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​Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom Geert Wilders, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, and Italy's deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini in Budapest, Hungary, on March 23, 2026.
Analysis

Has far-right populism peaked in Europe?

Viktor Orbán’s defeat in Sunday’s Hungarian election could be a tipping point on the continent.

​A woman shows her ink-marked finger after casting her ballot at a polling station during the Assam Legislative Assembly election in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on April 9, 2026.
What We're Watching

Elections in India, US oil exports are booming from Hormuz shutdown, Meloni shifts the focus to geopolitics

More than 50 million voters in India’s states of Assam and Kerala, along with the federally-administered territory of Puducherry, head to the polls today in regional elections.

A Russian LNG tanker, Arctic Metagaz, damaged earlier this month and currently adrift without crew, floats in the Mediterranean Sea, in this handout picture released on March 13, 2026.​
Hard Numbers

Abandoned Russian oil tanker drifts toward Libya, Pentagon reportedly makes hefty financial request, K-pop group returns, & Nigerian leader makes rare UK visit

700: The tons of fuel and liquefied natural gas aboard a Russian tanker that is currently floating around the Mediterranean Sea unmanned, after a drone attack earlier this month prompted the crew to abandon ship.

Indra Brown of Australia during the women's skiing halfpipe final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Feb. 22, 2026.
Hard Numbers

Winter Olympics a winner on the small screen, Blizzard hits parts of US, Brazil and China are the apparent winners of US tariff upheaval, Armed man tries to enter Mar-a-Lago

​Alysa Liu of Team USA at the Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy, on February 6, 2026.
Analysis

Is the tide turning on Russia’s sports exile?

Brazilian skiers, American ICE agents, Israeli bobsledders – this is just a smattering of the fascinating characters that will be present at this year’s Winter Olympics. Yet the focus will be a different country, one that isn’t formally competing: Russia.

​Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks at the lower house of Parliament, ahead of a European Union leaders' summit, in Rome, Italy, December 17, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Italy considers another electoral change, Iran offers cash to beleaguered citizens, Missed safety checks in Switzerland, Pentagon reviews role of female soldiers

4: Italy has reformed its voting rules four times since 1993, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is now considering a fifth change.

Mercosur free trade agreement, in Strasbourg, France, December 17, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: EU-Mercosur trade deal faces now-or-2028 vote, Trump plans to surround Venezuela, US wants Pakistan to offer Gaza peacekeeping forces

The trade deal between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc is on the chopping block, facing an end-of-year deadline to be approved or shelved until 2028.

​Search and rescue officers search for victims amidst the rubble of a collapsed school building in East Java, Indonesia, on September 29, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Indonesian school collapses, Americans sour on Israel, YouTube pays Trump, Brothers rock in Italian election

​The Palestinian flag is raised at the Palestinian mission's headquarters in London, United Kingdom, on September 22, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: More Western nations recognize Palestinian state, Southeast Asian unrest spreads to the Philippines, Putin wants to de-facto extend nuclear arms deal

​Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini following the CIPESS decision to approve the construction of the Messina Strait Bridge, Italy, on August 7, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Italy builds bridge over troubled waters, Ghanaian helicopter crash kills two ministers, Portuguese cop stuffs coke in animal skins, & More