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How Hungary's Péter Magyar went from Viktor Orbán's ally to ending his 16-year rule
Once an ally to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Péter Magyar broke from the party to forge a path of his own that ultimately led to him replacing Orbán. Source link
Justin Bieber takes Coachella crowd on a nostalgic YouTube detour
Justin Bieber returned to the platform that first made him a viral sensation on the Coachella stage Saturday night, huddling up to a laptop for a nostalgic YouTube-powered detour during his headlining set. Source link
How Iran is using executions to crush dissent
Human rights groups say Iran is speeding up executions of political dissidents and anti-regime protesters who took to the streets in January. Families and activists say any negotiations to end the war must be conditioned on ending the killings. Source link
Irish PM announces fuel tax cuts amid days of protests over soaring prices at the pumps
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said Sunday that his government will offer new fuel tax cuts to try to end crippling protests over soaring gas costs, though he slammed the tactics of farmers and truckers who had blocked access to the nation’s only oil refinery and several depots. Source link
Shield wins inaugural Rock League championship, capping first season of pro curling venture
The first-ever Rock League title belongs to Shield Curling Club. The Canadian-based team beat Typhoon Curling Club 2-1 on Sunday at Toronto’s Mattamy Athletic Centre to secure the first title in the start-up professional curling league’s history. Source link
Liberals will keep working across party lines even if byelections deliver majority: MacKinnon
As the Liberals gear up for three federal byelections on Monday that could deliver them a majority government, House leader Steven MacKinnon says the government will “continue that impulse of working across party lines” even if it’s not required to co-operate to pass legislation. Source link
Comedy actor Zach Galifianakis shines a light on Vancouver Island farms in new Netflix series
What does a Hollywood star do when he moves to a southern B.C. island? Start a gardening show, of course. Source link
Trump says U.S. to start blockading the Strait of Hormuz immediately
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of Hormuz and would also interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran. Source link
Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of violating Orthodox Easter ceasefire
Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Sunday of breaching the 32-hour ceasefire in their four-year war, each reporting close to 2,000 drone and shelling attacks just hours after the truce began on Saturday to mark Orthodox Easter. Source link
On verge of a majority, Carney offers reassurance and a measure of caution
On Monday, Mark Carney’s Liberals may gain the seats necessary to ensure they will have another three years ahead of them. That would be a lot of time to do a lot of things — but there are a lot of things to do. Source link