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​Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza Party, speaks during a press conference a day after the parliamentary election, in which Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat, Budapest, Hungary, April 13, 2026.
Analysis

What Hungary's new leader really wants

At first glance, Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar may appear to be the antithesis of the man he defeated in the April 12 election, Viktor Orbán. After all, the two were embroiled in a bitter campaign that featured accusations of sabotage, Russian interference, and blackmail over a sex tape. Yet the pair might be closer than you think – both on policy and politics.

People pay respects at Bondi Pavilion to victims of a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Gunmen kill 15 at Hanukkah event in Australia, Chile shifts to the right, South Africa considers concession for Musk’s Starlink

Australia’s Jewish community in mourning again

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, December 8, 2025.
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Zelensky willing to compromise | Bulgaria’s government falls | US seizes Venezuelan oil tanker

Trouble ahead for UK’s prime minister?
GZERO Europe

Trouble ahead for UK’s prime minister?

In this episode of GZERO Europe, Carl Bildt weighs in on the increasingly fragile future of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

​Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, first row) poses during a photo session with members of her cabinet at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan October 21, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Japan elects first female prime minister, Former French president goes to jail, The Netherlands to start deporting migrants to Uganda, US army courts private equity

1: As anticipated, Japan’s Parliament elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takichi to be the 104th prime minister – and the first female PM in the country’s history.

Japan’s first female prime minister: What Sanae Takaichi means for Japan and Trump
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Japan’s first female prime minister: What Sanae Takaichi means for Japan and Trump

A historic first in Japan: Sanae Takaichi has become the country’s first female prime minister.

​Hostage families and supporters protest in Tel Aviv
Analysis

How Oct. 7 has transformed Israel, Palestine, and the world

Two years ago today, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 hostages. In response, Israel has carried out a military campaign that has demolished 78% of the Gaza Strip, and killed 66,000 Palestinians according to local health authorities.

A member of Nepal army stands guard as people gather to observe rituals during the final day of Indra Jatra festival to worship Indra, Kumari and other deities and to mark the end of monsoon season,.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Nepal’s protesters pick a leader, Trump courts Belarus

Nepal’s “Gen-Z” protest movement has looked to a different generation entirely with their pick for an interim leader. Protest leaders say they want the country’s retired chief justice, Sushila Karki, 73, to head a transitional government.

What We’re Watching: Thai court to decide PM’s fate, Israeli continues firing at Syria, UK’s Starmer in a hole
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What We’re Watching: Thai court to decide PM’s fate, Israeli continues firing at Syria, UK’s Starmer in a hole

​Smoke rises during Israeli strikes amid the Israeli military operation in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, July 21, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Israeli forces advance into new Gaza area, DRC to ink peace deal with rebels, Chilean crime wave pushes voters rightward

Israeli ground forces have pushed into Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, an area that the IDF has previously largely avoided because it is believed to be where the remaining Israeli hostages are held.