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1. Viktor Orbán spent 16 years building Hungary's 'illiberal' democracy. On Sunday, he may be voted out

   

   Viktor Orbán has spent the last 16 years building an 'illiberal' state in Hungary. Endorsed by MAGA, but penalized by the European Union for democratic backsliding, polls suggest Orbán's Fidesz party will lose Sunday's election to centre-right, pro-EU Tisza party, led by former Orbán loyalist Peter Maygar.

2. U.S. vice-president says 21 hours of talks with Iran have ended with no deal

   

3. Her daughter was killed by gunfire in Gaza school. For her and others, 6-month Israeli ceasefire isn't working

   

   Tent schools like the one where nine-year-old Ritaj Rihan was killed by gunfire this week are symbolic of the fragile hope Palestinians have for the future and the paralyzing fear they still live with today. Six months after Israel and Hamas reached the first phase of a ceasefire that was supposed to end fighting in Gaza, humanitarian organizations have given it a failing grade.

4. Orthodox Easter ceasefire in Russia-Ukraine war falters following drone strikes

   

   Russia continued to strike Ukrainian positions with drones after a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire took effect Saturday, a Ukrainian military officer told The Associated Press, casting immediate doubt over the truce.

5. Study finds hidden lake network beneath Arctic glaciers as climate change accelerates

   

   Researchers have uncovered the locations of 37 subglacial lakes in Canada’s Arctic, 35 of them discovered for the very first time — what could be a major scientific breakthrough in understanding the quickly-warming region.