The big election over the weekend was in a small European country nearly half a world away from Washington, but the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has significant reverberations in the United States. That’s because President Donald Trump and many U.S. conservatives have long embraced Orbán, who has become an icon among the global right for his anti-immigrant stance. The American president’s agenda has striking parallels with the way the Hungarian leader used the levers of government to tilt the media, judiciary and electoral system to keep his party in power for 16 years. Trump supported Orbán’s reelection...

A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels hit a local market in northeastern Nigeria, killing over 100 civilians including children and injuring many others, a rights group and local media reported on Sunday. Officials confirmed a misfire without providing details. Amnesty International cited survivors as saying that at least 100 people were killed in the airstrike on Saturday on a village in Yobe state, near the border with Borno state, which is the epicenter of the jihadi insurgency that has ravaged the region for over a decade. “We have their pictures and they include children,” Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International’s...

A 9-year-old boy has been rescued after living locked in his father’s utility van in eastern France since 2024, according to the local prosecutor. The child has been hospitalized, and his father detained. Police were alerted by a neighbor to the “sounds of a child’’ coming from a van on Monday in the village of Hagenbach, near the borders with Switzerland and Germany, according to a statement on Saturday from prosecutor Nicolas Heitz. After forcing the van open, officers found the child “lying in a fetal position, naked, covered by a blanket on top of a mound of trash and...

Péter Magyar’s centre-right Tisza party claimed 138 seats in Hungary’s 199-seat National Assembly on April 12, securing a two-thirds supermajority and ousting Orbán’s Fidesz, which fell to 55 seats amid 79.51 percent turnout—the highest in democratic history. Orbán conceded the ‘painful’ defeat, congratulated Magyar, and pledged to serve from opposition after 14 years marked by media control, anti-migration policies, and EU clashes. Magyar, a 45-year-old former Fidesz insider turned anti-corruption reformer, promised a free Hungary as a strong EU and NATO ally; European leaders like Ursula von der Leyen hailed the shift toward Europe

Manchester United have made contact over a potential move for Morgan Rogers, with discussions now underway regarding a possible transfer ahead of the summer window. The player is understood to be open to the move, provided Manchester United secure qualification for the UEFA Champions League. Aston Villa are reportedly valuing the 21-year-old attacker at around £90 million, reflecting his importance to the squad and his strong development this season. Rogers has enjoyed an impressive campaign, making 45 appearances in all competitions, scoring 10 goals and providing 7 assists for Aston Villa.