conveys Russian natural gas into Hungary. “Undermining the security of our energy supply is an attack on our sovereignty,” Szijjártó said in a post on X.
Those claims…
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How fur is fighting an EU ban – POLITICO
“Speak to Fendi. Speak to Louis Vuitton. Speak to Dior,” he said. “They’re all using fur, they’re all selling fur.”
Like Moser, Oaten came to the sector from outside — a former Liberal Democrat MP, headhunted after leaving Westminster in 2010 to help modernize an industry he…
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Trump again threatens to hit Iranian civil infrastructure
President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened once more to strike Iran’s civilian infrastructure if it does not move to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, raising the specter that the U.S. could commit what are considered to be war crimes in the country.
“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and…
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Pope Leo calls for global leaders to choose peace in his first Easter Mass
Pope Leo XIV addressed thousands of worshippers gathered in St Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday in his first address as pontiff.
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Ukraine flags possible Kyiv visit by top Trump envoys this month – POLITICO
The White House hasn’t commented on Budanov’s remarks. Bloomberg cited a U.S. official as saying a potential trip by Witkoff and Kushner to Ukraine is under discussion but has yet to be confirmed.
Trump has been pressuring Zelenskyy to agree to a deal to end Russia’s war of…
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4 Italian airports face jet fuel restrictions – POLITICO
Four Italian airports are being warned that they may face jet fuel restrictions amid limited supplies from a key provider.
An aviation notice issued Saturday said that “due to limited fuel availability from Air BP Italia, refueling services for operators…
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