Prime Minister Péter Magyar has announced that the government will submit legislation next week to overhaul Hungary’s public media system, with the stated aim of ensuring balanced reporting and redefining the role of public service broadcasting.

The Italian Senate has approved a law strengthening parental control over school programmes on sexuality and gender identity. The reform puts parental oversight at the centre of sex education and is seen as a major challenge to gender ideology. It has drawn criticism from LGBT groups and opponents of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government.

Hungary have beaten Finland 2–1 at home at the Puskás Arena, the venue for last weekend’s UEFA Champions League final, in an international friendly. Barnabás Varga scored both goals for the home team, the first one being one of the AEK Athens striker’s signature headers.

Several current and former politicians from across Hungary’s political spectrum have been arrested in connection with an alleged HUF 2 billion bribery network. The operation marks the first major wave of arrests since the Tisza Party’s landslide victory, which was built in part on a pledge to hold members of the ‘old political elite’ accountable regardless of party affiliation.

MTVA chief executive Dániel Papp has stepped down after weeks of pressure from Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who accused Hungary’s public media leadership of systematically promoting narratives favourable to Viktor Orbán’s government over the past 16 years. The resignation comes as the Tisza government prepares a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s public broadcasting system.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could soon visit Budapest for talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, according to Ukraine’s ambassador to Hungary. The planned visit follows a political agreement on the rights of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia, helping clear the way for the first stage of Ukraine’s EU accession talks.

The Hungarian government has approved a broad set of decisions, including a planned EU funds recovery bill, investigations into Covid-era ventilator procurement, infrastructure audits, education reform, and tighter rules on advertising, labour and industrial projects.

The arrest of a Zimbabwean citizen after a brutal assault in Lublin has sparked a political dispute over rising numbers of foreign students in Poland. Konfederacja and PiS argue the student visa system is being used to facilitate uncontrolled migration, while the city’s progressive leadership has dismissed the claims as ‘lies and manipulation’.

The New York State Senate has passed Bill S9316, which mandates that the word ‘mother’ be replaced with the term ‘gestating parent’ and the word ‘father’ with ‘non-gestating parent’ in family court documents and education law in the state, drawing national ridicule.

Former minister Tibor Navracsics said Viktor Orbán remains politically resilient despite Fidesz’s election defeat and could even return as the party’s prime ministerial candidate in 2030. He also called for organizational renewal within Fidesz while criticizing the new government’s reliance on symbolic politics and confrontational rhetoric.

The Trump administration expressed condolences to the family of British student Henry Nowak, whose death after being handcuffed by police while suffering fatal stab wounds sparked outrage in the UK. The US State Department condemned what it called ‘ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing’, describing them as signs of broader societal decline.

Following US-brokered talks in Washington, Israel and Lebanon announced a ceasefire agreement conditional on Hezbollah’s ‘complete cessation’ of fire. While Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon have continued, Israeli ground forces have withdrawn from parts of the region. Financial markets reacted positively to the developments.

Dr Norman Lewis argues that the European Union’s technological sovereignty agenda launched today will fail, and risks making Europe less competitive.

Sony and Santa Monica Studio have unveiled God of War: Laufey, a new entry in the acclaimed action series that places Faye, the wife of Kratos and mother of Atreus, at the centre of the story. Set in a mysterious divine afterlife known as the Everywhen, the game promises to explore one of the franchise’s most enigmatic characters while expanding its mythological horizons.

The Ludovika University of Public Service hosted the America and Freedom 250 conference in Budapest ahead of the 250th anniversary of US independence. Hungarian and American speakers discussed freedom, transatlantic relations, NATO, US foreign policy, and bilateral ties. Participants included US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Caroline Savage and former ambassador Philip T Reeker.

The OECD expects Hungary’s economy to grow by 1.6 per cent in 2026 and 2 per cent in 2027, supported by recovering investment and easing inflation, while warning that prolonged geopolitical tensions could significantly weaken global growth.

Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced that Ukraine has committed to restoring and expanding the education, language, cultural and political rights of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia, paving the way for Hungary to support the opening of Kyiv’s first EU accession negotiation cluster.

Far-left streamer Hasan Piker has recently had his travel permit revoked by the UK government. According to his statements, he suspects this was due to his anti-Israel stances. However, he has been in a number of other controversies as well, including the time he appeared to shock his dog, or when he claimed that ‘America deserved 9/11.’

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called for de-escalation after a dispute erupted between Poland and Ukraine over President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to grant an elite military unit the honorary title ‘Heroes of the UPA’. The controversy has revived historical tensions surrounding the Bandera movement and the Volhynia massacres.

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s first official visit to Berlin produced several awkward moments for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. During their joint press conference, Magyar openly contradicted Merz on Ukraine and likened the tactics used against the Tisza Party to those many observers associate with the German establishment’s treatment of the AfD.

Hungaroring Sport CEO Zsolt Gyulay said discussions on the future of the Hungarian MotoGP Grand Prix will take place during this weekend’s race at Balaton Park Circuit, as organizers and rights holders assess long-term plans for the championship’s presence in Hungary.

Protesters gathered outside Southampton Central Police Station on Tuesday after the release of body-camera footage showing fatally wounded teenager Henry Nowak being handcuffed moments before his death. The demonstration later turned violent, while a viral video appearing to show a restrained protester being repeatedly kicked in the head by officers further intensified outrage over police conduct.

While Germany debates banning AfD, an EU authority has taken formal steps that could lead to the deregistration of the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN), the European party to which AfD belongs. The unprecedented procedure raises questions about political pluralism, the independence of the decision-making process, and the EU’s growing willingness to sanction political opponents.

BMW says its new all-electric iX3 has attracted more than 50,000 orders from European customers within six months. Built at the company’s new Debrecen factory, the model marks the launch of BMW’s Neue Klasse electric vehicle platform and a major step in the automaker’s global electrification strategy.

Prime Minister Péter Magyar said Hungary would return to the European table as a sovereign and constructive partner during talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, while outlining plans to strengthen ties with Germany, advance negotiations with Ukraine, and expand regional cooperation in Central Europe.

Hungary’s Hungarian Competition Authority’s investigation into Google Ireland over phishing advertisements impersonating MBH Bank. Regulators said the available evidence was insufficient to determine whether Google’s monitoring systems failed to prevent the fraudulent ads from appearing.

The Save Europe Act, a European Citizens’ Initiative calling for an end to non-European immigration and a Europe-wide remigration framework, surpassed 100,000 signatures within three days of its launch. Backed by Dutch commentator Eva Vlaardingerbroek and endorsed by Viktor Orbán, it also advocates stricter border controls and migration-related welfare reforms.

European Commissioner Michael McGrath arrived in Budapest on Tuesday for talks with Hungary’s new government as Brussels prepares its 2026 Rule of Law Report. The visit comes only days after the agreement on the unblocking of €16.4 billion in previously frozen EU funds and amid an escalating constitutional stand-off between Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government and President Tamás Sulyok.

Hungarian authorities have seized a record 522 kilograms of cocaine hidden among banana shipments from Ecuador, with the drugs estimated to be worth 15 billion forints on the black market. The discovery was made during a multinational investigation involving several European law enforcement agencies.

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has been exposed for exchanging sexually explicit messages with multiple other women despite being married at the time. This follows the controversy surrounding the Nazi symbol Totenkopf on his chest. Democrats were already facing a difficult map to overcome to regain control of the Senate—without Maine, it is nearly impossible for them to succeed.