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‘Feels like history is being made’: will young Hungarian voters oust Orbán?
Apr 4, 2026 - World 
The rightwing populist has been in power for 16 years but a new generation of voters are preparing to vote for his opponent, polls suggestHungary elections: what is at stake and who is likely to win?As he rushed to finish off his cigarette before heading to class, Ákos, 20, confessed that he has more at stake than most as Hungarians prepare to head to the polls in the coming days.“If things remain the same, or get even worse, I can’t see a future here,” said the aspiring teacher. “There are many people who want to try living elsewhere, and that’s totally fine, but I’m not one of them. For so long I’ve dreamed of working and teaching here.” Continue reading...
Lebanese forced to bury their dead twice as war robs them of final goodbyes
Apr 4, 2026 - World
As Israel expands its invasion of southern Lebanon, people are having to bury their dead in temporary gravesIn Lebanon, the dead are usually given one last glimpse of their home town before they are laid to rest. Hoisted high above the heads of the living, their casket is slowly marched through the streets where they grew up.It is the hands of their loved ones that guide them into their final resting place, already dug, and gently sprinkle dirt on their body. Continue reading...
Cubans study oil tanker diplomacy for signs of progress in secret talks with US
Apr 4, 2026 - World
Despite hostile rhetoric Trump let a Russian ship break his blockade – could it herald a Venezuela-style outcome?When a sanctioned Russian oil tanker, the Anatoly Kolodkin, docked at Cuba’s Matanzas oil terminal on Tuesday, unloading 700,000 barrels of crude, it was not immediately clear why the ship had been allowed to pass through Donald Trump’s oil blockade.In January, the US president had proclaimed on social media: “THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO!” yet last week he told reporters, “If a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem with it” – and waved the Russian ship through. Continue reading...
Landslides, floods triggered by heavy rain in Afghanistan leave 77 dead in 10 days, authorities say
Apr 4, 2026 - World 
Widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by heavy rain and storms across Afghanistan have left 77 people dead and 137 injured over the past 10 days, the country's Disaster Management Authority said Saturday.
Fire at a gas lighter factory near Bangladesh's capital kills 5 people
Apr 4, 2026 - World
A fire broke out at a factory manufacturing gas lighters near Bangladesh's capital on Saturday, leaving at least five people dead, authorities said.
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