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Viktor Orbán presumes victory and threatens vengeance to anyone who opposes him. Europe must see what he is doing, says poet and translator George Szirtes
‘Viktor Orbán has control of all civil institutions and has already succeeded in having the main paper of opposition, Népszabadság, closed down.’ Photograph: Adam Berry/Getty Images
Nearly half of Japanese voters believe Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should resign to take responsibility over a cronyism scandal and cover-up that have sent his support sliding, according to an opinion poll released on Monday.
Jon Huntsman Jr., U.S. ambassador to Russia, speaks during a ceremonial swearing-in event Oct. 7, 2017, in Salt Lake City, Utah, prior to his departure for Moscow. Photo: AP
‘This is an anomaly among anomalies’: temperatures in parts of the Arctic have recently risen well above average. Photo: Ralph Lee Hopkins/National Geographic/Getty Creative/Getty Images
A Fidesz party poster features the billionaire George Soros and rival candidates holding bolt cutters after having cut the border fence behind them. Photograph: Adam Berry/Getty Images
