LONDON, England, April 14 -- The British Chambers of Commerce issued the following news: * * * Smaller Exporters Struggling To Make Headway * The proportion of businesses reporting increased export orders sits at 25% in Q1 2026, compared with 31% in Q2 2018 * There is a big split relating to the size of the business, with 23% of SMEs reporting increased orders, compared to 38% of larger firms. * Services exporters also appear to be struggling with 23% reporting increased orders, against   more

LONDON, England, April 14 -- The Confederation of British Industry posted the following news release: * * * Business groups warn NI Minister over Employment Rights Bill CBI Northern Ireland and over 20 other business groups have written a joint letter to Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA, Minister for the Economy, in which they raise concerns about the NI Employment Rights Bill. Dear Minister Archibald Industry concerns around the Employment Rights Bill We, the undersigned representatives of over 2  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by Julius Strauss, former foreign correspondent for the Daily Telegraph: * * * Hungary: First the Party, Now the Minefield Hungary's premier-elect will have a honeymoon but tricky problems await. * It was barely mid-evening on April 12 when Viktor Orban, who has ruled Hungary for the last 16 years and turned the country into a lodestone for the international populist movement,   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by Ferenc Nemeth, research fellow and program manager at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs: * * * Hungary's New Dawn: A Packed Agenda for Peter Magyar As opposition supporters shake off the hangovers from a night of joy, the new government faces a mountain of problems. * After a months-long election campaign filled with smear campaigns, warmongering AI-videos, fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by Chris Stephen, former war correspondent with The Guardian: * * * Chaos at the ICC The International Criminal Court has suffered one public blow after another, with growing questions about its ability to govern itself. * Sexual harassment allegations against its chief prosecutor have snowballed into the most serious crisis ever faced by the International Criminal Court (ICC).  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by freelance journalist David Kirichenko: * * * Ukraine's Air Defenses - World Class, and Improving No wonder European and Arab states are beating a path to Ukraine's door. While others have serious air defense questions, Kyiv has answers. * April 3 was a grimly familiar day for many Ukrainians. Russia was launching hundreds of aerial munitions against key targets with its usua  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued the following news release: * * * DNI Tulsi Gabbard Exposes Conspiracy Used By Congress To Impeach President Trump * IC Inspector General Atkinson aggressively advanced a so-called "whistleblower's" narrative, using a witness who co-authored the 2017 Russia Hoax, that was used as the basis for Trump's impeachment WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard releases never-before-  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 14 -- The European Policy Centre issued the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by re:constitution fellow York Albrecht: * * * Orban defeated: What Magyar's win means for the EU An alleged sex tape. Bomb threats against a pipeline. A gold heist. Wiretapped calls involving the foreign minister. A defector triumphing over his former idol. If this were a political thriller, viewers might say the writers had lost the plot. However, these were the realities of Hungaria  more

STRASBOURG, France, April 14 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Hungary's parliamentary elections: vibrant, but no equal opportunities for contestants Divisive rhetoric from ruling party also noted by international observers The 12 April parliamentary elections saw active citizen engagement, with record voter turnout and genuine choice, but there was no level playing field, with the ruling party benefitting from systemic advantages that blurred the line between state a  more

VIENNA, Austria, April 13 -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe posted the following news release: * * * Hungary's parliamentary elections: vibrant, but no equal opportunities for contestants, international observers say * BUDAPEST, 13 April 2026 - The 12 April parliamentary elections saw active citizen engagement, with record voter turnout and genuine choice, but there was no level playing field, with the ruling party benefitting from systemic advantages that blurred t  more

NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Hungary: New Government Needs to Restore Rule of Law * (Budapest, April 14, 2026) - Hungary's incoming government should take immediate steps to restore fundamental rights, dismantle abusive laws and institutions, and strengthen democratic institutions, after years of backsliding, Human Rights Watch said today. The incoming government should in its first weeks in office demonstrate a clear c  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 14 -- The United Nations International Labour Organization posted the following news: * * * ILO Governing Body concluded its 356th Session The executive body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) discussed major labour issues worldwide and reviewed several country situations. * The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded its 356th Session (23 March-2 April 2026), addressing a wide range of global labour issues in line with   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by Pavel K. Baev, senior researcher at the International Peace Research Institute Oslo, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Deadlocked War Subtly Changes to Russia's Detriment Executive Summary: * This year's 32-hour-long Easter truce for Russia's war against Ukraine did not lead to a lasting ceasefire nor a resumption in peace talks, despite some cautious advocacy in the mainstream media. *   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by analyst Kassie Corelli in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russian Position Weakening in Central Asia Executive Summary: * Amid the ongoing conflict in Iran, Russian analysts are concerned with the loss of Moscow's influence in Central Asia, which is steadily weakening as Russia fails to meet regional investment, infrastructure, and security needs. * Economic strain from Russia's war spend  more

LONDON, England, April 13 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: * * * NAD Group fully established as Deputy NAD Andy Start retires * The NAD Group unites the MOD organisations responsible for developing, delivering, sustaining, housing and harbouring the UK's national arsenal and defence estate. It brings together expertise in science, technology, procurement, infrastructure and support, to provide integrated capabilities faster, more efficiently and effectively for o  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Secretary Marco Rubio's meeting on April 13, 2026, with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen. Secretary Rubio welcomed the opportunity to reaffirm our joint commitment to our shared security and trade partnership. The two discussed mutual defense priorities, ending the war in   more

LONDON, England, April 13 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news: * * * The UK supports EU-UN coordination in maintaining international peace and security: UK statement at the UN Security Council * The UK shares the EU's commitment to effective multilateralism. With deepening global instability, close cooperation between the UN and regional organisations remains essential. The UK supports EU-UN coordination in maintaining international peace  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 13 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Wealth largely absent from IMF tax guidance, benefiting the rich * Only 3% of the more than 1,000 tax recommendations made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to governments in recent years focus on taxing wealth and income from wealth, new analysis by Oxfam reveals ahead of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. Oxfam examined the IMF's tax advice to   more