Orban’s paradox: A friend of Israel, a challenge for Jews - analysis
Orban may have been an ultra-nationalist. He may have been anti-immigration. He may have been illiberal. But he had Israel’s back. Repeatedly.
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What the fall of Orban and rise of Magyar tells us about the world - analysis
Perfectly timed Polymarket bets on US-Iran ceasefire draw calls for investigation
French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria
Turkey says NATO should reset ties with Trump at next summit, prepare for future
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said he understood Trump's frustrations with the alliance, but that the "large majority of European nations" had been helpful to Washington's war effort in Iran.
Spain reopens embassy in Tehran following US-Iran ceasefire
“Together with my committed team, I have reopened today the Spanish Embassy in Tehran in order to join in efforts for peace from every possible quarter,” the Spanish Ambassador to Iran said.
France, Spain's anti-Israel bias push Israel-Europe relations to new heights
Relations with Europe began deteriorating when the current Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was sworn in as Israel’s most far-right coalition ever.
International Good Deeds Day: 115 countries, millions of participants, sparked by 1 woman’s drive
Good Deeds Day continues to expand worldwide as the peak event of year-round doing good and volunteer activities, with hundreds of thousands of projects and millions of participants.
March of the Living: Holocaust survivors stand tall against surge of worldwide antisemitism
Among the small group of elderly survivors, many of whom were children during WWII, ten were able to fly from Israel, despite Hezbollah still firing rockets at civilians.
Millions of people in Sudan surviving on one meal a day as food crisis deepens, NGOs say
The United Nations has reported widespread atrocities and waves of ethnically charged violence. In November, the global hunger monitor confirmed famine conditions in al-Fashir and Kadugli.
China's exports set to lose momentum as Iran war undercuts AI-driven boom
Exports from the world's second-largest economy are forecast to have risen 8.6% year-on-year in dollar terms, according to a Reuters poll.
'I like his brother more': Trump slams Pope Leo over Iran nuclear issue, left-wing policies
Trump added that Pope Leo "should be thankful," as the only reason he had been elected to the Vatican was "because he was an American" who would be able to "deal with President Donald J. Trump."
Canada returns stolen manuscript pages to Turkey in first archaeological repatriation
According to Ersoy, seven of the pages date to between the 17th-19th centuries, two are from rare printed works, and two are pages of modern calligraphy.
Hungary’s Orban concedes as Magyar’s Tisza wins big
Preliminary results, with 53.45% of votes counted, projected Magyar's Tisza party winning 136 seats in Hungary's 199-member parliament, compared with 56 seats for Orban's Fidesz.
