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The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it was pleased that Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peter ​Magyar seemed ready for pragmatic dialogue with Russia and ‌would base its own position on the specific steps taken by his new government Russian hardliners have mourned the defeat of Viktor Orban, ​a close partner of Moscow’s, who lost a weekend ​election to upstart centre-right rival Magyar. But the ⁠Kremlin quickly said it was ready for talks with ​the country’s new leadership. “For now, we can note with satisfaction, ​as far as we understand, his (Magyar’s) willingness to engage in pragmatic dialogue,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.…

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ​offered support to ‌Pope Leo on Tuesday, after the pontiff was ​sharply criticised by ​U.S. President Donald Trump. “I ⁠express my solidarity ​with Pope Leo, ​frankly I would not feel very comfortable in a ​society where ​religious leaders do what political ‌leaders ⁠say,” Meloni said. The Italian leader, who is seen as close ​to ​Trump, ⁠was speaking to reporters in ​Verona, on the ​sidelines ⁠of a conference on the wine ⁠industry.

Britain’s national security is “in peril” because ​of political complacency and under-investment in defence, former NATO chief George Robertson will say ‌on Tuesday, in a rare public rebuke of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s handling of military spending. Robertson, who helped draft a Strategic Defence Review commissioned by Starmer when he came to power in 2024, is expected to say in a lecture that Britain ​has become increasingly exposed to external threats. Robertson, who served in the 1990s as defence secretary ​from Starmer’s Labour Party, told the Financial Times there was a gap between the ⁠prime minister’s rhetoric and action on defence, and…

 Negotiating teams from the U.S. and Iran could return to Islamabad this ​week to resume talks to end the war, sources told Reuters on Tuesday, after the collapse of weekend negotiations prompted Washington to impose a blockade on Iranian ports. While ‌the U.S. blockade drew angry rhetoric from Tehran, signs that diplomatic engagement might continue helped calm oil markets, pushing benchmark prices below $100 on Tuesday. The highest-level talks between the two adversaries since the 1979 Islamic Revolution ended in the Pakistani capital without a breakthrough at the weekend, raising doubts over the survival of a two-week ceasefire that still has a week to…

Britain’s Prince Harry and wife Meghan landed in Australia on ‌Tuesday for a four-day visit with engagements covering sport, mental health and veterans’ affairs. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex began their trip at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, where they took part in an activity in the hospital’s therapeutic garden spaces. “It was a ​genuinely meaningful visit for our staff and for the young people receiving care,” said Dr Peter ​Steer, the hospital’s CEO. Harry, wearing a navy suit and white shirt, spoke to ⁠children and posed for photographs with patients in the foyer of the hospital, calling…

A new trial over the death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona will begin on Tuesday, with seven members of his medical team ​charged with negligent homicide nearly a year after a previous case collapsed in ‌a mistrial. An enduring presence in Argentina – from towering murals to tattoos, opens new tab – Maradona died on November 25, 2020, at 60, after a heart attack while he was recuperating from brain surgery to remove a blood clot. A court in ​San Isidro, near Buenos Aires, will hear testimony from just under 100 witnesses ​as it tries Maradona’s medical team over alleged negligence in the death ⁠of…

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in China on Tuesday for talks ​on the wars in Ukraine and Iran ‌as well as bilateral ties. Lavrov was shown on Russian state television arriving in Beijing where is ​expected to hold talks with Chinese ​Foreign Minister Wang Yi. “A thorough exchange of ⁠views is expected on a number of ‘hot ​topics’ and regional issues, including the Ukrainian ​crisis and the situation in the Middle East,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Lavrov and Wang will ​discuss bilateral cooperation and cooperation in ​multilateral forums such as the United Nations, BRICS, the ‌Shanghai…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a parliamentary majority ​for his Liberal government on Monday, a win that he has said will help him deal more effectively with the trade war started ‌by U.S. President Donald Trump. It will also likely mean Carney, who took office with no political experience and has earned global praise for his efforts to band middle-power nations together, won’t have to worry about an election for years. Capping off an extraordinary few months in Canada when several opposition members joined Carney’s Liberals, his party said on X that it had secured two districts – ​known as ridings -…

 Iranian oil sales in ​recent weeks have ‌been favourable and part of the revenue ​will be ​allocated to repairing damage ⁠to industry caused ​by wartime attacks, ​Iran’s oil minister said on Tuesday. Mohsen Paknejad said ​oil workers had ​maintained operations across facilities ‌during ⁠the conflict, ensuring oil exports were not halted “even for ​a single ​day,” ⁠including at key export ​hubs such as ​Kharg ⁠Island. The minister said last month that ⁠the ​selling price ​of Iranian crude had significantly ​increased.

The suspect accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is facing charges of attempted murder and arson, authorities said Monday. FBI Director Kash Patel said on the US social media platform X that the bureau on Friday arrested Daniel Moreno-Gama after a raid at his home in Texas. In a news conference on Monday, Matt Cobo, FBI’s acting special agent for San Francisco, said the attack was “planned, targeted and extremely serious.” The Department of Justice also alleged Moreno-Gama possessed a three-part document he wrote that opposed artificial intelligence, according to CNN. Moreno-Gama…