‘Hungary commemorates the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Mohács against the Ottoman Empire today, 29 August 2026. The date is crucial to Hungarian history and identity. But what exactly happened there that makes it so important?’

Illegal migrants in Ceuta threw bottles containing a chemical solvent at local protesters on Friday, escalating a fourth day of unrest in the Spanish enclave. Hours earlier, police were reported to be investigating bulk purchases of hydrochloric acid and aluminium foil by migrants accompanied by NGO activists, fuelling growing local hostility towards humanitarian groups.

Hungarian wage growth slowed sharply in June, with average gross earnings rising by 7.1 per cent year-on-year—the weakest increase since 2021. Despite the slowdown, strong real wage growth and subdued inflation continue to support household consumption and economic growth.

Pedro Sánchez came to power promising political ‘regeneration’; eight years later, Ceuta has become the clearest symbol of what his experiment produced instead. Corruption scandals, radical social engineering and a permissive migration policy have converged in an enclave fighting for its existence against invading masses, while Madrid’s denial has betrayed Ceuta, Spain and, increasingly, Europe itself.

European Council President António Costa will meet Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar in Budapest on 2 September as part of his tour of EU member states. The talks will focus on the bloc’s next long-term budget and other key EU priorities.

Canada’s taxpayer-funded CBC is facing backlash after an internal memo told journalists not to describe the 11 September attacks as ‘terrorist attacks’. The directive drew criticism from Canadian and US politicians and comes amid unusually tense relations between Washington and Ottawa, just weeks ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11.