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Hungarian president resists Magyar's calls to quit 11:45 19.05.2026

Hungarian president resists Magyar's calls to quit

Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok resisted calls from new Prime Minister Peter Magyar to quit in an interview published on Monday, saying there was no justification for his resignation, Reuters reports. Magyar's TISZA party ousted former leader Viktor Orban's Fidesz party in an election landslide in April, ending its 16-year rule …
Xi Jinping prepares to welcome Vladimir Putin to China, four days after hosting Donald Trump 13:57 18.05.2026

Xi Jinping prepares to welcome Vladimir Putin to China, four days after hosting Donald Trump

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin exchanged “congratulatory letters” on Sunday ahead of the Russian president’s visit to Beijing this week, four days since Donald Trump left China after a high-stakes summit, - the Guardian writes. Xi, China’s leader, said bilateral cooperation between Russia and China had “continuously deepened and solidified”, …
How much did the war in Iran cost each US household? 13:52 18.05.2026

How much did the war in Iran cost each US household?

As of Sunday evening, each American household has lost $316 due to the war in Iran, Financial Times reports. On May 17, gasoline prices in the US surged by 51 percent - the highest uptick among all G7 countries.In terms of rising gasoline and diesel fuel prices, the damage inflicted …
CNN: Trump returns from China with no Iran breakthrough — and a decision to make 11:29 18.05.2026

CNN: Trump returns from China with no Iran breakthrough — and a decision to make

As Donald Trump grew increasingly frustrated with diplomatic efforts to end the war with Iran, administration officials were closely watching whether the president’s trip to China — a nation with close ties to Tehran — would yield a significant breakthrough, CNN writes. But Trump landed stateside Friday with seemingly no …
POLITICO: Hegseth again stuns Pentagon with Poland troop withdrawal 11:28 18.05.2026

POLITICO: Hegseth again stuns Pentagon with Poland troop withdrawal

Pete Hegseth’s last-minute decision to cancel the deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland caught Pentagon staff and European allies by surprise — the latest example of an abrupt personnel move from the Defense secretary that blindsided both sides of the Atlantic, POLITICO stresses. It wasn’t clear exactly why Hegseth issued …
FT: Gulf conflict pushes European chemicals industry to breaking point 11:26 18.05.2026

FT: Gulf conflict pushes European chemicals industry to breaking point

In the Port of Rotterdam, one of the world’s largest and most advanced chemical clusters is at a critical juncture. Smoke still billows across the skyline and tankers travel back and forth through the port, ferrying feedstock into vast drums that are linked to facilities by pipelines, ‘Financial Times’ writes. …
WP: Trump’s policies are working together to hike prices, as midterms approach 10:37 17.05.2026

WP: Trump’s policies are working together to hike prices, as midterms approach

President Donald Trump promised to bring inflation down. Yet he keeps doing things that push prices up, ‘The Washington Post’ notes. The war on Iran is Exhibit A. When Iranian authorities retaliated by closing the Strait of Hormuz, a global energy lifeline, the price of gasoline jumped more than 50 …
FT: European nations swing behind idea discussed with Saudi Arabia non-aggression pact with Iran to model agreement on 1970s Helsinki process 10:34 17.05.2026

FT: European nations swing behind idea discussed with Saudi Arabia non-aggression pact with Iran to model agreement on 1970s Helsinki process

Saudi Arabia has discussed the idea of a non-aggression pact between Middle East states and Iran as part of talks with allies on how to manage regional tensions once the US-Israeli war with the Islamic republic ends, diplomats said, ‘Financial Times’ quotes. Riyadh is eyeing as a potential model the …
Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the UAE Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan 10:34 17.05.2026

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the UAE Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the UAE Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Kremlin informs. May 16, 2026 The two leaders discussed issues pertaining to the crisis in the Middle East and surrounding Iran. Both sides emphasised the importance of continuing the political and diplomatic process aimed …
NYT: U.S. intelligence shows Iran retains substantial missile capabilities 10:23 16.05.2026

NYT: U.S. intelligence shows Iran retains substantial missile capabilities

The Trump administration’s public portrayal of a shattered Iranian military is sharply at odds with what U.S. intelligence agencies are telling policymakers behind closed doors, according to classified assessments from early this month that show Iran has regained access to most of its missile sites, launchers and underground facilities, ‘The …
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