Ashifa Kassam

Veinte minutos antes de que Donald Trump anunciara la reapertura del Estrecho de Ormuz, alguien lanzó al mercado una apuesta de 760 millones de dólares a que el precio del petróleo iba a caer. Obtuvo enormes beneficios en cuestión de minutos. Pero lo relevante no es solo cuánto ganó, sino cuándo actuó. Todo apunta a que alguien sabía lo que iba a anunciarse. Y esto debería investigarse a fondo. El entorno de Trump se está forrando.

The EU funds will be desperately needed so that Tisza can deliver at least on some of their promises. The political will isthere on the EU side as well to help the new government deliver so that Orbán does not return to power. Me to @guardian @ashifa_k theguardian.com/world/2026/apr…

EXCLUSIVE @TheAtlantic On multiple occasions Patel’s security detail had difficulty waking him because he was seemingly intoxicated, according to info supplied to DOJ and White House officials. A request for “breaching equipment”was made because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors. theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

Canadian living in Florida detained by ICE, sent to infamous ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ After 65 days in detention- Douglas Dixon will be deported today. He has never been on a plane. He has been living in the U.S. for 21 years- and will be banned for life ctvnews.ca/canada/article…

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El Consejo de Ministros aprobará hoy el Real Decreto que da inicio al proceso de regularización extraordinaria de personas en situación irregular en nuestro país. Un acto de normalización, de reconocer la realidad de casi medio millón de personas que ya forman parte de nuestra vida cotidiana. Y, también, un acto de justicia y una necesidad. Reconocemos derechos, pero también exigimos obligaciones. Que quienes ya forman parte de nuestro día a día lo hagan en igualdad de condiciones, contribuyendo al sostenimiento de nuestro país y de nuestro modelo de convivencia. Hoy, de nuevo, siento orgullo de ser español.

Responding to changing times, @propublica has updated our code of ethics to say, "no employee should wager on the outcome of news events on the prediction markets — regardless of whether or not they are involved in coverage of said event." propublica.org/code-of-ethics

👀 “We were never friends with Orbán,” said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. More: theguardian.com/world/2026/apr…

My thoughts in @guardian about what Magyar's election means for Hungary, Europe and Ukraine With the great @NathalieTocci and @zecsaky theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Monday's @guardian front page:

💥🇭🇺With 95% of votes counted, Hungary’s map shows the opposition Tisza party crushing Fidesz 94–12 in constituencies. Péter Magyar has secured a 2/3 majority, asked President Tamás Sulyok and other Orbán loyalists to resign immediately, and announced his first visit to Warsaw.

Monday's GUARDIAN: Hungary enters new era as election ends Orban's 16-year grip on power #TomorrowsPapersToday

@SBethlenfalvay @floragaramvolgy Thanks for sharing!

🚨#ICYMI Zebras, wealth & power: Hungary’s election tests Orbán’s grip on power. "Corruption scandals & a surging opposition have turned the vote into the biggest test yet for the long-serving populist leader." By @ashifa_k & @floragaramvolgy in #Budapest. theguardian.com/news/ng-intera…

Voters will head to the polls on Sunday in what is seen as Europe’s most consequential election of the year. @floragaramvolgy & I spoke to Hungarians in Budapest before the vote. 📺 theguardian.com/world/video/20…

Corruption scandals and a surging opposition have turned the vote into the biggest test yet for Orbán. // with @ashifa_k theguardian.com/news/ng-intera…

@SBethlenfalvay Thanks for sharing Stefan!

🚨 JD Vance claims US is not interfering in Hungary election. "US vice-president says on visit to Budapest ‘we had to show’ support for Viktor Orbán, as opposition leads polls." By @ashifa_k in #Budapest. theguardian.com/world/2026/apr…

A former senior counterintelligence officer, Peter Buda, said that the potential plans had been an open secret among many. “Plans for this false-flag attack had been circulating since February,” theguardian.com/world/2026/apr…

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"Szabolcs Panyi, one of the country’s most prominent investigative journalists, also urged people to treat Sunday’s revelations with caution. Weeks earlier, he and other journalists had been told by sources in Hungarian government circles of a “Russia-backed false flag attack in Serbia targeting the gas pipeline to Hungary”." theguardian.com/world/2026/apr…

We are pulling for you! theguardian.com/world/2026/apr…