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Just four days before the parliamentary elections in Hungary, US Vice President J.D. Vance is making an official visit to Budapest to support Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is facing the real risk of losing power for the first time after 16 years of governance. Analysts consulted by “Adevărul” explain the real stakes of this show of force: the legitimization of “Orbanism” as a transatlantic model and the consolidation of Hungary as the last bastion of the conservative MAGA current in Europe. Vance arrived in Budapest on Tuesday for a two-day visit, being greeted at the airport by the Hungarian…
The Chief of Staff of the French army, General Fabien Mandon, stated that the possibility of an “open war” with Russia remains the “main concern”. The French general had already warned that this scenario could be possible “in three, four years”, according to AFP, quoted by Agerpres. “The persistence of a Russian threat on our continent, with an open war (…) remains my main concern in terms of preparing the army,” General Mandon stated in front of the deputies of the Defense Commission, during a hearing dedicated to updating the military program regarding the strengthening of the defense budget until…
The corruption process targeting the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumes on Sunday, April 12, just a few hours after Israel lifted the state of emergency imposed in the context of the war with Iran. According to Reuters, Iran attacked Israel following the airstrikes launched by Israel and the USA against it, and subsequently, a state of emergency was declared. This was established following a ceasefire, but tensions remain high, especially due to Israeli attacks on Lebanon, which risk destabilizing the agreement. “With the lifting of the state of emergency and the resumption of judicial activity, hearings will continue as…
The gamble on an extreme ultimatum led to a fragile armistice with Iran, simultaneously drawing intense criticism from across the US political spectrum, as well as heated debates about the credibility, morality, and decision-making capacity of the American president Donald Trump, according to a Washington Post analysis. During the presidential campaign of 2024, Trump privately discussed his favorite negotiating tactics. At a fundraising event in New York in May, he recounted how he would discourage aggression from China or Russia by threatening to bomb Beijing or Moscow. “He thought I was crazy,” Trump said about the reaction of Chinese leader…
“You can try to minimize the impact this situation has on your mental health, but it has become impossible.” After six weeks stuck in the Persian Gulf, one of the 20,000 sailors trapped in the snare Iran set in the Strait of Hormuz says he’s reached his limit. And with the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East already crumbling, any hope that he could go home soon has evaporated – if it was ever real, truly, writes The Guardian. “We are anchored, close to dozens of loaded oil tankers. Nobody has lifted a finger,” a crew member told The Guardian,…
On Thursday, Russia handed over the remains of 1,000 soldiers to Ukraine, in return receiving the bodies of 41 Russian soldiers, according to a source within the Moscow negotiating team. The exchange of bodies represents one of the few areas of cooperation between the two states since the beginning of the war initiated by Russia against Ukraine in February 2022. Images broadcast by a Russian agency, Ruptly, show people dressed in white coveralls and gloves carrying body bags between trucks, under the supervision of observers wearing the insignia of the International Red Cross Committee, according to Reuters. The organization announced…
After Donald Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran, crowds took to the streets of Tehran, waving flags and celebrating what authorities present as a victory, not a surrender. Some protesters burned American flags, while the state press talks about the “humiliation” of the USA. Regardless of the outcome of the fragile two-week armistice agreed upon by the US and Iran ahead of Trump’s imposed deadline, the pause in hostilities did not come with the “unconditional surrender” demanded by the president, writes Washington Post. The Iranians could have a two-week respite without bombings, but Donald Trump’s objectives were not met, and…
Russia and Turkey have called for the ceasefire agreed between the United States and Iran to be extended to Lebanon, in the context of tensions generated by the Israeli offensive in this country. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Minister Sergei Lavrov had a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, emphasizing that Moscow considers the ceasefire agreement to have a regional dimension, applicable to Lebanon as well, reports AFP, quoted by News.ro. Maria Zaharova, the spokesperson for Russian diplomacy, criticized Israel’s military operations in Lebanon, warning that they risk undermining the ongoing negotiation process. “It is important that…
American President Donald Trump is facing a new wave of speculation about his health status, after the White House announced on April 5 that he would not make any public appearances for the rest of that day, according to the Daily Record. Recent images have captured a strange bulge under the president’s jacket, as well as color differences on his hands. The decision, considered unusual for a leader known for his visible and active schedule, fueled rumors that he might have received medical treatment at the Walter Reed Military Center, information denied by his spokesperson, according to the cited source.…
Masked officers from the Russian security forces entered the headquarters of the independent publication Novaia Gazeta in Moscow on Thursday, announced this newspaper, which has ceased its paper edition due to military censorship, but continues to exist online. \”Around noon, agents with balaclavas entered the editorial office. We do not know the reason. (The masked men) do not allow the editorial lawyers to enter the headquarters, where some of the employees are also located,\” the journalists of Novaia Gazeta pointed out in social network posts, quoted by AFP, according to Agerpres. An AFP journalist present at the scene observed that…