Russia-aligned Rumen Radev wins landslide in Bulgaria Radev crushed traditional parties that he accused of being key enablers of a mafia state.

Russia-aligned Rumen Radev wins landslide in Bulgaria

Trump turns totally toxic for Europe’s far right "Proximity with the United States in the current context did not go down well with Hungarian voters," said a senior official from France's National Rally party.

Trump turns totally toxic for Europe’s far right

Indeed, EU law *literally* protected Magyar from prosecution by Orbán, who wanted to prosecute him - but Magyar is an MEP, and the European Parliament refused to waive his immunity balkaninsight.com/2025/10/10/m...

'Nationalist revival'?? or rise of populism and authoritarianism?

Hungary, List vote, 55.1% counted:

National parliament election

TISZA-EPP: 53.3% (+0.5)
Fidesz/KDNP-PfE: 38.1% (-0.5)
MH-ESN: 6.0%
DK-S&D: 1.2%
MKKP→G/EFA: 0.8%

+/- vs. 47.2% counted

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Hungary’s Viktor Orban, ally of Trump and Putin, concedes election defeat WIth record turnout, Hungarians chose to end the 16-year rule of the prime minister who was a self-proclaimed champion of illiberal Christian democracy.

Breaking news: Hungarians chose to end the 16-year rule of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, darling of MAGA-aligned American conservatives, an ally of the Kremlin and a proud antagonist of European Union leaders in Brussels.

National Parliament Election in Hungary today 🇭🇺 🇪🇺

A significant amount of votes still need to be counted. As 66.9%/39.3% counted, the centre-right opposition party Tisza (EPP) is ahead in seat count, and even a constitutional supermarjority is in play.

Latest: europeelects.eu/2026/04/04/n...

What a wonderful moment to experience. I lived under Orbán 1, working at CEU… it was nothing compared to what was to come under Orbán 2. So many friends were impacted.

Now, many years too late, it is finally the end of Orbán 2. Tomorrow we can talk about the challenges. Today we celebrate!

Hungary, List vote, 39.3% counted:

National parliament election

TISZA-EPP: 52.5% (+0.5)
Fidesz/KDNP-PfE: 38.8% (-0.6)
MH-ESN: 6.1%
DK-S&D: 1.2%
MKKP→G/EFA: 0.8%

+/- vs. 31.0% counted

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The best and brightest young people from around the world are getting the message: Reconsider investing your talents in the United States.

Cumulative issuance of F-1 student visas by calendar month, down circa 32% as of September (latest available)

Source: travel.state.gov/content/trav...

Ukraine war briefing: Russia trying to ‘intensify’ attacks; US-Ukraine talks end Russia ‘taking advantage of more favourable weather conditions’ Zelenskyy says; Witkoff says progress made during discussions in Florida. What we know on day 1,489 Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday the Russian army was attempting to “intensify” attacks on the front, but that Ukraine had inflicted heavy losses. “This week, we have observed attempts by the Russians to intensify their offensive efforts, taking advantage of more favourable weather conditions,” Zelenskyy said on social media after a meeting with Ukrainian army commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky. But “the only tangible outcome for the Russian army has been an increase in their losses,” Zelenskyy said. Earlier on Sunday, the Russian defence ministry claimed its forces had taken control of Potapivka, a small village near the Russian border in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region. Ukrainian and US delegations concluded a second day of talks in Florida on finding ways to end the four-year war with Russia. Russian representatives were not present at the talks, which opened in Florida on Saturday. They were originally expected to attend the negotiations, which were due to take place in Abu Dhabi. Zelenskyy voiced hope on Sunday that the United States would keep up efforts to end the Russian invasion despite the US focus on attacking Iran, after envoys met in Florida. Steve Witkoff, Trump’s negotiator, reported unspecified progress during the two days of discussions, which came after the United States relaxed sanctions on Russian oil. “It’s clear that the primary focus of the American side at this time is the situation around Iran and in that region, but this war that Russia is waging against Ukraine must also be brought to an end,” Zelenskyy said in an evening address. Zelenskyy has said he has a “very bad feeling” about the impact of the war in the Middle East on the efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine and on defending his country while it remains ongoing. The Ukrainian president also addressed the strain on the special relationship between the UK and US amid the Iran war, saying the history between the two nations is “stronger than the emotions of two or three people”. He highlighted that Russian president Vladimir Putin “will want a long war” in the Middle East as it helps weaken Ukraine. Continue reading...

Ukraine war briefing: Russia trying to ‘intensify’ attacks; US-Ukraine talks end

Funding for populist-right ‘media-political complex’ exceeded £170m in five years, research finds Handful of billionaires gave huge sums in particular to media organisations that boosted rightwing politicians, says Liam Byrne MP More than £170m was given to MPs, political parties, media organisations and thinktanks aligned with the UK’s populist right over the past five years, new research from the Labour MP Liam Byrne has found. Byrne, a former cabinet minister who chairs parliament’s business committee, said he had identified a “media-political complex” funded largely by a handful of billionaires. Continue reading...

Funding for populist-right ‘media-political complex’ exceeded £170m in five years, research finds

Barış Terkoğlu yazdı : Bakanlıktan doğrulattığım bilgiler... | Cumhuriyet Ergenekoncu pislik, Kemalist p..., Türkan Saylan ’ın eniği... Ne zaman kutum bu küfürlerle dolsa içim rahatlar. ABD’de gün ışıdıktan sonra gelen mesaj

Sonuç olarak haber resmi ağızdan da doğrulanmış oldu: NATO, geçen yıldan bu yana, bölgesel çalışmalar kapsamında, Türkiye’de yeni birçok uluslu karargâh kurulması için çalışma yapıyor.
www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/bar...

Muhabirimiz İsmail Arı gözaltında: Savcılık ifadesini almadan tutuklama talebiyle hakimliğe sevk etti BirGün muhabiri İsmail Arı, bayramda aile ziyareti için gittiği Tokat'ın Turhal ilçesinde Ankara Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı'nın yürüttüğü soruşturma kapsamında dün akşam 22.10 sıralarında gözaltına alınd...

Savcılık, muhabirimiz İsmail Arı'yı ifadesini almadan tutuklama talebiyle hakimliğe sevk etmişti: Duruşma başladı
www.birgun.net/haber/muhabi...

Trump Floats ‘Winding Down’ Iran War as Strikes Continue President Donald Trump said he was considering “winding down” US military efforts against Iran, saying that the US was close to achieving its objectives, even as attacks continued in the war that’s now entered its fourth week.

President Trump said he was considering “winding down” US military efforts against Iran, saying that the US was close to achieving its objectives, even as attacks continued as the war entered its fourth week

Barış Terkoğlu yazdı : Bayramı zehir eden adamlar | Cumhuriyet Bayram aslında bahane... Elbette hâlâ gelenekleri sürdürüyorsanız büyükleri arayacak, kapılarını çalacak, ellerini öpeceksiniz. Asıl olan ise insanın

Köylü, şirket yanlısı muhtarı 2024’te indirmiş. Yerine orman kesilirken en önde koşan Nejla’yı İkizköy muhtarı seçmiş.
Günümüz politikacılarının aksine bir köy muhtarı olan Nejla, şirketlerin parayla mücadelesini satın alma tekliflerini elinin tersiyle itmiş.
www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/bar...

Trump wants to strongarm Nato into another Gulf war. Here’s why Europe must resist If Europe is sucked into this illegal conflict with Iran, public support for rearmament could collapse – and only Putin will benefit, says Armida van Rij of the Centre for European Reform

If Europe is sucked into this illegal conflict with Iran, public support for rearmament could collapse – and only Putin will benefit writes @armida.bsky.social for @theguardian.com.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

America’s failing gunboat diplomacy Donald Trump applies 19th-century gunboat diplomacy to modern conflicts, from Iran to Venezuela, but his imperial nostalgia and threats often backfire unexpectedly.

Time and again threats and shows of force fail to work quite as expected for Donald Trump, leaving his officials unable to hide their puzzlement

La película turca "Cartas amarillas" se ha hecho con el Oso de Oro de la Berlinale.

Un galardón al cine turco, que no ha sido el único, porque el cineasta Emin Alper también ha conseguido el Gran Premio del Jurado por 'Salvation'. dozz.es/8d0og1216

Marriage drama "Yellow Letters" wins Berlin Film Festival's top prize "Yellow Letters," a drama about what happens to a marriage under extraordinary political pressure, won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear top prize on Saturday night.

Marriage drama "Yellow Letters" wins Berlin Film Festival's top prize reut.rs/4cE5dtc

A CSAPDA (THE TRAP) - Az Orbán-korszak elvesztett lehetőségeinek története YouTube video by Direkt36

Here's the documentary that 1.1 million Hungarians have watched over the past week, documenting the damage that Viktor Orban's regime has done to health, education and public transportation in Hungary
with English subtitles:
youtu.be/9NQEcLIiOpM?...

Barış Terkoğlu yazdı : Alo adalet var mı bakan bey? | Cumhuriyet Yaşamın özünü görmeyen kabuğuyla oyalanır. Türkiye’nin eski hukunun artık yeni bir adalet bakanı var. Bakıyorum, “büyük proje” yi anlatıyor: Alo Adale

“Devletin gücü Ferhat’a yetmedi” desem ayıp olur. Doğrusu: Ne yargısı yargı ne cezası ceza olan adalet sistemi Meliha’yı korumadı. Haliyle yeni bakanın söylediği gibi değil, yargının sorunu “alo”dan daha derinde.
www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/bar...

The appeal of university is fading year by year The appeal of university is fading year by year

'Student debt, grade inflation and the rise of AI have all eroded the status of higher education: is the golden age ending?'

Germany, INSA poll:

AfD-ESN: 26%
CDU/CSU-EPP: 25.5% (+0.5)
SPD-S&D: 15.5% (-0.5)
GRÜNE-G/EFA: 11%
LINKE-LEFT: 10%
BSW-NI: 4%
FDP-RE: 3%

+/- vs. 02-06 February 2026

Fieldwork: 06-09 February 2026
Sample size: 2004

➤ europeelects.eu/germany

Defund Science, Distort Culture, Mock Education It’s not just about cuts to research. It’s about power.

Those cuts to science, culture, medicine? They aren't just about research, they are about power.
Episode Three of Autocracy in America:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...

Barış Terkoğlu yazdı : Kafamı karıştıran fotoğraf | Cumhuriyet Kapının kapalı olmasını bekliyoruz da nasıl açıldığını hiç konuşmuyoruz. Ne garip... Bir diploma konuşmaya başladık. Sonra bütün diplomaları konuşmaya

Sızıntı denilen olaylarda belki de içeriden birileri kapıyı açıyor. Kapıyı açanı bulmak için Çanakkale olayı bir fırsat olabilir. Ama sürecin sorumlularının elleri soruşturmadan uzaklaştırılırsa... 
www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/bar...

Barış Terkoğlu yazdı : Masonik FETÖ’CÜ Marksist cephe! | Cumhuriyet Buzu sobanın üstüne bırakıyor, erimesini izliyorsun. Bir iki değil. Dünya listelerinde Türkiye’deki üniversiteler hep geriliyor. Bu yokuş aşağı gidiş

“Masonik-FETÖ’cü-Marksist cephe”buluşunu yapan, hocaların okuldan uzaklaşmasını sağlayan soruşturmacı Mesut Aygün dekan olarak atandı.
Eşi Gözde Çağlayan Aygün’ün makalesinde intihal yaptığı ortaya çıktı.
Herkes doğal olarak şunu sordu: Peki şimdi ne olacak?
www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/bar...

Denmark started deploying military equipment&advance troops to Greenland,DR reported
An advance command has already been sent to Greenland to prepare logistics’&infrastructure for the possible arrival of larger Danish&allied forces.Danish Air Force Challenger aircraft landed yet
dr.dk/nyheder/indlan

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Trump Pulls Out of Global Climate Treaty

The White House doesn’t care about environment, health or suffer of people. Peace, justice, cooperation or prosperity are not among its priorities.
Not even the great legacy of US to global governance.
And they spell it out.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/climate/trump...