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Evidence ruled secret to protect national security in case against alleged Russian spies
“The proposed orders only restrict open justice to the extent necessary to do so in the interest of national security.”
- William Davis
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- World elections
How a former Orbán ally toppled the populist right-wing leader
It’s tempting to see Viktor Orbán’s defeat in the Hungarian election as a seismic shift against populist conservatism, but that’s not what cost him his job as prime minister after 16 years in power.
- David Crowe
Trump-backed Viktor Orbán swept from power in Hungary after 16 years
The emphatic election victory for challenger Peter Magyar appears set to install a new government with enough seats in parliament to overturn Orbán’s laws.
- David Crowe
The election that everyone seems to have a stake in – especially Putin and Trump
Whatever the result of Hungary’s hard-fought election, the loser has already laid the groundwork for blaming a foreigner for shaping the outcome. Washington and Moscow are also watching closely.
- David Crowe
The psychological phenomenon in space that hit one astronaut hard
Humans are one giant leap closer to landing on the moon again – and Mars. Here’s what we learnt.
- Angus Dalton
- Opinion
- AI
This superintelligent AI is so powerful, even its creators are afraid of what it’s capable of
If Anthropic’s new AI tool falls into the hands of bad actors, they could hack pretty much every major software system in the world. And so could your kids.
- Thomas L. Friedman
UK deployed military to deter Russian submarines from its waters
Britain accused Russia of using the distraction of events in the Middle East to try to conduct the covert operation in a region home to critical infrastructure such as undersea cables.
- Muvija M and Catarina Demony
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
The next big Iran war question: Who will lose from the missile shortage?
Washington’s stockpile of vital missile-intercepting warheads was already running low. It is now in even worse shape.
- David Crowe
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
‘Pocketing billions’: How the Iran war has thrown Putin an oily lifeline
Every $US10 increase in oil prices benefits “Russia Inc” by about $US100 million a day at a time when the Kremlin had been facing a serious budget crunch.
- Michael Koziol
- Explainer
- Trump diplomacy
‘Cuba is finished’: What does Trump want with the island nation?
Without oil from Venezuela, the island nation is in crisis. Now Trump says he will ‘take’ it. How did Cuba get here, and what’s next?
- Angus Holland