Manuel Erhardt  

With most of the votes counted, is set to receive 138 seats in 's 199-seat parliament, or five seats more than the two-thirds needed to push through substantial , including ones requiring constitutional amendments.

dw.com/en/hungary-election-orb

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, the longest-serving leader in the and a longtime ally of President , conceded defeat Sunday night after what he called a "painful" election result, ending 16 years in power.

"I congratulated the victorious party,″ Orbán told supporters in Budapest. "We are going to serve the Hungarian nation and our homeland from opposition as well."

cbsnews.com/news/hungary-gener

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Manuel Erhardt  

We don't know yet the results in 's elections (it will take some more hours), but with 77.8% it was the highest ever recorded voter turnout in the country's history.

euronews.com/2026/04/12/record

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Manuel Erhardt  

A tram in , . Definitely not designed with in mind, but the carriage has charme. Not a heritage ride, but still in active use.

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Tomorrow, on April 12th, elects its national assembly, which then will elect the country's prime minister. There is a real chance Victor won't get another turn of being PM, but Péter will be voted in.

Politico calls it "this year's most consequential election in the ." Hungary will alao be better off without him!

Fingers crossed 🤞

politico.eu/article/hungary-vi

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Giorgi Revishvili  

A group of investigative journalists, including @michaeldweiss, obtained another intercepted conversation between Hungary’s FM Péter Szijjártó and Lavrov.

It appears that Moscow may have been able to access virtually any information it sought from the EU/NATO via Budapest.

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The deputy prime minister of , Ho Duc Phoc, has approved the restructuring of over the period from 2026 to 2030, including the adoption of an operating model based on a group structure of parent company and subsidiaries.

The parent company, Vietnam National Railways Group, will be a single-member limited liability company with 100% state-owned charter capital.

railjournal.com/policy/vietnam

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Manuel Erhardt  

I watched Mr. Nobody Against Putin tonight. What a beautiful movie. To use another movie title, I think "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore" is a very accurate description of what the protagonist is going through. My brain is still processing. Watch it, if you get the chance.

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Puhung station of the Metro. The pictured Type D rolling stock was bought second-hand from in the late 1990ies.

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons/Mario Micklisch/CC BY 2.0. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil

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Tuta  

You did it! 🥳

European Parliament just decided that Chat Control 1.0 must stop.

This means on April 6, 2026, Gmail, LinkedIn, Microsoft and other Big Techs must stop scanning your private messages in the EU. #PrivacyWins 💪

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European News 🇪🇺  

Hungarian foreign minister admits calling Russia's Lavrov during key EU meetings

Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó has confirmed he regularly contacts Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov during private EU meetings following reports alleging routine communication during breaks in Brussels meetings.

euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03

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Manuel Erhardt  

2/2 The SGR will then continue west for a further 107km to the border with Uganda at where it will join the under-construction Ugandan SGR to Kampala.

railjournal.com/regions/africa

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Manuel Erhardt  

1/2 [Kenyan] President, William Samoei , attended the launch of the next phase of of ’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) on March 19. Involving 264km of new construction, the line will be extended from , northwest of , westwards to , where an 8.7km branch line is planned to the new Kisumu Port.

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watson News  

Infos aus EU-Sitzung direkt an Moskau: Schwere Vorwüfe gegen Ungarns Regierung. watson.ch/!758869444?utm_sourc

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Manuel Erhardt  

I finally managed to play @grumpygamer's Return to Monkey Island. Great , I must say. Specifically the dialogues and their wit were a blast.

I also enjoyed the graphic style alot, which draw some criticism by fans when the first screenshots were released. To me, it does feel like , but in a fresh look.

The hint book is a nice addition. IMHO that is a nice way to bring good old point and click to the modern, fast paced .

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Manuel Erhardt  

Siemens Mobility has conducted the Nordic’s first-ever automated train operation on an ETCS-equipped mainline.

A demonstration was recently held on the 19-kilometre-long route between and in , showcasing the integration of Automatic Train Operation with the European Train Control System Level 2.

railway-news.com/siemens-mobil

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Deutsche Welle (inoffiziell)  
Die EU stellt Polen knapp 44 Milliarden Euro für Verteidigung zur Verfügung - doch Präsident Karol Nawrocki blockiert den Rüstungskredit mit seinem Veto. Die Regierung spricht von Landesverrat - und präsentiert Plan B.
Polens Präsident: Veto gegen EU-Kredit für Verteidigung
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Hanse Mina  

Russia sent a team led by Sergei #Kiriyenko to influence Hungary’s 2026 election and help Viktor Orbán stay in power.

vsquare.org/putins-gru-linked-

#Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Orban #EU #Hungary

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Manuel Erhardt  

An image from today's hike: a railway bridge crossing a gorge and a highway bridge crossing the railway bridge. Pretty wild.

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Manuel Erhardt  

Done with all the Star Wars movies by watching The Rise of Skywalker just now. Yeah sure, let's bring Palpatine back, because why not. And yes, he has kids btw. Ok...

But it was awesome to see Lando and Wedge, I must admit. I didn't remember that from the cinema 🙃

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