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Apr 7, 2026 - World

Transcript reportedly details Hungarian leader offering whatever assistance he can to his Russian counterpartEurope live – latest updatesHungary elections explainerHungary’s Viktor Orbán offered to go to great lengths to help Vladimir Putin, telling the Russian leader “I am at your service” in an October call, it has emerged, prompting further scrutiny of Budapest’s ties to the Kremlin just as JD Vance arrived in the city.Air Force Two landed in Budapest on Tuesday morning carrying the US vice-president and his wife, Usha Vance, as Hungary reaches the final, heated days of a hard-fought election campaign that has played out against a backdrop of scandals regarding the relationship between Budapest and Moscow. Continue reading...

Apr 7, 2026 - World

London festival will feature an intimate Styles performance as well as appearances from Warpaint, Kamasi Washington, Devonté Hynes and moreHarry Styles has announced the lineup of artists he has curated for this year’s Meltdown festival, held at London’s Southbank Centre.As well as performing a solo concert on 16 June at Royal Festival Hall, sandwiched amid his run of 12 dates at the considerably larger Wembley Stadium, Styles has brought together a diverse range of artists spanning jazz, pop, indie rock and electronic music. Continue reading...

Apr 7, 2026 - World

Donald Trump is champing at the bit to launch devastating strikes on Iran's critical infrastructure, making dark jokes about the attack to his inner circle even as mediators desperately work to broker a last-minute deal before his 8 p.m. ET Tuesday deadline.According to reporting from Axios's Barak Ravid and Marc Caputo, Trump is the most hawkish person in his entire administration — far more aggressive than Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who are being unfairly blamed for pushing escalation."The president is the most bloodthirsty, like a mad dog," one Trump insider told Axios, downplaying narratives that other cabinet members are the real warmongers. "Those guys sound like the doves compared to the president."Trump has begun testing advisers and confidants on his plan to strike power plants and bridges by using coded language: "What do you think of Infrastructure Day?"A senior administration official acknowledged the brutal reality of the situation: "If the president sees a deal is coming together, he'll probably hold off. But only he and he alone makes that decision." A defense official said they were "skeptical" there would be any extension this time around.Trump's negotiating team is pushing for a deal. Vice President JD Vance, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner believe Trump should pursue a ceasefire agreement if possible. But they're being outflanked by international pressure in the opposite direction.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Saudi Arabia's leadership, the UAE, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) are all urging Trump to reject a ceasefire unless Iran makes seemingly impossible concessions: reopening the Strait of Hormuz and relinquishing highly enriched uranium.Trump's advisers told mediators the president would need positive signals from Iran to consider extending the deadline. "We're knee-deep in negotiations, anything can happen," one said.But time is running out. "It will be extremely tense until Tuesday at 8pm," a U.S. source close to Trump said, underscoring the stakes of what could be a catastrophic escalation.

Apr 7, 2026 - World

Oil prices seesaw and stock markets on edge amid Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen strait of Hormuz Business live – latest updatesThe current oil and ‌gas crisis triggered by the blockade of the strait of Hormuz is “more serious than the ones in 1973, ​1979 and 2022 together”, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned, as Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the waterway approached on Tuesday.Fatih Birol, the executive director of the IEA, told ⁠Le Figaro newspaper that the impact of the Middle East conflict on the oil market was larger than the combined force of the twin oil shocks of the 1970s and the fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading...

Apr 7, 2026 - World

Licensed school teacher and one-time police officer among those participating in riot-style gatherings as experts warn of threat to public safetyA network of militant neo-Nazi active clubs from around the US has been participating in riot-style combat events with other white nationalist groups in Virginia as part of what their founder called a “tip-off point for a fascist cultural revolution”.Social media posts and group chats show members of so-called active clubs from Texas, Tennessee and Pennsylvania have in recent weeks and months travelled to Lynchburg, Virginia to train together at a secretive compound. The compound is run by the Wolves of Vinland, which the civil rights watchdog the Southern Poverty Law Center identifies as a neopagan white nationalist hate group. Also present were members of the white supremacist hate group Patriot Front and the neo-Nazi skinhead group known as the Hammerskins. Continue reading...