Péter Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s prime minister to end 16-year Orbán era

09/05/2026 12:42 The Guardian

Jubilation in Budapest as Péter Magyar becomes leader and invites people to ‘step through gate of regime change’• Europe live – latest updatesThe pro-European centre-right leader Péter Magyar has been sworn in as prime minister of Hungary, marking the official end to Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power.Saturday’s ceremony – during which Magyar had invited people to join him to “write Hungarian history” together and “step through the gate of regime change” – comes a month after his opposition Tisza party won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections. Continue reading...

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Russia will always be victorious, says Putin at scaled-back Victory Day parade

Moscow blanketed in heavy security despite last-minute announcement of three-day ceasefire with UkraineEurope live – latest updatesVladimir Putin has declared Russia will always be victorious as he oversaw a scaled-back Victory Day parade on Red Square held under heavy security amid mounting fears...

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‘This is not another Covid,’ WHO chief tells Tenerife as hantavirus cruise ship heads to island – Europe live

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09/05/2026 13:37 The Guardian

Trump airport branding deal opens new route to profit for family

Florida agreement grants US president control of licensing and merchandising at renamed airport, analysts sayIt was a week in which one prominent name in aviation, Spirit Airlines, disappeared, killed in the company’s own admission by high fuel prices resulting from Donald Trump’s war in Iran.Wi...

09/05/2026 13:00 The Guardian

‘Watching us is like watching a cousin’: the online creators reshaping Africa’s news ecosphere

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09/05/2026 13:00 The Guardian

‘Largely slop’: Trump’s new counterterrorism strategy is scant on substance but heavy on enemies

Critics say document outlining strategy is both ‘completely Trumpian’ and an ‘alarming’ escalation in rhetoricWhen Donald Trump’s counter-terrorism “czar”, Sebastian Gorka, introduced the Trump administration’s long-awaited counter-terrorism strategy on a call with journalists on Wed...

09/05/2026 11:00 The Guardian

‘We are talking about energy security for Europe’: Norway doubles down on oil and gas production

Norway’s energy minister says country has a ‘responsibility’ to address shortfalls caused by wars in Ukraine and Middle EastIn case of any doubt about Norway’s commitment to maintain – and expand – its production of gas and oil offshore, the energy minister, Terje Aasland, has a pithy re...

09/05/2026 06:00 The Guardian

Worried Britons ‘prepping’ for major disruption with stash of tins and cash, survey shows

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09/05/2026 05:00 The Guardian

Evacuation of hantavirus-stricken cruise ship could face delays due to bad weather

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Middle East crisis live: US fires on two Iranian-flagged oil tankers it claims tried to violate blockade; US to mediate Israel-Lebanon talks

Centcom says it has struck two tankers heading for Iran after Tehran warned Washington was violating fragile ceasefire; two days of ‘intensive talks’ between Israel and Lebanon slated as strikes continue in the regionCeasefire under threat after strikes exchanged in straitThe ship monitor Tanker...

09/05/2026 02:51 The Guardian

Virginia Democrats file motion asking for stay in map ruling as Trump touts ‘huge win’ for Republicans – as it happened

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09/05/2026 02:04 The Guardian

Russia and Ukraine confirm three-day ceasefire from 9 May

Both sides also confirm prisoner swap which Donald Trump announced along with suspension of all ‘kinetic activity’ between the warring statesDonald Trump has announced a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine from 9 to 11 May.The US president said on social media the ceasefire...

09/05/2026 01:07 The Guardian

Labour suffers historic defeat in Wales as Reform surges in English council elections and Greens make gains – as it happened

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08/05/2026 23:07 The Guardian

Vatican stresses need for peace as Rubio meets pope amid strained relations

US secretary of state speaks with Leo and officials after tensions following attacks by Trump over Iran warThe Vatican has said it raised the “need to work tirelessly in favour of peace” in talks with the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, who is in Rome on a trip widely regarded as an effort t...

08/05/2026 18:31 The Guardian

Nato refusing US permission to use bases is ‘a problem’, says Rubio after Meloni meeting – as it happened

US secretary of state has been meeting Italian leader amid strained tensions over IranThe European Commission also insisted that airlines must not charge customers extra fuel fees after they have already bought tickets, as the aviation sector feels the pain from high energy prices because of the Mid...

08/05/2026 15:54 The Guardian

Man tells court he was threatened into setting fire to car linked to Starmer

Roman Lavrynovych is one of three accused of arson attacks on a vehicle and two houses in London tied to the prime ministerA Ukrainian man has admitted setting fire to a car that once belonged to Keir Starmer for £3,000, after telling a court he had been being threatened by a “powerful” Russian...

08/05/2026 15:49 The Guardian

White House calls Mark Hamill ‘sick’ for posting AI image of Trump in a grave

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Steve Hilton: British strategist becomes unlikely frontrunner for California governor

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08/05/2026 13:04 The Guardian

Iran war costs Toyota £3bn as prices of materials soar and sales fall

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08/05/2026 12:09 The Guardian

British Airways fares to rise in attempt to offset £1.7bn fuel cost hit

Owner IAG expects to recover 60% of additional fuel bill caused by Iran war through ‘revenue and cost management’Business news – live updatesBritish Airways fares will rise to try to recoup most of a €2bn (£1.7bn) hit in fuel costs this year, its parent group has said, adding that the Iran...

08/05/2026 11:52 The Guardian

First Thing: US-Iran ceasefire at risk after exchange of fire in strait of Hormuz

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08/05/2026 11:24 The Guardian

Trump walks back threat to rip up part of EU trade deal but tells bloc to ratify by 4 July

US president expresses impatience at speed of EU’s implementation and warns of ‘much higher’ tariffsUS trade court rules against Trump’s 10% global tariffsBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has walked back from his threat to tear up part of the US trade deal with the EU by hiking t...

08/05/2026 10:39 The Guardian

UK house price growth forecast halved as Iran war fallout hits housing market

Halifax says cost of typical home fell by 0.1% in April, the second consecutive monthly drop, with pace of annual growth down from 0.8%. to 0.4%Business news – live updates UK house prices fell for a second consecutive month in April, as Halifax halved its estimate for the annual rate of growth du...

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UAE says air defences engaging with Iranian attacks – as it happened

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Trump ally Roger Stone condemned for providing lobbying services to Myanmar’s military junta

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Australia news live: two Victorian women charged with crimes against humanity offences after return from Syria

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Whirlpool warns of ‘recession-level’ slump as Iran war and tariff ruling hit sales

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US and Iran close to temporary truce, Pakistani officials claim

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07/05/2026 18:13 The Guardian

Iran mocks Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ as adversaries wrestle over talks to end war

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