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Rumen Radev's pro-Russian party wins an outright parliamentary majority in Bulgaria — the strongest single-party result in a generation — raising questions about EU consensus on Russia sanctions and Ukraine support. Plus: Ukraine strikes a Russian Black Sea port as Russia arrests a German woman in an alleged bomb plot; Poland's 80,000 coal miners dig on as Europe debates its energy future; and Kan...

Hungary's opposition leader Péter Magyar prepares a rapid transfer of power after a dramatic landslide ends Viktor Orbán's long rule. In Kyiv, investigators examine whether a mass shooting that killed six was directed by Moscow. Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz again as talks with Washington stall. And Europe's far right rallies in Milan, just as it loses its most powerful government ally.

Keir Starmer co-chairs a 50-nation push to secure the Strait of Hormuz with a multinational naval mission — placing Britain at the centre of a major European military initiative. Italy's Meloni breaks with Trump over Iran and the Pope. Zelenskyy warns Russia is preparing a second front through Belarus, while Serbia's Russian-owned refinery gets a US sanctions reprieve. And a former EU commissioner...

Europe faces a jet fuel emergency as the IEA warns supplies could run out within weeks. The EU prepares a €90bn loan for Ukraine amid Russia's worst aerial assault in weeks. Orbán's defeat sends tremors through the populist right, with direct consequences for figures at Westminster. And a 44-year manhunt ends with an extradition to Paris.

The Netherlands commits €248m to drone production for Ukraine as NATO allies meet in Berlin — and Russia publishes the addresses of European drone factories, including sites in Britain. The UK signs a deal to rejoin Erasmus. The EU's new biometric border system causes three-hour airport queues. And Turkey reels from a second school shooting in two days.

Hungary's election result unlocks €90bn for Ukraine as Rachel Reeves confirms a £752m weapons payment and Norway signs a drone deal with Kyiv. Trump turns on Meloni over Iran while the IMF names Britain the G7's biggest economic loser from the conflict. Spain finalises an amnesty for half a million undocumented migrants. And Lufthansa strikes stretch into a full working week, with knock-on disrupt...

Péter Magyar's landslide victory reshapes European diplomacy overnight, with signals on Ukraine aid, Russian energy ties, and the end of Budapest's obstructionist era. The EU doubles steel tariffs to 50% to fend off cheap Chinese imports. A US naval blockade of Iran raises the spectre of another energy-price shock for Europe. And a Swiss bar fire that killed 41 people exposes troubling gaps in Alp...

Péter Magyar's Tisza party wins a supermajority in Hungary, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule and reshaping European dynamics on Ukraine, rule of law, and defence. The Orthodox Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine expires amid thousands of violation claims. European NATO allies edge towards defence self-reliance. And a Dutch village faces demolition to build the electricity infrastructure the...

Hungarians head to the polls in the most competitive election in over a decade, with Péter Magyar's Tisza party posing the first credible threat to Viktor Orbán since 2010 — and JD Vance rallying for Orbán days before the vote. Russia's self-declared Easter ceasefire falls apart within hours as Ukraine documents hundreds of violations. Ireland's fuel crisis enters its fifth day with hundreds of pe...

Hungary heads to the polls in its most consequential election since 1989, with Péter Magyar's Tisza party leading in polls and AI-driven disinformation clouding the final stretch. Fuel-price chaos spreads from Ireland to Norway as the Strait of Hormuz closure threatens systemic jet-fuel shortages across Europe. The Home Office begins stripping settled-status rights from EU citizens using the same...

Ukraine and Russia agree their first theatre-wide ceasefire since the full-scale invasion — a 32-hour pause for Orthodox Easter, as Defence Secretary Healey warns Putin directly over undersea cable threats. Hungary heads to the polls in the tightest election of the Orbán era, with MEPs raising alarms about Russian meddling and JD Vance wading into the campaign. Lufthansa cabin crew walk out in the...

France accuses Hungary of offering to share confidential EU documents on Ukraine's accession with Russia's Lavrov, triggering a diplomatic crisis over trust inside European institutions. Four people drown attempting a Channel crossing off Boulogne. Russia threatens European states over Ukrainian drone transit to Baltic targets. And the same oil shock hits German drivers harder than their neighbour...

US Vice-President Vance flies to Budapest to openly campaign for Orbán days before Hungary votes, while Trump Jr visits Bosnia's Republika Srpska in a parallel show of support for ousted leader Dodik. Also: Trump announces a two-week ceasefire with Iran as the Strait of Hormuz reopens, and a Greek farm fraud scandal tests the EU's cross-border prosecution body.

Explosives found near the Balkan Stream pipeline days before Hungary votes, with the opposition crying 'false flag.' Ukraine hits Russian oil facilities as Zelenskyy warns the Iran conflict is helping Moscow. Labour drops its foie gras and fur import bans to smooth an EU trade deal. And at least seventy people are missing after a migrant boat capsizes between Libya and Italy.

Hungary heads to the polls with both Washington and Moscow backing Orbán as he trails for the first time. Slovakia and Hungary push the EU to drop Russian energy sanctions amid the Iran war oil shock. Germany now requires men under forty-five to get military approval for extended stays abroad. And will marmalade have to change its name as Britain inches towards EU regulatory alignment?

Ukraine steps up drone attacks on Russian Baltic Sea oil infrastructure whilst Russia unleashes new aerial tactics on Kharkiv. Trump mocks Starmer over aircraft carriers as Washington unveils a one-and-a-half-trillion-dollar defence budget. Greek ministers resign over EU farming subsidy fraud. And a French court overturns a ban on a Muslim gathering, reopening the debate over security and civil li...

Ukraine escalates drone attacks on Russia's Baltic Sea oil infrastructure as Kharkiv endures rolling aerial assaults on the war's fifteen-hundredth day. Donald Trump publicly ridicules Keir Starmer over aircraft carriers in what the Guardian calls a new low for UK-US relations. Greek ministers resign over EU farming subsidy fraud. And a French court overturns a ban on a Muslim gathering in a civil...