Viktor Orbán’s government takes on the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union as a surge of populist candidates head for the bloc’s parliament. Plus - the risk of an expanding, regional conflict in the Middle East spikes as Israel and Lebanon trade barbs - and missiles. 

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