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The Morning Lead

Vikto Orbán's 16-year grip on power could end tomorrow, but will anything change in Hungary?

At the moment, opinion polls put Orbán’s main rival in the lead, but how different would the country look under his leadership?

Jane Matthews

7 mins ago

Yesterday

10th April 2026

Golf

Rory McIlroy leads the Masters by six shots, Shane Lowry in tie for fourth

The 42

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News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

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Pakistan talks

Iran says negotiations with US cannot begin without Israeli ceasefire in Lebanon

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Evening Wrap

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Galway

Further 36 sets of infant remains recovered from site of former Tuam mother and baby home

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NASA

Artemis II astronauts prepare for re-entry and splashdown

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Middle East

US vice president JD Vance flies to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran

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The Masters

Rory McIlroy shares lead at the Masters after helter-skelter 67

The 42

Updated 23 hrs ago

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Thursday

9th April 2026

Russia

Putin announces ceasefire in Ukraine war for Orthodox Easter

9 Apr

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Epstein files

Melania Trump denies alleged links to Jeffrey Epstein in unexpected public address

9 Apr

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News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

9 Apr

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Middle East

Netanyahu orders 'direct negotiations' with Lebanon after condemnation of Israeli strikes

The Iranian president today said the attacks rendered planned negotiations between Washington and Tehran “meaningless”.

Lebanon declared a national day of mourning after Israeli strikes killed at least 203 people yesterday.

The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said the strkes were putting the ceasefire "under severe strain".

Updated 9 Apr

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Global Warming

Emperor penguins are now certified endangered and two steps away from extinction

9 Apr

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Canary Islands

'One of the leaders' of Hutch group arrested in Lanzarote to contest extradition

9 Apr

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artemis ii

'Chills': Artemis astronauts say lunar flyby still washing over them

9 Apr

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Wednesday

8th April 2026

Gilgo Beach Killer

US serial killer pleads guilty to murdering and dismembering eight women

8 Apr

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truce terms

US and Iran at odds over ceasefire agreement as Vance claims terms 'just didn't' include Lebanon

8 Apr

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AI sloppiness

In this new AI-generated world, everything is kind of plagiarism and nothing is

Steve Dempsey

8 Apr

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Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

8 Apr

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Lebanon

At least 182 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon as Trump dismisses attacks as ‘separate skirmish’

Updated 8 Apr

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matthew perry

Woman who sold drugs that killed Matthew Perry jailed for 15 years

8 Apr

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Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

8 Apr

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bafta film awards

BBC found to have breached its editorial standards over Bafta racial slur

8 Apr

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temporary peace

Trump threatens tariffs on countries supplying weapons to Iran after two-week ceasefire agreed

Despite the ceasefire announcement, attacks have continued, especially in Lebanon.

Updated 8 Apr

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two week truce

Here's what we know (and don't) about the 11th hour ceasefire between the US and Iran

8 Apr

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champions dinner

'People keep asking, why didn’t you go more Irish?’: McIlroy hosts dinner for Masters winners

The 42

8 Apr

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ceasefire reaction

Oil prices are down on news of US and Iran ceasefire as global leaders give cautious welcome

Updated 8 Apr

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Shelly Kittleson

US journalist released a week after being kidnapped in Iraq

8 Apr

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The Morning Lead

Dangerous cheap e-bikes and batteries bought from unregulated online sites are causing fires

President of Cycling Ireland Ciaran Cannon was speaking after a report in Britain found that e-bike and e-scooter fires reached a record high last year.

Niall O'Connor

8 Apr

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Tuesday

7th April 2026

weight off his shoulders

Smiles and calm and gags about Irish cooking – McIlroy enjoying his hard-earned comfort at the Masters

The 42

reports from Augusta National Golf Club

7 Apr

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UNIFIL

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon were killed by Israeli tank fire and Hezbollah bomb, probe finds

7 Apr

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under the radar

What has Israel been doing while the world focuses on Trump's actions in Iran?

7 Apr

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Investigation

Bill Gates to testify before US Congress about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

7 Apr

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Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

7 Apr

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Glory Glory

A morning with Manchester United and their giddy fans as the squad train at Carton House

David Sneyd

The 42

7 Apr

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ben roberts smith

Decorated Australian solider charged with murdering unarmed prisoners captured in Afghanistan

7 Apr

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Hungary elections

JD Vance accuses EU of 'interference' in elections as he backs Viktor Orbán on Hungary visit

Updated 7 Apr

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NASA

New Artemis II images released after astronauts complete flyby around far side of the Moon

The astronauts will continue their journey back to Earth today, bringing with them rich celestial observations.

Updated 7 Apr

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