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Vance hails Orban as 'model' for Europe in pre-election Hungary visit

Vance hails Orban as 'model' for Europe in pre-election Hungary visit

US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday threw his support behind Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, ahead of this weekend's fiercely fought parliamentary vote, accusing Brussels of "foreign election interference". Orban -- the EU leader with the closest ties to both US President Donald

Cyber, nuclear, invasion? What is Trump threatening in Iran

Cyber, nuclear, invasion? What is Trump threatening in Iran

Donald Trump's increasingly apocalyptic threats of destruction in Iran have raised concerns of just how far the US president might go militarily to bend the Islamic republic to his will. Trump announced Tuesday that "a whole civilization will die" if Iran does not heed his ultimatum

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

The latest developments in the Middle East war: - 'Whole civilization will die' - President Donald Trump warned "a whole civilization will die" if Iran does not heed his ultimatum to accept US war demands by 0000 GMT Wednesday or see its infrastructure destroyed. "I don'

Strait of Hormuz shipping blockade update

Strait of Hormuz shipping blockade update

Here are the latest key facts about impacts from the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route virtually paralysed by the Middle East war. Around a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) passes through the waterway in peacetime. The war erupted on February

Trump issues dire warning to Iran as deadline looms

(The Center Square) – “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” President Donald Trump warned the Iranian regime as the clock ticks toward the 8 p.m. Eastern time deadline Tuesday for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “I don’t want that to happen,

Taiwan opposition leader makes rare visit to China

Taiwan opposition leader makes rare visit to China

Taiwan's main opposition leader landed in China on Tuesday for a rare visit aimed at building cross-strait "peace", as the Taipei government warned Beijing would seek to stop US arms sales to the democratic island. Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun, who is the party&

UN Security Council vote expected on Hormuz resolution

UN Security Council vote expected on Hormuz resolution

The UN Security Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a watered-down resolution calling for the unblocking of the Strait of Hormuz -- far from the sponsoring Gulf countries' initial goal of obtaining clearance to free it by force. The vote is expected at 11:00 am (1500 GMT)