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Hungary’s Tisza party wins majority as 98.13% votes counted

BUDAPEST - Hungary's opposition party Tisza, led by Peter Magyar, defeated Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling coalition by securing a majority in Sunday's parliamentary...

No deal after US, Iran end marathon talks

The United States and Iran failed to strike any agreement after 21 hours of talks that concluded Sunday in Pakistan, putting a fragile...

Russia accuses Ukraine of violating Easter truce nearly 2,000 times

MOSCOW/KYIV - The Ukrainian armed forces have violated the Easter ceasefire for 1,971 times from Saturday when the truce was agreed until 8 am...

Orban seeks fifth term as Hungary’s parliamentary elections kick off

BUDAPEST - Hungary's parliamentary elections kicked off at 6:00 am local time (0400 GMT) on Sunday, with about 8.1 million eligible voters, according to...

6 Palestinians ‘killed in Israeli airstrike targeting security checkpoint in C. Gaza’

GAZA/RAMALLAH - At least six people were killed Saturday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a Palestinian police checkpoint in the Bureij refugee camp in...

Iraqi parliament elects former environment chief Nizar Amedi as country’s new president

BAGHDAD, April 11 - The Iraqi Parliament on Saturday elected former environment minister as the country's new president, following a decisive voting session...

Parliament elects former environment minister Nizar Amedi as new Iraqi president

BAGHDAD, April 11 - The Iraqi Parliament on Saturday elected former environment minister as the country's new president, following a decisive voting session...

Netanyahu: Hezbollah disarmament prerequisite for truce with Lebanon

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that the disarmament of is a prerequisite for any ceasefire agreement with Lebanon.In a...

Orthodox Easter ceasefire announced by Putin takes effect, to last through Sunday

MOSCOW/KYIV - The Orthodox Easter ceasefire with Ukraine announced by Russian President began on Saturday afternoon and will continue until Sunday midnight.On Thursday,...

Report: UK forced to drop legislation to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius

LONDON/ANTANANARIVO - The UK government has shelved legislation to ratify a deal to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after the United...

Hungary’s parliamentary elections kick off

BUDAPEST - Hungary's parliamentary elections kicked off at 6:00 am local time (0400 GMT) on Sunday, with about 8.1 million eligible voters, according to...

No deal reached after hours of rare high-level US-Iran talks in decades

ISLAMABAD/TEHRAN/NEW YORK - No agreement was reached between the United States and Iran in the latest round of talks held in Islamabad, US Vice-President...

Brazil president Lula says Trump ‘threatening’ world

SAO PAULO - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday called for peace, saying US President Donald Trump is "threatening" the world....

Negotiator: Ukraine approaching potential deal with Russia

KYIV/ MOSCOW – A senior Ukrainian negotiator has said that talks between Ukraine and Russia are moving toward a potential agreement, the Ukrinform news...

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