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International

Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 16 years as Hungary's leader
Donald Trump says the US will blockade the Strait of Hormuz immediately
Hungary at polls in key election that could unseat Viktor Orbán after 16 years
Sitdown Sunday: Can you get a refund for a haunted house?
Yesterday
11th April 2026
Hole-in-one specialist Shane Lowry does it again at Augusta National
How Ireland's far-right movement got involved in the fuel protests and tried to hijack them
While many are protesting fuel costs, far-right actors and international figures are using the movement to push anti-immigrant narratives.
I Am Maximus storms to famous second win in the Grand National
England v Ireland, Women's Six Nations Championship
Three-way talks with US and Iran begin in Pakistan after indirect discussions
CMAT brings two-step to Coachella and Sabrina Carpenter dazzles as first headliner of weekend
'What a journey': Artemis astronauts splash down into Pacific Ocean
McIlroy's second Masterpiece: Rory blows away the Augusta field on astonishing Friday
McIlroy now holds the biggest halfway lead in the history of the Masters.
Viktor 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?
Last week
5th April 2026 - 11th April 2026
Rory McIlroy leads the Masters by six shots, Shane Lowry in tie for fourth
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
Iran says negotiations with US cannot begin without Israeli ceasefire in Lebanon
The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz
Further 36 sets of infant remains recovered from site of former Tuam mother and baby home
Artemis II astronauts prepare for re-entry and splashdown
US vice president JD Vance flies to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran
Rory McIlroy shares lead at the Masters after helter-skelter 67
Putin announces ceasefire in Ukraine war for Orthodox Easter
Melania Trump denies alleged links to Jeffrey Epstein in unexpected public address
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
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".
Emperor penguins are now certified endangered and two steps away from extinction
'One of the leaders' of Hutch group arrested in Lanzarote to contest extradition
'Chills': Artemis astronauts say lunar flyby still washing over them
US serial killer pleads guilty to murdering and dismembering eight women
US and Iran at odds over ceasefire agreement as Vance claims terms 'just didn't' include Lebanon
In this new AI-generated world, everything is kind of plagiarism and nothing is
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
At least 182 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon as Trump dismisses attacks as ‘separate skirmish’
Woman who sold drugs that killed Matthew Perry jailed for 15 years
BBC found to have breached its editorial standards over Bafta racial slur
Trump threatens tariffs on countries supplying weapons to Iran after two-week ceasefire agreed
Despite the ceasefire announcement, attacks have continued, especially in Lebanon.
Here's what we know (and don't) about the 11th hour ceasefire between the US and Iran