Hungary’s upcoming general election on April 12 is marked by a clear generation gap with many young voters strongly favoring the opposition Tisza Party headed by Péter Magyar. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Most independent polls show that more than 60% of voters under 30 support Magyar’s party while only 15% support Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz. Orbán’s campaign […]
Continue ReadingMerz’s government has taken a tougher line on refugees and migrants, amid surging support for the anti-immigration AfD party.
Continue ReadingUkraine’s president says partners asked if the attacks could be “reduced” as prices soar due to the Iran war.
Continue ReadingIn this image created from video, bodies are seen lying on the ground after gunmen killed more than 70 people over a dispute over gold mines in Jebel Iraq on the outskirts of the capital in South Sudan on Sunday, March 29, 2026.Image: keystone March 30, 2026, 6:54 p.mMarch 30, 2026, 6:54 p.m In South […]
Continue ReadingAlthough the three Ukrainian ports in Odesa region still experience Russian missile and drone strikes, they’re visited by about 200 cargo ships a month, said Andrii Klymenko, head of the monitoring group on the situation in the Black Sea region with the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies. “Ukraine managed to create a complex system […]
Continue ReadingOther coastal states, including Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Belgium, have intercepted suspected shadow fleet vessels in the Baltic and North Seas. This has “in some cases, forced the Kremlin to adapt by reflagging shadow-fleet tankers … while occasionally deploying military escorts,” Charlie Edwards, a senior fellow for strategy and national security at the International Institute […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A Ukrainian drone carrying an unexploded warhead crashed in Finland on Sunday, marking the first time the conflict with Russia has directly impacted Finnish soil, according to a preliminary […]
Continue ReadingMillions of Syrians fled the civil war that began in 2011, with many arriving in Germany during the 2015-2016 refugee crisis. By the end of 2024, around 1.23 million people of Syrian origin were registered in Germany. Merz made restricting migration a central campaign issue when he ran for office in 2025 and is now […]
Continue ReadingNasa astronauts are gearing up for the first lunar fly-around mission in more than half a century. Nasa’s Dustin Gohmert is responsible for engineering the spacesuits at Johnson Space Center’s Orion Crew Survival Systems Lab. Years in the making, the suits are designed to protect the astronauts during launch and landing, as well as possible […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch German prosecutors have announced the arrest of a Ukrainian man, Vitalii M., on suspicion of collecting intelligence for Russia within Germany. Detained on Monday, he is accused of operating […]
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