Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has received a promise from US President Donald Trump that he will be exempted from US energy sanctions against Russia, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry said after the leaders' meeting at the White House.
World politicsUS President Donald Trump says he expects an international force to be in place in Gaza "very soon".
ConflictsCalifornia has voted to redraw the state's electoral districts, the AP news agency reports. We stood tall and steadfast in the face of Donald Trump's recklessness, says Governor Gavin Newsom – who is increasingly emerging as the Trump camp's leading contender in the 2028 presidential election.
WorldTwo new governors, a heated mayoral race, judges and state legislatures. And then Americans will decide on redrawn electoral maps, free school meals and other initiatives. It's "Election Tuesday" and nearly 10,000 votes are being held in the United States - even though 2025 is a year without presidential or congressional elections.
World politicsThreats of religious war in Nigeria and attacks on drugs and socialism in Venezuela. US President Donald Trump is on the warpath in several parts of the world. I think it's an empty threat, I can't imagine him going on an attack in Nigeria. What is he going to bomb? says US expert Jan Hallenberg.
World politicsUS President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy the military against “Islamist terrorists” in Nigeria. Trump is demanding that the Nigerian government stop what he claims is an ongoing mass killing of Christians.
World politicsThe trade agreement between the US and China has an important symbolic value – but it is naive to believe that all problems have been solved, according to SEB economist Robert Bergqvist. One must not forget that this is an extremely complex relationship, he says.
BusinessThe US is lowering “fentanyl tariffs” on Chinese goods and China is postponing restrictions on rare earth metals. The metals were the most important announcement, according to Swedish Trade Minister Benjamin Dousa: An incredibly important input for Swedish companies.
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