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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives to address a "Day of Friendship" event at MTK Sportpark in Budapest, Hungary on April 7.

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Hungary's Viktor Orbán concedes defeat, ending 16 years in power

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Hungarian voters turned out in the greatest numbers since the 1990s to turn away from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing populist Fidesz party, putting an end to Orbán's 16 years in power.

A cargo ship carrying vehicles sails through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz in the United Arab Emirates on March 22.

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The U.S. military says it will blockade Iranian ports as Iran peace talks collapse

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After talks between the U.S. and Iran collapsed, President Trump said the U.S. will "blockade" the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military said it would blockade ships entering or exiting Iranian ports.

First responders search under rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike in the village of Habbouch, in southern Lebanon, on April 10.

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Iran delegates arrive in Islamabad for talks with U.S., as ceasefire terms remain in dispute

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The fragile ceasefire agreement was tested again on Friday after Iran refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes in Lebanon, and Kuwait was attacked with drones.

First responders and residents gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's Tallet al-Khayyat neighborhood, on Wednesday.

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Israel vows to continue fighting Hezbollah but agrees to talks with Lebanon

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Israel's prime minister said his government would begin talks with Lebanon but vowed to continue attacks against the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, despite a fragile Iran ceasefire.

Smoke rises over Lebanon's capital of Beirut following Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday. Israel said it was targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah, despite a U.S. ceasefire with Iran.

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A fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire shows cracks as attacks continue across the region

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Iran and the U.S. and Israel said they would suspend strikes but countries in the region continued to report attacks and Israel said it would not stop its assault in Lebanon.

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Photos: NASA releases first images from moon flyby

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During the mission's loop around the moon, the crew took geological observations of places of interest on the lunar surface using their own eyes and snapping thousands of photos of the surface.

A man sits among buildings destroyed in a joint attack by Israel and the United States in Tehran, Iran, on Monday.

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U.S. and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire, suspending Trump's threat to annihilate Iran

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After Iran ceded to President Trump's demand to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump backed down from his threat of wide-scale destruction of Iran's civilian and military infrastructure.

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Beer cans, helium balloons and mortgages: An unexpected mix of things affected by war

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It's not just oil and gas that are affected by the Iran war. All sorts of shortages and price spikes are starting to pop up that stand to affect people's daily lives.

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Iran rejects a U.S. ceasefire plan as Trump again threatens to bomb its infrastructure

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Iran's top officials pushed back against a U.S. ceasefire plan and President Trump's deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz, striking a defiant tone as the warring sides traded missile attacks.

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Trump unleashes curse-filled social media rant at Iran after U.S. rescues colonel

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In a profanity-laden post on Truth Social, President Trump lashed out at Iran and injected new volatility into the conflict, hours after U.S. forces carried out a high-risk rescue mission.