Announcement has left markets in yet more uncertainty, with questions over how blockade will be enforced Middle East crisis – live updates The US military has announced it will enforce a blockade on all Iranian ports in the strait of Hormuz from Monday after ceasefire talks with Iran over the ...
Day: April 13, 2026
And the election winner is … the candidate who can afford Africa’s soaring nomination feesAnd the election winner is … the candidate who can afford Africa’s soaring nomination fees
Presidential elections in Djibouti and Benin at the weekend highlighted how a costly electoral system is reshaping democracy Alexis Mohamed would have loved to stand against his former boss. A longtime adviser to Djibouti’s president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, Mohamed resigned last September, citing democratic regression in the country. But at ...
What Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli right really mean when they invoke ‘Greater Israel’ | Daniel LevyWhat Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli right really mean when they invoke ‘Greater Israel’ | Daniel Levy
The concept is about much more than acquiring territory, it is also about Netanyahu’s desire for Israel to become a regional superpower • Daniel Levy served as an Israeli peace negotiator at the Oslo II talks and is president of the US/Middle East project Much remains unclear about the significance ...
Euphoria season three review – grubby, desperate and absolutely not worth the waitEuphoria season three review – grubby, desperate and absolutely not worth the wait
What a relief that this is the end for Sam Levison’s grim drama. A show which was once blackly funny is now humourless torture porn To say that season three of Euphoria is long-awaited would be something of an understatement. HBO’s high school drama debuted in 2019, when it garnered ...
Viktor Orbán is gone. What does his fall mean for Europe? Our panel respondsViktor Orbán is gone. What does his fall mean for Europe? Our panel responds
Hungary’s return to democracy will be hard. But the impact of Péter Magyar’s decisive victory could be profound, inside the country and beyond Continue reading… ...
Coachella 2026: Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Sombr – in picturesCoachella 2026: Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Sombr – in pictures
Carpenter is fired out of a car on water jets, David Byrne wears head to toe orange, and the reclusive Bieber steps into the limelight Continue reading… ...
The one change that worked: in a hectic world, taking up jigsaw puzzles calmed my mindThe one change that worked: in a hectic world, taking up jigsaw puzzles calmed my mind
Every time I successfully place a piece, I get a little rush and a sense of achievement. How could I have thought puzzles were only for children? Until last year, I couldn’t remember the last time I’d done a jigsaw puzzle. It must have been at least 20 years ago. ...
‘Hungary has chosen Europe’: EU leaders jubilant after Péter Magyar’s victory over Orbán‘Hungary has chosen Europe’: EU leaders jubilant after Péter Magyar’s victory over Orbán
Congratulations pour in from across EU, with leaders from Spain, Poland, France, Britain, Denmark, Romania, Sweden and beyond hailing a new chapter Full report: Hungarian opposition ousts Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power EU leaders heaped praise on Péter Magyar after his decisive election victory in Hungary against the ...
UK could adopt EU single market rules under new legislationUK could adopt EU single market rules under new legislation
Sir Keir Starmer is planning a law which will mean that the UK government can adopt EU single market rules, without them being voted on in Parliament. ...
Middle East crisis live: Iran warns US blockade of strait of Hormuz would violate ceasefireMiddle East crisis live: Iran warns US blockade of strait of Hormuz would violate ceasefire
Centcom says blockade of Iranian ports to begin at 10am ET; Iran’s negotiator says ‘we will not bow to threats’; oil prices rise. Follow the latest news Full report: Trump says US will blockade strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail Planeloads of negotiators and too little time: US ...