Hungary’s new foreign-policy establishment is preparing a ‘complete break’ with the MAGA-oriented model, according to the recently appointed leadership of the country’s main foreign-policy institute. Balázs Orbán, former political director of Viktor Orbán, said the shift meant abandoning a ‘sovereign, realist and conservative’ approach for a EU-centred liberal foreign policy.

Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham was knocked to the floor by Chicago Sky’s DiJonai Carrington on Saturday, escalating a dispute that had so far remained verbal and online. The row was sparked by Cunningham’s criticism of transgender participation in women’s sports and was even joined by former NBA players who ridiculed the debate by announcing plans to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft as women.

Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos and club CEO José Ángel Sánchez paid tribute to Ferenc Puskás at St Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest on Saturday. The ceremony took place before Madrid’s 2–1 preseason win over Ferencváros and ahead of next year’s centenary of the Hungarian legend, which the club has pledged to help commemorate.

Former Supreme Court president András Baka will be the Tisza Party’s candidate for Hungary’s presidency, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on Saturday, three days before parliament votes on Tamás Sulyok’s successor. His nomination carries double-edged symbolic symmetry: Baka’s own term was cut short under Fidesz, just as Tisza has now ended Sulyok’s presidency through constitutional engineering.

‘The aim of these three-to-eight-week (most commonly seven-week) summer camps is to provide children with programs that develop not only their physical abilities, but also their social skills—all while they are away from their parents and in a gadget-free environment.’

At least five migrant girls aged 14 or younger have allegedly been raped in Ceuta, according to reports from the Spanish enclave invaded by 72,000–80,000 from Morocco last week. NGOs said that around 4,000 to 7,000 unaccompanied minors are still in the city, with reception centres operating at 2,600 per cent of their capacity, creating fertile ground for sexual assault, trafficking and exploitation.

Hungary’s governing Tisza Party will recommend three presidential candidates to its parliamentary group before Tuesday’s vote, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said. The shortlist appears to be the culmination of the party’s social media casting after Judit Polgár’s failed nomination, with former Supreme Court president András Baka emerging as the clear media favourite.

Sebastian Mihai Caraba, a Hungarian Romanian national with a previous credit-card-fraud conviction, is awaiting deportation from the United States after ICE officers arrested him in Washington, DC. His case soon sparked an online comment war, as Hungarians and Romanians traded jokes and insults over whose criminal he was and which country should receive him.

A statue commemorating Hungarian poet Miklós Radnóti in Bor, Serbia, has been vandalized, prompting the Hungarian National Council of Vojvodina to file a police report. The monument honours the poet, who was murdered during the Holocaust after being forced into labour in the town in 1944.

Paula Solanas de Miguel, a 27-year-old Red Cross volunteer who taught children and teenagers to identify gender violence, was stabbed to death by her Moroccan boyfriend as she prepared to leave him. Her killing became Spain’s 33rd fatal case of partner violence this year and has revived scrutiny of the disproportionately large share involving foreign nationals.

Following the plagiarism scandal of Professor Jason Arday, the woke doctoral thesis topics researched by students at the University of Cambridge is also receiving critical attention from the public. These include Gay Masculinity, Intimacy and the (Un)queer State, or the Legal Mobilization by Black Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer (LBQ) Womxn in Kenya and South Africa.

Hungary’s annual inflation slowed to 1.2 per cent in July, well below market expectations, prompting analysts to revise their outlook and increasing expectations of further interest rate cuts by the central bank.

Hungary has launched an official government website dedicated to artificial intelligence, providing information on AI regulation while allowing users to submit complaints about suspected misuse, Science and Technology Minister Zoltán Tanács announced.

Passenger services on the Budapest–Belgrade railway could begin this autumn if final safety tests on the Hungarian section are completed successfully, Hungarian Transport and Investment Minister Dávid Vitézy said after talks with his Serbian counterpart in Subotica.

Croatia’s JANAF will transport 2.05 million tonnes of crude for MOL in 2026 under a retroactive take-or-pay agreement, ending the immediate contract gap after months of dispute. The volume is still modest compared with Druzhba supplies, yet Adria could become the backbone of Hungary’s gradual break with Russian oil if sustained capacity is demonstrated.

Lucas Jumalon, a 22-year-old professional poker player from Spokane, Washington, beat a field of 9,208 players in this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event, claiming the $10 million first prize.

Hungary’s next president could be elected as early as 11 August, putting the new head of state in office one day before St Stephen’s Day. The date would give Tisza’s regime-change narrative powerful symbolism, while the party’s social-media casting increasingly points towards András Baka or Botond Fülöp after Péter Magyar lost his top candidate through a rushed process.

Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow Democratic primary victory in Michigan has reignited the debate over the influence of the party’s progressive wing ahead of the 2026 midterms. With Wisconsin’s primary next, another self-described socialist candidate could jeopardize the Democrats’ chances in another swing state in the Midwest.

Hungary’s public broadcaster has signed a cooperation agreement with the Sziget Festival to broadcast performances by Hungarian artists on M1, with the concerts also available for a limited time on the Médiaklikk streaming platform.

Maren Sømme died after being found seriously injured at home, nine days after police arrested and released her Afghan boyfriend in a separate assault case involving her. Nawid Bayan, a repeat offender once ordered expelled from Norway, is now charged with murder, intensifying scrutiny of police and immigration authorities over a tragedy that could have been prevented many times before.

The leader of the Tisza Party’s parliamentary group reaffirmed Hungary’s commitment to the European Union and NATO following talks with officials at the US Embassy in Budapest, highlighting the importance of predictable foreign policy and stronger parliamentary ties between the two countries.

The Hungarian government has approved a comprehensive energy development plan aimed at strengthening energy security through investments in storage capacity, grid upgrades and renewable energy following the country’s recent energy crisis.

Fidesz parliamentary faction leader János Bóka has criticized the Hungarian government’s handling of the drought crisis, arguing that the newly established task force lacks operational authority and that officials have offered little beyond public appeals to reduce electricity consumption.

Athens prosecutors are preparing to question Afghan migrant Sharif Ahmadzai over the murder of Scottish charity worker Elisabeth-Jane Ross. The case is one of the most bizarre of its kind in recent years, as is the Western media coverage, which has focused more on Ahmadzai’s personal background, boxing career and ‘integration success’ than on the murder itself.

One day after RIA Novosti taunted Péter Magyar over Hungary’s nuclear-energy crisis, Anita Orbán struck a more conciliatory tone, saying Budapest still seeks pragmatic ties with Moscow. The exchange captured the tension at the heart of Tisza’s strategy: breaking with the close alignment that characterized Viktor Orbán’s leadership without giving up vital Russian oil, gas and nuclear cooperation.

Professor of sociology Jason Arday, who focuses on racial justice in his research, has been facing accusations of plagiarism. The heightened scrutiny of his work revealed a number of dubious statements he himself or other academic institutions have made about him, such as about his supposed professional football career, or being a subject in a documentary made 21 years before he was born…

A new Europion survey found that most Hungarians have reduced their electricity and water consumption in response to the energy crisis, while opinions of the government’s handling of the situation remain sharply divided along political lines.

Researchers from the HUN-REN Biological Research Centre in Szeged have participated in an international study examining hybrid molecules derived from a stingray and a South American frog, offering new insights into the development of targeted anti-cancer therapies.

‘It is of great importance that we look upon this vast, flat land and appreciate its serene beauty, rich culture, remarkable resilience, and enduring value. Let this inspire all Hungarians to strive for a more arable, sustainable, and agriculturally prosperous future for the region…’

Hungary has extended its highest-level heat alert until Friday as extreme temperatures persist, while authorities say the remaining operating turbine at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant continues to run safely despite record-low Danube water levels.