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5 things to know about Péter Magyar, Hungary's new prime minister

Magyar ended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on power in a landslide victory on Sunday. The former Orbán loyalist burst onto th...

Apr 13, 2026
Judge dismisses Trump's $10B lawsuit over the Wall Street Journal's Epstein reporting

In the order issued Monday, the judge wrote that President Trump had failed to make the argument that the article, which described a letter to Epstein...

Apr 13, 2026
Trump says U.S. will blockade Iranian ports. And, Orbán loses Hungarian election

President Trump announced a blockade of Iranian ports after peace talks with Iran collapsed. And, Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 16 years in powe...

Apr 13, 2026
Trump vows to sink Iranian ships approaching a U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz

President Trump said the U.S. would interdict vessels that had to pay what he called an "illegal toll" to Iran to cross the Strait of Hormuz....

Apr 13, 2026
Trump says U.S. will blockade Iranian ports after peace talks fail

On Sunday, President Trump said the U.S. would blockade the Strait of Hormuz after negotiations between the U.S. and Iran broke down over the weekend....

Apr 13, 2026
Retired U.S. Navy admiral on Trump's threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to retired U.S. Navy Adm. James Foggo, dean of the Center for Maritime Strategy, about President Trump's command to blockad...

Apr 13, 2026

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