Hungary-Russia relations Hungary has increasingly courted and won favour with Russia, while rejecting the core values of the European Union.

www.aljazeera.com/features/201...

Orban's affinity for Putin has been known for more than a decade.

Sharing my Al Jazeera article from 2014 as he meets Trump.

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“Act civilised, act kind, act tolerant, because this is the problem with what’s happening in the region,” - U.S. ambassador to Turkey speaking to journalists in Lebanon

DHL Express Canada reaches tentative agreement with union DHL Express Canada has reached a tentative agreement with its union, paving the way for the company to resume operations.

Hey look, government bans replacement workers and refuses to intervene to waive the law at the request of the employer and…. Voila….

A new tentative deal is reached.

www.thestar.com/business/dhl...

Turkey delayed Finland's Nato entry for nearly a year during Russia's war on Ukraine.

Turkey and Greece finally find some common ground

Was the TACO acronym such a good idea? #Iran

Israeli Strikes Kill Civilians Across Iran

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/w...

8-year-old girl killed during Israeli strikes in Iran. NYT on the civilians lost in this war (published a few days ago):

Update on Iran into Turkey entry requirements for Brits from the UK govt

Brett McGurk was asked if it make sense for US to go into war with Iran. He didn't say no.

German Chancellor Merz on Fox News spoke about "imported antisemitism".

He earlier accepted support from a far-right party whose politician was twice convicted of using Nazi slogans. The politician wasn't a migrant.

Rubio says AfD isn't extremist.

One of its politicians was twice convicted of using Nazi slogans. The party is also backed by Musk.

Oscar-winning Palestinian director of ‘No Other Land’ assaulted by Israeli settlers in the West Bank | CNN The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and taken away by Israeli soldiers, his colleagues and eyewi...

Palestinian director of ‘No Other Land’ assaulted by Israeli settlers in the West Bank - CNN edition.cnn.com/2025/03/24/m...

15 million votes for arrested Istanbul mayor #Imamoglu to be presidential candidate. There are 1.7 million members of his party. #Turkey

Turkish people can vote today to make arrested Istanul mayor the opposition’s presidential candidate. The party is allowing non-members to vote.

When his first election victory was cancelled in 2019, a conservative district flipped to the secularists.

The arrest “undermines Turkish democracy... Our partnership is vital to addressing numerous global challenges, but respect for democratic norms will always be a priority of mine in the bilateral relationship.”- Sen. Shaheen

US senator condemns arrest of top Turkish opposition figure, Istanbul Mayor Erkem #Imamoglu

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen on the foreign affairs committee says she urges the immediate release of İmamoğlu and others; says the arrests seem politically motivated detentions. #Turkey

Photo reportedly of Istanbul mayor, top opposition official, being detained by police. Via BirGün. #Turkey

Mayor of Berlin gives support to Turkey's top opposition official who was arrested today, the mayor of Istanbul.

“Trump's claim about Canada becoming safer under American rule is a dubious one at best. The U.S. homicide rate, for example, is nearly four times higher per capita, according to recent U.S. and Canadian data.” -CBC

I believe so although I don't think that matters. I mentioned that earlier attack because it was huge news in Germany and many will have thought about it when they heard today's news of Mannheim.

Suspected driver who allegedly drove their car into a crowd is German, reports German public broadcaster, citing authorities

He reportedly had mental health issues.

So did an Afghan asylum seeker who carried out an attack that killed two. How will politicians react this time?

Mannheim, Germany where a person allegedly drove into a crowd today, also saw a police officer killed by an asylum seeker from Afghanistan 10 months ago.

Mannheim, Germany where a person allegedly drove into a crowd today, also saw a police officer killed by an asylum seeker from Afghanistan 10 months ago.

Driver allegedly drove into a crowd in Mannheim, Germany. One dead, several injured - Der Spiegel