Viktor Orban on the evening of April 12, after the completion of parliamentary elections in Hungary, admitted the defeat of his Fidesz party. He addressed supporters in Budapest: The election results are not yet final, but they are clear and understandable. The outcome of the elections is painful for us, but unambiguous. We were not given the responsibility and opportunity to govern the country. I have already congratulated the winner.

The National Electoral Office of Hungary has published the first voting results for the country's parliamentary elections. After processing 6.56% of the data, the Tisza party of opposition leader Peter Magyar is in the lead, which can get 110 seats in the 199-seat parliament. Second place goes to Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party, which, according to preliminary information, has 71 seats. In addition, the far-right “Our Fatherland” can claim nine seats.

True, for now he is being used more as an intern. Even the creators of the bot think that giving it the right to vote is a bad idea Jaimi Joy/Bloomberg/Getty Images Lloyds Bank, founded in 1765 in Birmingham and one of the top 100 largest British companies by capitalization (FTSE 100 index), has introduced an AI agent to its board of directors, The Sunday Times reports.

At least 27 air defense crews are located near the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Valdai in the Novgorod region, Radio Liberty reported on April 12. 26 towers were built for the Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun systems, the 27th for the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system, as follows from the interactive map prepared by Radio Liberty journalist Mark Krutov.

34-year-old Marie-Louise Eta became the coach of the Berlin football club Union, according to the club's website. She replaced Steffen Baumgart in this post, who was fired due to the team's weak results. She will play the remaining five rounds of the Bundesliga with Union, and from next season she will lead the club’s women’s team. Eta has been with Union since 2023, when she became assistant coach of the U19 men's team. Union is in 11th place in the German championship standings.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Eyal Zamir, ordered preparations for a possible resumption of hostilities against Iran in the near future and went on high alert, Yedioth Ahronot reported on April 12, citing sources. The Chief of the General Staff gave this order after the failure of negotiations between the United States and Iran to end the war, held in Islamabad on April 11-12.

US President Donald Trump announced that the US Navy will "begin to block any and all vessels attempting to enter or exit the Strait of Hormuz." He noted that the blockade will begin in the near future, and other countries will join it. Trump said he also ordered the Navy to identify and detain ships in international waters that paid Iran tolls to pass through the strait. “No one who pays an illegal fee will have safe passage on the high seas,” the US President said.

More than 200 birds that died or were injured due to an oil spill were found on April 11-12 on the Black Sea coast in Anapa, the operational headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory reported. According to experts cited by the headquarters, the birds could have gotten into an oil spill discovered 11 kilometers from Anapa. Authorities in the Krasnodar region claim that the stain was caused by Ukrainian drone strikes on civilian ships in the Black and Azov Seas.

Robert Pattinson marries Zendaya in scandalous rom-com with a dark twist A24 The A24 studio’s film “Drama” is being released worldwide (it was released on Russian screens under the title “What a Drama!”). The film was directed by Norwegian Kristoffer Borgli, and the main roles - newlyweds Emma and Charlie - were played by Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. Days before the wedding, Charlie unexpectedly discovers a secret about Emma's past, putting both the ceremony and the couple's future in jeopardy.

Day 1509. Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of not observing the Easter truce Yehor Kryvoruchko / Kordon.Media / Global Images Ukraine / Getty Images Easter cakes in the apartment of a house damaged as a result of a Russian drone strike in Sumy, April 11, 2026 Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters every day because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. Share with us your thoughts about the war.

The investigation took 16 years. There was even a Netflix series about him. Spencer Platt/Getty Images One of the longest and most notorious serial murder cases has been solved on Long Island, New York. Rex Heuerman, 62, admitted to killing eight women between 1993 and 2010. These crimes are known as the "Gilgo Beach murders" because the bodies of those killed were found in the bush along a secluded seaside road in the Gilgo area.

The New Yorker claims that OpenAI's director is a pathological liar. We retell their big investigation Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has played a key role in the development of artificial intelligence over the past few years. In 2025, TIME magazine named him one of the people of the year among other “AI architects.” However, Altman's reputation is not impeccable.

Dagestan is in ruins after a severe flood. Makhachkala could have been saved by two small rivers - if not for thoughtless development. This is what their shores look like now Houses in the bed of the Tarnairka River in Makhachkala, destroyed by floods This spring, Dagestan is experiencing the most destructive flood in its modern history. Since the end of March, seven people have died in the republic and about 50 thousand have been injured.

Three medical workers were injured as a result of a Russian drone strike on an ambulance in the Sumy region, said Oleg Grigorov, head of the region's military administration. According to him, this happened in the Glukhov community on the night of April 12. Grigorov published a photo of the damaged ambulance. Russia and Ukraine previously declared an Easter truce for April 11-12, but after that the parties repeatedly accused each other of violating the ceasefire.

Telegram blocking in Russia reached almost 100 percent by April 10, according to data from the OONI research project and observations by IT analyst Mikhail Klimarev . This means that the most popular messenger in Russia, which the authorities began to restrict in August 2025, eight months later is completely disabled - it is impossible to use it without means of bypassing the blocking, which they are also trying to ban.