POLITICSFive things to know about Hungary's electionHungary votes Sunday in a pivotal test of Viktor Orbán's "illiberal democracy," as challenger Péter Magyar taps voter frustration, with stakes for Europe, NATO and the U.S.NPR·April 10, 2026
POLITICSHuman rights groups decry US plan for Guantánamo camp for Cuban migrants<p><strong>Exclusive:</strong> Dozens of organizations write to Congress after general announced plan to ‘deal with’ those fleeing any humanitarian crisis on the island</p><p>Dozens of US and international human rights organizations are decrying the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trumpThe Guardian·April 10, 2026
POLITICSPeruvians to go to polls hoping to break cycle of instability<p>Soaring crime and corruption top voter concerns in highly unpredictable election with 35 candidates for president</p><p>Peruvians go to the polls on Sunday hoping to break a cycle of instability that has produced nine presidents in a decade as well as <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/20The Guardian·April 10, 2026
POLITICSVP Vance to lead U.S. team in Iran peace talks. And, Artemis II to return to EarthVice President Vance is heading to Pakistan to lead a U.S. team in talks aimed at ending the war in Iran. And, Artemis II is set to return to Earth today.NPR·April 10, 2026
POLITICSTrump ‘reaping bitter fruit’ of thinking Iran intervention as easy as Venezuela, says former diplomat<p>John Feeley says US president was ‘flush with victory’ of Maduro capture and could make same mistake in Cuba</p><p>Donald Trump is “reaping the bitter fruit” of erroneously thinking that the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, offered a blueprint for toppling the Iranian regime, accThe Guardian·April 10, 2026
POLITICSXi tells Taiwan opposition leader people on both sides of strait are Chinese in rare meeting<p>Cheng Li-wun’s visit to Beijing has sparked controversy in Taiwan, with critics accusing her of being too close to China</p><p>In a rare meeting with Taiwan’s opposition leader, China’s president, Xi Jinping, declared that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait were Chinese and wanted peace.</The Guardian·April 10, 2026
POLITICSArgentina approves Milei’s glacier mining bill amid environmental protests<p>Legislative change backed by libertarian president makes it easier to extract metals in frozen parts of the Andes</p><p>Argentina’s congress has approved a bill promoted by the libertarian president, Javier Milei, that authorises mining in ecologically sensitive areas of glaciers and permafrost, The Guardian·April 9, 2026
POLITICSJim Whittaker, first American to summit Mount Everest, dies aged 97The lifelong outdoors advocate and former president of retailer REI returned to Everest decades later with his son.BBC News·April 9, 2026
POLITICSTrump criticises Nato as alliance chief describes meeting as 'very frank'The US president says Nato "wasn't there when we needed them" during the Iran war.BBC News·April 9, 2026
POLITICSReinsdorf: Next Bulls GM must be sold on DonovanBulls CEO and president Michael Reinsdorf, who is looking for a new head of basketball operations after firing Arturas Karnisovas earlier this week, said Tuesday that retaining Billy Donovan as head coach would be a major requirement.ESPN·April 8, 2026
POLITICSUS politicians react to Trump’s Iran ceasefire with caution, reliefRepublican hawks voice scepticism about talks with Tehran as Democrats welcome the truce and call for accountability.Al Jazeera·April 8, 2026
POLITICSPetrol prices rise again as Albanese government warns Iran war ceasefire won’t make fuel cheaper<p>Chris Bowen says Australians should ‘not get ahead of ourselves’ by expecting prices to fall</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/apr/08/ben-roberts-smith-court-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-matt-canavan-liberal-national-coalition-fuel-prices-oil-crisiThe Guardian·April 8, 2026