Hungary’s Orbán shows weakest performance in EU elections in 20 years, opening path to pro-EU rival

Hungary’s Orbán shows weakest performance in EU elections in 20 years, opening path to pro-EU rival

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The day after Hungarians voted in the European Parliament elections, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government declared a big win, but missing from the victory speeches was an acknowledgement that it was his party’s worst performance in an EU election since Hungary joined the bloc 20 years ago. The lackluster showing can

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UN Security Council to vote on cease-fire resolution aimed at ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

UN Security Council to vote on cease-fire resolution aimed at ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council scheduled a vote Monday afternoon on a U.S. resolution that welcomes a cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden that the United States says Israel has accepted. It calls on Hamas, which has said it viewed the proposal “positively,” to accept the three-phase plan. The draft resolution

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A majority of Black Americans believe US institutions are conspiring against them, a Pew poll finds

A majority of Black Americans believe US institutions are conspiring against them, a Pew poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Black Americans say they’ve experienced racial discrimination regularly or from time to time, which colors how they view U.S. institutions like policing, the political system and the media, according to a study on conspiracy theories. The study released Monday by the Pew Research Center examined the intersection of race and conspiratorial

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Macron hopes to contain far right in national elections after it surged in EU vote. It’s a risky bet

Macron hopes to contain far right in national elections after it surged in EU vote. It’s a risky bet

The far right’s surge in France in elections for the European Parliament was widely expected. What came next was not. French President Emmanuel Macron called snap legislative elections , saying he could not ignore the new political reality after his pro-European party was handed a chastening defeat and projected to garner less than half the

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Macron taking ‘huge risk’ by calling new elections in France after EU vote losses, analyst says | AP News

Macron taking ‘huge risk’ by calling new elections in France after EU vote losses, analyst says | AP News

Paris based political analyst Dominique Moïsi says French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for a snap national elections after his party was shaken by the results of the European elections is a risky bet. (AP video: Oleg Cetinic and Nicolas Garriga) Paris based political analyst Dominique Moïsi says French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for a snap

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