‘We are the family’: low-budget thriller highlights Hungary’s election tension

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Audiences draw parallels between the abduction plot of Feels Like Home and Viktor Orbán’s 16-year reign

It’s seven o’clock on a Tuesday night, and one of the most popular movie theatres in Budapest is full, not an empty seat in sight. The audience is not here for a Hollywood blockbuster, but a Hungarian film that barely had the budget to be made.

Feels Like Home (Itt Érzem Magam Otthon) has captured moviegoers not only with its striking visuals but also with its timing – its release coming before Hungary’s pivotal parliamentary elections on 12 April.

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Trump draws backlash for comment on Iran war: ‘Maybe we shouldn’t even be there’ – The Guardian

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  1. Trump draws backlash for comment on Iran war: ‘Maybe we shouldn’t even be there’  The Guardian
  2. Europe Rejects Trump’s Demands for Warships to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz  The New York Times
  3. ‘Not Nato’s war’: Germany and UK reject Trump’s call for help in Strait of Hormuz  The Independent
  4. Trump insisted he didn’t need allies’ help in Iran. Now he’s demanding they step in  CNN
  5. Oil jumps over 2% as doubts linger over U.S.-backed plan to protect Strait of Hormuz shipping  CNBC
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Iran renews attacks on US Gulf allies, Trump says that was not expected – Reuters

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  1. Iran renews attacks on US Gulf allies, Trump says that was not expected  Reuters
  2. Iranian drones and missiles hit regional oil fields, airports, military bases, and ports (March 13-16 updates)  Long War Journal
  3. At Least 17 U.S. Sites Damaged in War With Iran, Analysis Shows  The New York Times
  4. Iran minister mocks Trump for 'begging' for help on reopening Hormuz, claims attacks came from UAE  Fortune
  5. Gulf States Intercept New Missiles and Drones as Iran Threatens to Widen War  Military.com
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Australia central bank hikes rates to a near 1-year high as Iran war raises inflation risks – CNBC

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  1. Australia central bank hikes rates to a near 1-year high as Iran war raises inflation risks  CNBC
  2. Australia’s RBA Raises Rates in Split Decision as Inflation Fears Intensify  WSJ
  3. US dollar firms on war uncertainty; Aussie wobbles after RBA  Reuters
  4. Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision | Media Releases  Reserve Bank of Australia
  5. The RBA rate hike that will do nothing to curb inflation  ABC News
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French far right struggles to deliver its decisive breakthrough – politico.eu

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  1. French far right struggles to deliver its decisive breakthrough  politico.eu
  2. Marseille’s Tight Mayoral Race Is a Bellwether for France’s Future  The New York Times
  3. 2026 municipal elections: See the first-round results on our map  Le Monde.fr
  4. France’s Far Right Now Has a Clear Path to Power  Foreign Policy
  5. Far-left and far-right gains throw French mainstream parties into a quandary  BBC
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Hundreds feared dead in strike on Kabul hospital – Financial Times

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  1. Hundreds feared dead in strike on Kabul hospital  Financial Times
  2. Dozens killed after Afghanistan rehab centre struck  BBC
  3. Rescue crews dig bodies out of the ruins of a Kabul hospital hit in an airstrike blamed on Pakistan  The Hill
  4. Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing 400 in attack on Kabul hospital  Al Jazeera
  5. Hundreds killed in Pakistani strike on rehab hospital in Afghanistan, Taliban says  CBS News
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Let the games begin: Victorian Liberals fail at sport but surprise with teamwork in viral video

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Jess Wilson’s party has made a splash on social media but will they work together in the state election race?

Jess Wilson doing bombs into a swimming pool. Brad Battin in a muscle shirt curling 20kg, tattoos on show. John Pesutto throwing a discus, clad in blue jeans. Matthew Guy running, clutching a pink baton.

The current Victorian Liberal leader and three of her predecessors feature in a social media video to mark what would have been the opening ceremony of the regional Commonwealth Games on Tuesday – if the state government hadn’t cancelled them.

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Naveed Akram’s family members could be killed if their identities aren’t suppressed, court told

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Lawyer acting for alleged Bondi beach terror attack shooter says 24-year-old’s mother and siblings have received death threats since December antisemitic shootings

Lawyers for alleged Bondi beach gunman Naveed Akram have argued the names of his family members should be suppressed due to fears “one or more of them may be killed” after they received death threats.

But legal counsel for media organisations, who are challenging the suppression order request, argued there was no evidence before the court of an imminent risk.

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Iran Update Special Report, March 16, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War

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  1. Iran Update Special Report, March 16, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  2. A Visual Guide to the Scale of the U.S.-Israeli Air War on Iran  WSJ
  3. Trump and Netanyahu will be defeated by the iron will of the Iranian people  Middle East Eye
  4. US, Israel strikes on Iran: Main developments in Middle East as of Wednesday morning  Armenia News
  5. Iran News in Brief – March 16, 2026  National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
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Drone Strike Sets UAE Natural Gas Field Ablaze, Abu Dhabi Says – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Drone Strike Sets UAE Natural Gas Field Ablaze, Abu Dhabi Says  Bloomberg.com
  2. Iran hits key UAE oil port and Dubai airport  BBC
  3. Drone sparks fire at UAE oil site as Gulf takes more hits amid Iran war  Al Jazeera
  4. UAE’s Fujairah oil trading hub targeted by a drone attack, causing large fire  CNBC
  5. U.A.E. Suspends Operations at Gas Field After Drone Strike  WSJ
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