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Hungarian election winner Magyar vows to rebuild EU relationship after stunning defeat of Viktor Orbán - Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-13T12:39:15+00:00

The Tisza leader said the electorate voted ‘not just for a change of government but for a change of the regime’in BrusselsThe EU will start work with the new Hungarian government “as soon as possible” to make progress on issues including energy and the release of frozen European funds, the head of the European Commission has said.“We will start working with the government as soon as possible on the topics you mentioned and much more to make a swift and overdue progress to the benefit of the Hungarian people.”“I think moving to qualified-majority voting in foreign policy is an important way to

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‘Lula’s a gym rat’: Brazil president livestreams workouts in campaign for historic fourth term

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-13T12:35:21+00:00

Octogenarian incumbent contrasts his health with challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, who fainted during a TV debate The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is seeking to lunge and leg press his way to a historic fourth term, as the octogenarian politician uses a flurry of workout videos to convince voters he is fighting fit ahead of October’s crunch election.Lula looks set to face off against a senator almost half his age in what will be the leftist’s seventh presidential campaign since he first sought Brazil’s top job in 1989, when he was 44. Continue reading...

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Brazil’s Lula, 80, livestreams workouts before election against rival half his age

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-13T12:35:21+00:00

President contrasts his health with challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, who fainted during a TV debateThe Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is seeking to lunge and leg press his way to a historic fourth term, as the octogenarian politician uses a flurry of workout videos to convince voters he is fighting fit ahead of October’s crunch election.Lula looks set to face off against a senator almost half his age in what will be the leftist’s seventh presidential campaign since he first sought Brazil’s top job in 1989, when he was 44. Continue reading...

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What is the new EU bill and could it give UK ministers Henry VIII-type powers?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-13T12:35:18+00:00

Legislation would allow government to implement evolving single market rules without full parliamentary scrutiny UK politics live – latest updatesMinisters in Britain are planning a new bill, which would bring into force a food and drink trade deal with the EU but also contain powers enabling the government to “dynamically align” with Europe. That will allow the UK to quickly implement evolving single market rules if it determines it is in the national interest, without having to face full parliamentary scrutiny. Continue reading...

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Southport attack: report shows ‘systemic failure of the state’ to prevent atrocity, says home secretary – live updates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-13T12:33:36+00:00

Shabana Mahmood calls Axel Rudakubana a ‘vile and sickening indiviudal’ and pays tribute to the ‘immense bravery’ of families of the three girls who died and the survivorsAttack blamed on agencies’ failures and killer’s ‘irresponsible’ parentsRudakubana was known to the state from October 2019, when the then 13-year-old made several calls to Childline admitting to having murderous thoughts about a bully. He said he had taken a kitchen knife to school on 10 occasions.Two months later, he returned to his high school armed with a hockey stick and attacked another pupil, breaking their wrist. Poli

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Tourists to Australia would have social media accounts vetted under Trumpian Coalition plan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-13T12:30:40+00:00

In hardline rhetoric, leader Angus Taylor also says ‘many’ prospective migrants would be a ‘net drain’ on the countryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Coalition government would end Australia’s non-discriminatory immigration program and introduce Trump-style social media vetting for visa applicants, as Angus Taylor accuses Labor of allowing migrants of “subversive intent” into the country.As the opposition loses support to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, Taylor says too many people seek to use Australia’s generosity “for self-serving purposes”, promising to speed up rej

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Sussex baby deaths inquiry will ‘fail to learn lessons’ after excluding families, Streeting warned

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-13T12:20:56+00:00

Bereaved parents say review of nine deaths is too narrow and will urge health secretary to add 60 more casesAn inquiry into the preventable deaths of babies in Sussex will fail to learn the lessons as it “systematically” excluded dozens of families, Wes Streeting has been warned ahead of a meeting with bereaved parents.The health secretary has ordered a review of nine infant deaths at the University Hospitals Sussex NHS foundation trust amid maternity scandals across England. However, families are calling on Streeting to expand the investigation to include more than 60 babies who died between

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Sussex baby deaths inquiry will fail to learn lessons after excluding families, Streeting warned

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-13T12:20:56+00:00

Bereaved parents say review of nine deaths is too narrow and will urge health secretary to add 60 more casesAn inquiry into the preventable deaths of babies in Sussex will fail to learn the lessons as it “systematically” excluded dozens of families, Wes Streeting has been warned before a meeting with bereaved parents.The health secretary has ordered a review of nine infant deaths at the University Hospitals Sussex NHS foundation trust amid maternity scandals across England. However, families are calling on Streeting to expand the investigation to include more than 60 babies who died between 20

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Ghanaian winger Dominic Frimpong killed at age of 20 in attack on team bus

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-13T12:17:34+00:00

Armed men fired at Berekum Chelsea bus on SundayFrimpong dies of wounds at hospitalBerekum Chelsea winger Dominic Frimpong has been killed in an armed robbery on his team’s bus as they returned from a match on Sunday, the Ghana Football Association said.Berekum Chelsea said six “masked men wielding guns and assault rifles” had blocked the road as the team returned from their Ghana Premier League match against Samartex. Continue reading...

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Parents are helping their children bypass Roblox age checks and play as adults

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-13T12:15:39+00:00

Gaming company says it looks for signs a user may be younger than they appear in the age check process introduced in DecemberGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastParents have been caught helping their children bypass age checks and play as adults on Roblox, the gaming company has said, forcing rechecks on accounts deemed younger than they appeared.In December last year, Roblox rolled out new features to prevent children from chatting with adults they do not know, by making users who wish to use the chat function pass through facial age assurance that then groups them in s

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Trump calls Pope Leo ‘weak’ and ‘terrible’ in extraordinary broadside

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-13T12:08:00+00:00

President says US-born pope is ‘not doing a very good job’ in unprecedented criticism of leader of Catholic churchMiddle East crisis – live updatesEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV, saying he does not think the US-born leader of the Catholic church is “doing a very good job” and that he is “a very liberal person”, while also suggesting the pontiff should “stop catering to the radical left”.In response, Leo, who arrived in Algeria on Monday as part of an 11-day tour of Africa, told reporters on the papal flight that he did not

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Magyar addresses global media after stunning defeat of Viktor Orbán – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-13T12:06:24+00:00

Tisza leader thanks voters in Facebook post and says his administration will be ‘well-functioning and compassionate’in BrusselsThe EU will start work with the new Hungarian government “as soon as possible” to make progress on issues including energy and the release of frozen European funds, the head of the European Commission has said.“We will start working with the government as soon as possible on the topics you mentioned and much more to make a swift and overdue progress to the benefit of the Hungarian people.”“I think moving to qualified-majority voting in foreign policy is an important wa

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О чем говорили Путин и президент Индонезии

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-04-13T12:04:32+00:00

Президент РФ Владимир Путин провел переговоры с индонезийским коллегой Прабово Субианто, который находится в России с официальным визитом.

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Over 9 lakh people evacuated from West Asia: MEA

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-13T12:03:36+00:00

The details were provided by Aseem R. Mahajan, Joint Secretary (Gulf) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), during an inter-ministerial briefing here in the national capital on Monday

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EN DIRECT, élections en Hongrie : Péter Magyar, après sa victoire électorale face à Viktor Orban, promet de gouverner pour « tous les Hongrois »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-13T12:02:40+00:00

Le conservateur pro-européen, qui a battu le premier ministre en poste depuis seize ans, veut « travailler à une Hongrie libre, européenne, fonctionnelle et humaine ». La Russie, dont Viktor Orban était un allié proche, a réagi en espérant des « contacts pragmatiques » avec le futur gouvernement.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : les Etats-Unis veulent bloquer les ports d’Iran dès lundi ; la Chine et la Turquie réclament la réouverture du détroit d’Ormuz

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-13T12:02:39+00:00

L’Iran a dénoncé un acte de « piraterie » et menacé de riposter en attaquant les ports du Golfe et de la mer d’Arabie. La France et le Royaume-Uni ont annoncé une future « conférence » pour « une mission pacifique destinée à restaurer la liberté de navigation » dans cette voie maritime.

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EN DIRECT, élections en Hongrie : Péter Magyar, après sa victoire électorale face à Viktor Orban, déclare que la place de la Hongrie « était, est et sera en Europe »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-13T12:02:38+00:00

Le conservateur pro-européen, qui a battu le premier ministre en poste depuis seize ans, veut « travailler à une Hongrie libre, européenne, fonctionnelle et humaine ». La Russie, dont Viktor Orban était un allié proche, a réagi en espérant des « contacts pragmatiques » avec le futur gouvernement.

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EN DIRECT, élections en Hongrie : Péter Magyar, à la suite de sa victoire électorale face à Viktor Orban, déclare que la place de la Hongrie « était, est et sera en Europe »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-13T12:02:38+00:00

Le conservateur pro-européen, qui a battu le premier ministre en poste depuis seize ans, veut « travailler à une Hongrie libre, européenne, fonctionnelle et humaine ». La Russie, dont Viktor Orban était un allié proche, a réagi en disant espérer des « contacts pragmatiques » avec le futur gouvernement.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : « aucun pays n’a le droit » de bloquer le détroit d’Ormuz, rappelle l’agence maritime de l’ONU ; les Etats-Unis ont annoncé débuter un blocus des côtes et ports iraniens à partir de 16 heures

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-13T12:02:33+00:00

L’armée américaine n’a pas immédiatement confirmé que le blocus, décidé par Donald Trump après l’échec de pourparlers avec l’Iran à Islamabad ce week-end, avait effectivement débuté. L’Iran a dénoncé un acte « illégal », qui relève de la « piraterie », et a menacé ses voisins du Golfe de représailles.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : les navires iraniens qui bravent le blocus des côtes et ports de l’Iran par les Etats-Unis seront immédiatement détruits, prévient Donald Trump

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-13T12:02:33+00:00

Avant le début du blocus, que les Etats-Unis ont dit commencer à 16 heures, l’Iran avait dénoncé un acte « illégal » qui relève de la « piraterie » et avait menacé ses voisins du Golfe de représailles. Depuis le début de la guerre, Téhéran orchestre la quasi-paralysie du détroit d’Ormuz, par lequel transite habituellement 20 % de la production de pétrole mondiale et du gaz naturel liquéfié, pour mettre la pression sur Washington.

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Middle East crisis live: US plans blockade of Iran’s ports as Pope Leo says he has ‘no intention to debate’ Trump over war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-13T12:01:57+00:00

Centcom says blockade in the strait of Hormuz to begin at 10am ET; pontiff says he will not respond to US president’s scathing attackFull report: Trump says US will blockade strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks failPlaneloads of negotiators and too little time: US and Iran’s 21 hours of talksCircling back to Donald Trump’s coming naval blockade, the US military said it would block all Iranian Gulf ports on Monday at 10am ET on Monday (5.30pm in Iran and 1400 GMT), effectively seizing control of maritime traffic in the strait of Hormuz.“The blockade will be enforced impartially against vesse

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Kratom poisonings soar in US as experts blame synthetic versions and caution against bans

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-13T12:00:39+00:00

Experts say natural kratom may offer benefits and blame synthetic derivatives for surge in poisonings noted by CDCA recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report shows that kratom poisonings have soared in the US, but experts say this is probably due to synthetic derivatives like 7-OH, and that blanket kratom bans could harm people using natural kratom to aid pain management or addiction recovery.Walter Prozialeck, a pharmacology professor at Midwestern University, said he was unsurprised by the report, which found that kratom-related poisonings went up by about 1,200% over th

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Elon Musk’s X cuts payments to users who post clickbait

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-13T11:55:10+00:00

Platform says it will reward original creators as it penalises ‘aggregators’ for flooding timelines with ‘stolen posts’Business live – latest updatesElon Musk’s X has reduced payments to users who post clickbait and recycle news stories as it warned account holders against “flooding the timeline” with low-quality content.Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, wrote on the social media platform that all “aggregators” – users who quickly repackage and repost news from other accounts – had received less money from the creator revenue sharing programme. Continue reading...

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India, Oman discuss ways to boost trade, investments

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-13T11:53:49+00:00

India-Oman bilateral trade was about $10.5 billion (exports $4 billion and imports $6.54 billion) in 2024-25

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