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Russia attacks western Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi, Lutsk

Russia attacked the city of Khmelnytskyi overnight on April 1, damaging a commercial site and a residential building was damaged by shelling in Lutsk, authorities and media reported.

A firefighter surrounded in an orangehaze puts out a fire

How Hungary's election campaign spilled across borders

Hungary's parliamentary election campaign ahead of the April 12 vote is being fought even beyond the country's borders — and with an unexpected reversal of roles. Prime Minister Viktor Orban has shown restraint toward Slovakia's left-nationalist prime minister, Robert Fico, while Orban's main challenger, Peter Magyar, has adopted nationalist rhetoric, presenting himself as a defender of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia. In doing so, Magyar and his Tisza party accuse Orban not only of corrupt

Slovak Prime Minister Fico (L) speaks with Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán (R) in Brussels, Belgium, on March 20, 2025.

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