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Apr 7, 2026 - World

Claims explosives found near pipeline come before election in which PM Viktor Orbán is trailing in most pollsHungary has placed the gas pipeline that straddles the Serbian border under military protection, the prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has said, as accusations of a false-flag operation continued to swirl before a crunch election at the weekend and an official visit on Tuesday from the US vice-president, JD Vance.Orbán travelled to Hungary’s southern border with Serbia on Monday, one day after Serbia said it had found “explosives of devastating power” near a pipeline that carries Russian natural gas to Hungary and beyond. Continue reading...

Apr 7, 2026 - World

This blog is now closed – our live coverage continues hereA Japanese shipping firm said on Monday that an Indian-flagged tanker owned by its subsidiary had passed through the strait of Hormuz and was en route to India.A spokeswoman for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines told AFP that the Green Asha – a liquefied petroleum gas tanker – had crossed the waterway.Pakistan stands in solidarity with the brotherly people of the UAE and reiterates the urgent need for restraint and de-escalation in the region. Continue reading...

Apr 7, 2026 - World

Astronauts become Earth’s farthest travelled and exceed a 1970 record on the fifth day of the mission Blackouts, broken records and a message from the past: five key moments from Artemis II’s lunar flybySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxArtemis II astronauts broke Apollo 13’s distance record at 1.57pm eastern time on Monday, hugging each other in the cramped capsule as they made history for becoming the first four humans to travel the farthest from Earth.About five hours later, at 7.02pm ET, the crew reached the furthest point in its mission, before swinging back around, at 252,756 miles from Earth – 4,111 miles farther than the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission in 1970. Continue reading...

Apr 7, 2026 - World

Japan’s top government spokesperson says a Japanese national who had been detained in Iran since January has been released on bail

Apr 7, 2026 - World

Vietnam has unanimously elected Communist Party leader To Lam as president, consolidating his control over both party and state