Day: April 27, 2026

Incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar alleged that his predecessor’s associates are fleeing the country with billions of dollars in assets. Viktor Orbán was defeated in a landslide this month. During his tenure, Hungary slid down rankings on democracy and corruption indices; reports suggest that vast amounts in state funds ...

King Charles III arrives in Washington today with Britain hoping the royal touch can help ease increasingly strained relations with the US. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has infuriated US President Donald Trump by refusing to take part in the Iran war; in theory the state visit is unrelated, but ...

Sources say country wants US to end its blockade as part of proposal but has not addressed its nuclear programme Lebanese president Joseph Aoun said Monday that direct negotiations with Israel were aimed at ending the conflict with Hezbollah, while accusing those who drew Lebanon into war of “treason” in ...

With the king expected to visit the US, here’s a look back at when he didn’t quite understand America’s favorite pastime In the lead-up to then Prince Charles’s first official White House visit 56 years ago, the Washington Post published a story headlined: Baseball: A Guide for Royal Visitors. “Prince ...

I suspect the main reason they avoid criticizing Israel is that they believe that would be antisemitic. But this is both dangerous and wrong In an extraordinary article published on 7 April, the New York Times described how Donald Trump decided to go to war with Iran. It is highly ...

The latest in our series of writers drawing attention to their most rewatched comfort films is a celebration of an easily quotable western On 26 October 1881, four men – gambler and lawman Wyatt Earp, his brothers Virgil and Morgan, and his tubercular dentist friend Henry “Doc” Holliday – strode ...

After Donald Trump’s second election, I realised the insidious hold my phone had over my life. So I turned to something I’d loved in childhood to better occupy my attention After a long day of looking at screens for work, I used to go to bed and stare at my ...

Small towns across the US have elected animals to the pinnacle of civic leadership – and it seems to work for them It was a fiercely contested election. Seven candidates, each bringing a unique set of skills and perspectives, battled to be the next mayor. Locals followed every twist and ...

Rightwing Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid announce new party before Knesset vote expected later this year Two of Benjamin Netanyahu’s most formidable political rivals say they are joining forces in an attempt to oust the Israeli prime minister’s coalition government in the election expected later this year. The former ...

In Tehran, the Guardian spoke to people about how war is transforming their feelings toward the regime and their country’s future Behzad has a master’s degree in the humanities and lives with his partner in a rented flat in central Tehran. He says he didn’t take part in January’s anti-government ...