
Amid the Iran war, Ukraine makes gains against the Kremlin
With attention focused on Iran, Ukraine has made economic, battlefield and diplomatic gains against the Kremlin.
THURSDAY, 16 APRIL 2026, 01:27

With attention focused on Iran, Ukraine has made economic, battlefield and diplomatic gains against the Kremlin.

Amid the war in Iran, countries have been censoring and policing what their citizens are saying about the conflict and what information they have access to.

Historic voter turnout in Hungary ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from power. How may this shift change Hungary’s relationship with the European Union, which Orbán criticized regularly.

Hungarian voters turned out in the historic numbers to turn away from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party. NPR’s Rob Schmitz discusses with reporter Esme Nicholson and pollster Abel Bojar.

NPR’s Rob Schmitz speaks with pollster Abel Bojar about the results of Hungary’s election, which saw historic voter turnout, the far-reaching consequences of the vote and the future for Viktor Orban.

Hungarian voters turned out in the greatest numbers since the 1990s to turn away from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s right-wing populist Fidesz party, putting an end to Orbán’s 16 years in power.

The Nigerian Air Force has not addressed reports it struck a village market while targeting militants.

The conflict is now a test of wills – Iran’s capacity to absorb strikes versus Trump’s tolerance for the war’s costs.

Pope Leo XIV’s four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II in his early years.

The world waits for Trump’s verdict after the talks failed to yield a deal, writes the BBC’s Lyse Doucet.

Over eight million Hungarians are eligible to vote in elections that could topple Viktor Orban, a European ally of President Trump.

The U.S and Iran did not reach an agreement to end the war in Iran at a high-level meeting on Saturday.

The star spent much of the gig singing along to YouTube videos of early hits like Baby and Never say Never.

In a rare interview, a wounded Hezbollah commander tells NPR about his secretive Shia Muslim militia’s new command structure and how it has managed to keep firing rockets into northern Israel.

The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement after a day of highly anticipated face-to-face peace talks, Washington’s lead negotiator Vice President J.D. Vance announced on Sunday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his nation’s forces would respond “symmetrically” to Russian attacks.

Her infectious voice got fans dancing and singing, becoming the soundtrack for generations of Indians.

The incident occurred at a “tourist event attended by many young people”, Haiti’s prime minister says.

The BBC’s Europe Editor Katya Adler reports from Prime Minister Victor Orbán’s home town of Felscút.

Many who support the president have expressed frustration with how Trump’s former attorney general Pam Bondi handled the Epstein files.

Chiraiya, which has drawn an audience of millions, has prompted conversations on social media around consent and misogyny.