‘We should strive once again to become that lush, green, watery realm that our Hungarian ancestors once knew.’

Spanish prosecutors have raised the number of reported sexual assaults in Ceuta since July’s mass invasion from Morocco to 23, including five ‘rapes involving penetration’. Nine victims are minors and eight suspects have been identified, as the enclave’s security crisis deepens amid overcrowded facilities, growing pressure on police and emergency services and hardening local resistance.

Serbia opened a Chinese-backed humanoid robot factory in Šabac on 29 August, with President Vučić targeting more than 5,000 units a year and future exports to the EU. The project forms part of increasingly deep defence ties between Belgrade and Beijing, which could further complicate the country’s already stalled EU accession bid.

The European Commission has designated ChatGPT as a very large online search engine and Reddit and Roblox as very large online platforms under the EU’s Digital Services Act. The services are required to assess and mitigate systemic risks arising from their platforms and algorithmic systems.

Marine Le Pen would beat every presidential rival according to a recent Elabe poll, defeating even Édouard Philippe in a hypothetical runoff. Despite a significant shift in mainstream voter sentiment in favour of Le Pen, French banks remain reluctant to lend to her campaign, continuing the long-standing institutional exclusion imposed on National Rally ahead of the 2027 vote.

A man in his 40s suffered life-threatening injuries after falling onto the Danube embankment following a fight near a Budapest nightclub. Police are investigating the incident, while the venue says neither its staff nor security used pepper spray during the altercation.