Hungary voters want new EU approach, but tough on Ukraine – dw.com

  1. Hungary voters want new EU approach, but tough on Ukraine  dw.com
  2. Opinion | Viktor Orban’s Fate Is a Warning Not to Get Too Close to Trump  The New York Times
  3. How to watch the Hungarian election like a pro  politico.eu
  4. Most Hungarians want better relations with EU after years of Orbán Brussels-bashing, poll finds  The Guardian
  5. A Last Chance for Hungary: Orban’s Mafia State Could Fall—or Cement Itself  Foreign Affairs
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Israeli government secretly approves over 30 new settler outposts – CNN

  1. Israeli government secretly approves over 30 new settler outposts  CNN
  2. OIC condemns Israeli approval of 34 new West Bank settlements  Al Jazeera
  3. Israeli Cabinet Quietly Authorizes 34 New Settlements In Swift Move  i24NEWS
  4. Israel Approves 34 Settler Outposts Amid Continuing Settler Violence in Occupied West Bank  Democracy Now!
  5. Government approves a record 34 new settlements, as it acts to deepen hold on West Bank  The Times of Israel
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Hormuz Traffic Still Blocked as Iran Tries to Formalize Control – Bloomberg.com

  1. Hormuz Traffic Still Blocked as Iran Tries to Formalize Control  Bloomberg.com
  2. Ships still aren’t going through the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s what it will take to get things going again  CNN
  3. Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic is effectively at a standstill despite Iran ceasefire  NBC News
  4. Strait of Hormuz oil traffic way down after ceasefire; Hassett says even one tanker is big deal  CNBC
  5. First non-Iranian oil tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz since ceasefire  Le Monde.fr
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Son of British couple detained in Iran calls on Starmer to press for their release

Joe Bennett says ceasefire presents ‘very opportune moment’ to raise case of his parents, Lindsay and Craig Foreman

The son of a British couple detained in Tehran on espionage charges has called on Keir Starmer to prioritise their case in the “very opportune moment” of a ceasefire in the Iran conflict.

Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, were arrested while on a five-day trip across Iran in January last year and have been held in Evin prison for 15 months.

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Track current petrol and diesel prices, service station outages and shipments – Australia’s fuel crisis in charts

How much fuel does Australia have left today, and when could we run out? Check how much petrol and diesel prices have risen near you in Sydney, Melbourne and across the country since the US and Israel’s war on Iran began in late February

Hundreds of service stations across Australia have run empty, fuel prices are elevated and oil shipments have been cancelled.

Australia is battling a fuel crisis as Iran’s closure of the strait of Hormuz continues to bite. The federal government has released fuel reserves, cut fuel excise taxes and rolled out a national fuel security plan.

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IDF says it killed Hezbollah chief’s secretary as some 70 rockets fired from Lebanon – The Times of Israel

  1. IDF says it killed Hezbollah chief’s secretary as some 70 rockets fired from Lebanon  The Times of Israel
  2. At least 182 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran truce doesn’t apply there  AP News
  3. IDF says Wednesday Lebanon strikes killed 180 Hezbollah operatives; Lebanese toll climbs to 357  The Times of Israel
  4. The deadliest 10 minutes in decades: Lebanese reel from Israeli strikes that killed hundreds  The Guardian
  5. Israeli strike kills Lebanese security forces as Israel and Hezbollah trade fire ahead of talks  The Hill
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UK and Norway foil Russian submarine plot to survey undersea cables in north Atlantic – Euronews.com

  1. UK and Norway foil Russian submarine plot to survey undersea cables in north Atlantic  Euronews.com
  2. 3 Russian Submarines Detected Near Britain Were Spying, U.K. Says  The New York Times
  3. U.K. military deployed to deter threat to undersea cables amid Russian sub presence  CBC
  4. Defence secretary reveals month-long Russian submarine operation over cables and pipelines north of UK  BBC
  5. UK defense minister warns Putin of 'serious consequences' after covert underwater military operation  Fox News
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A day in the life of a 19-year-old in ICE detention: ‘I feel that this nightmare is not going to end’

Olivia has been detained for months at the sprawling Dilley center in Texas. She has lost 20lb, and wakes up every day with a headache

Each day in detention feels like 48 hours for Olivia.

The 19-year-old asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been at the Dilley Immigration processing center in Texas for more than four months.

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Argentina passes bill loosening protection of its glaciers – BBC

  1. Argentina passes bill loosening protection of its glaciers  BBC
  2. Argentina approves Milei’s glacier mining bill amid environmental protests  The Guardian
  3. Argentina’s glacier law review opens door to mining push  Financial Times
  4. Argentine MPs approve Milei-backed bill to allow mining in glaciers  France 24
  5. Argentina passes reform to ease mining activity in glacier regions  Reuters
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Defence secretary reveals UK navy foiled secret Russian submarine operation in North Sea – UK politics live

John Healey says navy forced Russia to abandon activity in month-long operation

In interviews this morning Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, declined to confirm reports that a Russian warship has been escorting two sanctioned Russian ships through the English channel.

Sanctioned Russian ships carry oil being sold to fund the war in Ukraine, and the UK government recently announced that the armed forces have been authorised to board these ships in British waters to stop them.

What I can tell you is that we have given permission now for action to be taken against the Russian shadow fleet. Operational decisions then have to be taken in the right way by the military.

There are indications of the way in which not just the Russian shadow fleet is operating, but also the way in which we are seeing increased Russian threats, not just to the UK, but across Europe as well.

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Doug Allan, cameraman on David Attenborough’s Planet series, dies trekking in Nepal

Wildlife film pioneer has died aged 74 ‘immersed in nature and surrounded by friends’, his representatives have said

An award-winning wildlife cameraman renowned for his work with David Attenborough has died aged 74 while trekking in Nepal.

Doug Allan, described as a “true pioneer” of wildlife film-making, won several Bafta and Emmy awards and was principal camera operator on a number of BBC series including Planet Earth, Frozen Planet and The Blue Planet.

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UK navy foiled Russian submarines surveying undersea cables, defence minister says

John Healey says warship and aircraft forced Russia to abandon activity in North Sea in month-long operation

A British warship and aircraft tracked and monitored Russian submarines trying to survey vital undersea infrastructure in the North Atlantic, ensuring they fled the area, the defence secretary, John Healey, has said.

Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, Healey said the UK operation lasted more than a month and saw a Royal Navy warship and P8 marine patrol aircraft “track and deter any malign activity” by three Russian submarines.

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Islamic Republic marks Khamenei 40th day with burial still unclear – ایران اینترنشنال

  1. Islamic Republic marks Khamenei 40th day with burial still unclear  ایران اینترنشنال
  2. Iranians rally nationwide to honour late leader Ali Khamenei  Al Jazeera
  3. Qalibaf: Iran’s only battlefield is defending the nation’s rights  PressTV
  4. Iranians Rally in Support of Islamic Republic  Yahoo
  5. Holding portraits of their deceased leader and waving flags of the Islamic republic, supporters of Khamenei took part in rallies across the country after he was assassinated in a strike  themercury.com
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