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The USA and Iran have made progress in the negotiations held on Tuesday, approaching a possible framework agreement to end the conflict, according to two American officials quoted by Axios. The discussions are taking place in a tense context, where the two sides, supported by mediators from Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey, are trying to overcome the disagreements that remained before the expiration of the current ceasefire, on April 22. As part of these intense diplomatic efforts, a Pakistani delegation led by army commander, Marshal Asim Munir, arrived in Tehran on Wednesday for direct discussions with Iranian officials. However, sources close…
Pope Leon warned on Tuesday about the risk of democracies slipping into “majority tyranny”, in a letter issued by the Vatican two days after US President, Donald Trump, attacked the pontiff on social media, reports Reuters. Addressing the participants at a meeting at the Vatican on the use of power in democratic societies, the first American pope stated that democracies remain healthy only when they are anchored in moral values. “In the absence of this foundation, (democracy) risks becoming either a majority tyranny or a mask for the domination of economic and technological elites”, said Pope Leo the XIV in…
To unlock European funds, Hungary must meet 27 conditions, including anti-corruption measures and reversing some decisions from the Orbán era considered contrary to EU norms, from asylum policy to academic freedom, writes Financial Times. The European Commission has initiated immediate discussions with Péter Magyar, following his victory in the Hungarian elections, urging him to rebuild relations with Ukraine and implement the overdue reforms necessary to unlock 35 billion euros of frozen EU funds. The removal of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday, whose Russia-friendly eurosceptic regime has been perceived in Brussels and other capitals as a source of hope, marks…
The investigation against the Hungarian European Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi, a close associate of the incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban, regarding alleged espionage actions within European institutions is almost completed, announced Tuesday the European Commission, according to AFP reported by Agerpres. The results of this investigation, launched by the European Commission in October, could soon be presented to the European Parliament. The European executive has remained extremely discreet on this matter so far, for fear that it could be exploited by the nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the parliamentary election campaign, which he lost on Sunday to the pro-European Peter…
Ukrainian intelligence officers managed to launch rocket launchers into space twice during the war. This was done during the execution of combat missions, not as experiments. The information was presented by Fedir Venislavski, a member of the parliamentary committee for national security, defense and intelligence, in an interview given to RBC-Ukraine. High-altitude launches in wartime conditions During the second launch, the rocket carrier was raised to an altitude of 204 kilometers, says Fedir Venislavski. The official described the situation as an “unprecedented” one for a country involved in a large-scale war. He added that Ukraine has systems capable of striking…
The new President of the Slovenian Parliament, Zoran Stevanović, has announced plans to organize a referendum on the country’s withdrawal from NATO, local media reports cited by Kyiv Post. The leader of the Truth party argued that this initiative fulfills the promises made to citizens during the election campaign. Stevanović argues that Slovenia must regain its full sovereignty, believing that the decision-making center for the country’s policies should return to Ljubljana, to the detriment of Brussels’ directives. It remains to be seen to what extent Zoran Stevanović’s plans will take legal form and how Slovenian citizens will react to the…
The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, drew a direct parallel between the war in Ukraine and that of the USA against Iran, stating that the two conflicts represent “the greatest violations of international law since World War II,” reports Politico. “The disintegration of international law is evident today, as a result of the two biggest global crises – Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the war in the Middle East,” stated Kallas, in a speech at the UN Security Council, in New York. “Together, the crises in Europe and the Middle East represent the clearest signal that the…
The business sector in Russia is facing a decline in revenue, and the economy is “not just slowing down, but is already in decline”, leading to loan defaults and putting pressure on the banking system. The statement was made at a risk forum by Mihail Matovnikov, Senior Executive Director of Sberbank, reports Reuters. According to this, the main challenges for the economy are the lack of external demand for the products of many sectors and the prolonged period of high interest rates, maintained by the Central Bank of Russia to temper inflation. As a result, in 2025, Russia’s GDP growth…
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has announced that the restoration works of the Druzhba oil pipeline will allow its partial restart by the end of April, with the infrastructure to be fully restored at a later stage. The statements were made during a joint press conference with the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. According to the Ukrainian leader, the partial resumption of the Drujba pipeline’s activity could contribute to the stabilization of regional energy flows and the fulfillment of commitments undertaken by European Union countries, including Hungary. Zelenski emphasized the importance of balanced cooperation with European states in the energy…
Péter Magyar, the newly elected Prime Minister of Hungary, announced that his government will no longer fund the conservative event CPAC Hungary, nor the propaganda organ Mathias Corvinus College, according to Radio Târgu Mureș. He stated that the funding of these two entities by the Viktor Orban government could constitute an offense, given that the legislation does not allow the mixing of party funding with state expenditures. The future Hungarian Prime Minister also said that the funding of the Mathias Corvinus College could be examined by authorities in the future. A researcher from Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) in Hungary stated…