An uneasy ceasefire without Lebanon, and Hungary's big election

An uneasy ceasefire without Lebanon, and Hungary's big election

Author: Amanda Stephens, Hanna Bilinski,Rti April 13, 2026 Duration: 0:00

This week, hosts Amanda and Hanna are discussing the Iran ceasefire that came and almost went, why Lebanon doesn't seem to be included, and Viktor Orban’s tight election which could cost him his 16-year rule.

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Iran, ceasefires, and Lebanon: 1. What we know about the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran (Kelly Ng, Khashayar Joneidi, and Daniel De Simone, BBC), 2. At least 182 killed across Lebanon in large wave of Israeli strikes (Hugo Bachega, BBC), 3. Lebanese fear war could get 'much worse' as Israel attacks amid fragile ceasefire (Allyson Horn, the ABC)

Hungary's 2026 elections: 1. Trump could soon lose his best friend in Europe (Christian Edwards, CNN), 2. JD Vance backs Orbán's re-election bid in Budapest visit and hits out at EU (Nick Thorpe and Paul Kirby, BBC), 3. Once inspired by Orban, Hungary's Peter Magyar now leads the charge to unseat him (Anita Komuves, Reuters), 4. Hungary's Tisza party seen winning two-thirds majority in parliament, Median projection shows (Reuters) 


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