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Congress returns with Iran war, DHS shutdown, expulsion votes on agenda
Politics Congress returns with Iran war, DHS shutdown and expulsion votes on the agenda By Kaia Hubbard Kaia Hubbard Politics Reporter Kaia Hubbard is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Kaia Hubbard April 13, 2026 / 9:15 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — Lawmakers are returning to Washington this week from a two-week break to face major developments in the war with Iran, a lingering Department of Homeland Security shutdown...
Why Beijing isn’t panicking over Hungarian PM Viktor Orban’s stunning election defeat
Hungary’s stunning political transition will not trigger a dramatic overturning of its ties with China, Chinese experts have suggested, with limited impact on Beijing’s relations with the EU as well. With a landslide parliamentary election victory on Sunday, the centre-right Tisza Party, led by Peter Magyar, ended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16 years in power. Orban conceded defeat and congratulated Magyar in a phone call. Magyar is now on course to become Hungary’s next prime...
Decisions on fuel costs must come from Westminster, not Stormont, O’Neill says
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Polisario Front Abandons Independence Ultimatum Under US Mediation Pressure
Marrakech – It was only a matter of time. In the wake of UN Security Council Resolution 2797 and a US-led negotiating framework anchored firmly in Morocco’s Autonomy Plan, the Polisario separatists and their Algerian patrons have begun doing what decades of diplomatic attrition made inevitable: capitulating on the very premise that justified their existence. A throne built on lies will always need more lies to uphold it. The fiction of an independent Sahrawi state, long propped up by Cold...
Minister faces MPs over 'dead' Chagos surrender deal after Starmer bows to opposition from Trump
Minister faces MPs over 'dead' Chagos surrender deal after Starmer bows to opposition from TrumpBy JAMES TAPSFIELD, UK POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 14:00, 13 April 2026 | Updated: 14:07, 13 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Italy rallies round pope as Trump attack tests ties with Meloni
Italian political and church figures rallied behind Pope Leo on Monday after Donald Trump attacked the pontiff, leaving Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to balance Italy’s close ties to the Vatican and her own alliance with the U.S. president. Trump set off the furore by calling Leo “terrible”, drawing a rare, direct response from the pope, who said he had “no fear” of the U.S. administration and would continue speaking out against the U.S.-led war on Iran and in def...
Iran-US peace cannot be achieved in single round of talks — Chinese expert
Ding Long noted that the key issues to be addressed by Tehran and Washington include ensuring safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s nuclear program, the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, and the unfreezing of Iran’s overseas assets
Don’t mention the climate: Trump creates ‘beyond absurd’ situation at global finance talks
Developing countries face possible shelving of crucial green action plan at IMF and World Bank spring meetingsGovernments desperate for cash to protect their citizens from the growing impacts of the climate crisis are being put in a “beyond absurd” situation this week at global finance talks: they are being urged not to mention the climate, even as they address the current oil crisis.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) spring meetings take place this week amid a...
The Supreme Court’s refusal to stand up for press freedom is catastrophic
In 2017, journalist Priscilla Villarreal did what good journalists ordinarily do. She was working on two stories — one about the suicide of a border agent and the other about a serious car accident. To confirm the names of the people involved in those incidents, Villarreal texted a member of the Laredo Police Department. The officer responded and provided…
How a visit by Pope Francis helped lead to the crushing defeat of Viktor Orban
NewsWorldEuropeANALYSISHow a visit by Pope Francis helped lead to the crushing defeat of Viktor OrbanPolitical editor David Maddox tracks the origins in Viktor Orban’s crushing defeat to the unforeseen consequences of a papal visit almost exactly three years agoMonday 13 April 2026 13:59 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Rem...
تهدید محسنی اژهای علیه شهروندان: دستگاه قضایی تا اطلاع ثانوی آرایش جنگی دارد
غلامحسین محسنی اژهای، رییس قوه قضاییه جمهوری اسلامی، شهروندان ایران را تهدید کرد که دستگاه قضایی در رسیدگیها به پروندههای سیاسی مربوط به جنگ تحولات اخیر «تا اطلاع ثانوی آرایش جنگی دارد».
Confidence vote in government ‘big test’ for independents – People Before Profit
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Tetchy Nigel Farage lashes out at reporter over Richard Tice tax question
Tetchy Nigel Farage lashes out at reporter over Richard Tice tax questionNigel Farage lashed out at a reporter and challenged her to give him a "lecture" on tax law when asked about Richard Tice's tax affairs at a press conferenceCommentsNewsSophie Huskisson Political Correspondent13:57, 13 Apr 2026Updated 14:08, 13 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesReform UK leader Nigel Farage insisted his deputy Richard Tice had paid the correct tax(Image: ANDY RAIN/EPA/Shutterstock)Nigel Farage lashed out...
UK pauses handover of Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius amid US concerns
Britain has said it won’t implement the Chagos deal without US support The United Kingdom has halted a plan to hand over the Chagos Islands, an Indian Ocean archipelago, to Mauritius. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed an agreement last year transferring sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius. However, the deal allowed Washington and London to retain control of the joint military base on Diego Garcia Island for an initial period of 99 years. US President Donald Trump s...
'The ceasefire can flip like a coin': Netanyahu warns of snap return to war after secret Vance call - as Trump's blockade goes live
'The ceasefire can flip like a coin': Netanyahu warns of snap return to war after secret Vance call - as Trump's blockade goes liveBy PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 13:52, 13 April 2026 | Updated: 13:56, 13 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Trump blockade at Strait of Hormuz expected after Iran talks collapse
President Trump called for a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks with Iran collapsed over the weekend in Islamabad, Pakistan. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi and Imtiaz Tyab report, and Retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Robert Murrett joins with more insight.
What’s next for Péter Magyar now that he will be Hungary’s Prime Minister
Hungary under Orbán is widely recognised as having descended into a kleptocracy cloaked in Christian-nationalist rhetoric. In contrast, the reformist Tisza party has promised sweeping domestic reforms. We explain
Pope Leo responds to Trump following his criticism over the Iran war
President Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV on Sunday over the pontiff's comments regarding the Iran war, saying, "he's a man that doesn't believe in stopping crime." On Monday, the pope responded to the president, saying in part "too many innocent people are being killed."
مسعود پزشکیان: چشمداشتی به حقوق کشورهای همسایه نداریم
مسعود پزشکیان، رییس دولت گفت: «جمهوری اسلامی هیچگونه چشمداشتی به حقوق دیگر کشورها ندارد، اما در دفاع از حقوق مسلم خود، با قاطعیت و صلابت عمل خواهیم کرد.» او افزود: «جمهوری اسلامی با اتکا به توان دفاعی و انسجام ملی، مسیر پیشرفت و تعالی را با قدرت ادامه خواهد داد.»
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Gaza, arrest dozens in West Bank
Attacks come as Palestinian groups meet mediators from Egypt, Turkiye and Qatar in Cairo to discuss fragile 'ceasefire'.