PM-in-waiting Peter Magyar lays out vision for Hungary after ousting Orban
World watching to see which way Hungary will head once Viktor Orban's 'illiberal' regime ends its 16-year reign.
World watching to see which way Hungary will head once Viktor Orban's 'illiberal' regime ends its 16-year reign.
Viktor Orban’s stepping stone – the EU’s own illiberal tendencies and militarism - is still very much present.
Von der Leyen warns Hormuz closure and Israeli strikes on Lebanon threaten regional stability.
Move reflects regional alarm over attacks by pro-Iranian groups based in Iraq, which continue despite ceasefire.
Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Iran-backed group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel on 2 March, days after the opening salvo of US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon push death toll past 2,000, as talks loom and ceasefire divisions deepen.
The collapse of the US-Iran talks has cast fresh doubt over whether the two sides can bridge the gap dividing them. But whether diplomacy will succeed also depends on a range of challenges inside Iran.
The psychological terror that the presence of sea mines can generate could paralyse the Strait of Hormuz.