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President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy on Sunday to block the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, furious with Iran’s refusal to surrender its nuclear ambitions after peace talks in Pakistan broke down without an agreement. In response to Trump’s announcement, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that it had traffic in the...

Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power is over, and the system condemned as an “electoral autocracy” lies in tatters, defeated by a 45-year-old former party insider who convinced a majority of Hungarians to bring it to an end-BBC

13 Apr 2026

“We did it,” Péter Magyar told a crowd of cheering supporters in a square beside the River Danube, overlooking Budapest’s magnificent parliament on the other side. “Together we overthrew the Hungarian regime.” Preliminary results, based on more than 98% of votes counted, put his Tisza party on course for an extraordinary 138 seats, with Orbán’s...

Trump says US to ‘blockade’ Strait of Hormuz after talks failed over Iran’s ‘nuclear ambitions

7. In response to Mr Trump’s announcement, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned they had traffic in the strategic waterway under their full control and would trap any enemy who tried to challenge it “in a deadly vortex”. In a lengthy declaration on his social media platform, Mr Trump said his eventual goal was to clear the...

Union Berlin name Eta as interim manager following Baumgart exit – CNA”

The capital club parted ways with Baumgart and his coaching staff after a 3-1 defeat at FC Heidenheim on Saturday left Union in the lower part of the table. Union currently sits in 11th place in the standings with 32 points. Union Berlin has appointed Marie-Louise Eta as interim head coach until the end of...

Vance says no headway in ceasefire talks: ‘I think that’s bad news for Iran’

We just could not get to a situation where the Iranians were willing to accept our terms. I think that we were quite flexible. We were quite accommodating. The President told us, You need to come here in good faith and make your best effort to get a deal. We did that, and unfortunately, we...

Justin Bieber fans flood Coachella festival for headlining show –

Beliebers” were celebrating the return of pop superstar Justin Bieber on Saturday, ahead of his return to major stages with a headlining appearance on the second day of the Coachella music festival.The Canadian singer of “Sorry” will appear at the event in Indio, California as festival season kicks off in the United States.This is what...

I Am Maximus became the first horse since Red Rum to regain his crown in the Randox Grand National-

As Willie Mullins also became the first trainer since Vincent O’Brien in the 1950s to win three successive editions of the Aintree spectacular. In a race with plenty of early drama that saw last year’s third Grangeclare West part company with Patrick Mullins – who won last year aboard Nick Rockett – at the first,...

Japan gifts 250 cherry trees to U.S. to mark 250th birthday-

Japan has gifted the United States 250 cherry blossom trees to mark the country’s 250th anniversary this year, with a planting ceremony held in Washington on Friday.At the ceremony, Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shigeo Yamada said the U.S. capital’s cherry blossoms have long conveyed the strong, deep bonds linking the two nations across...

Hungary to hold general election on Sunday with ruling party on the ropes-