15 Jul, 2026

Stocks close mixed after Trump vows to hit Iran ‘extremely hard’ in coming weeks

Stocks closed mixed in volatile trading on Thursday after President Donald Trump delivered a televised address vowing to hit Iran “extremely hard” over the coming weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 60 points, or 0.1%, after opening down by 600 points, while the S&P 500 ticked up 0.1. The tech-heavy Nasdaq increased 0.1%. […]

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Does Strongman leader and MAGA darling Viktor Orbán about to be ousted? What to know ahead of Hungary’s elections

After nearly two decades in power, Hungary’s far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán could be ousted as leader in the country’s parliamentary elections on Sunday. The latest polls indicate that Orbán, a key international ally of President Trump, and his ruling Fidesz party are trailing the opposition center-right Tisza Party and its leader Péter Magyar in […]

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Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of violating Putin’s Orthodox Easter ceasefire

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of violating a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire on Sunday. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire over the Orthodox Easter weekend, ordering Russian forces to halt hostilities from 4 p.m. on Saturday until the end of Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised to abide by the ceasefire […]

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