Budapest’s carefully cultivated ties with America’s nationalist right are under strain following electoral setbacks, raising questions about the durability of a partnership that once seemed mutually reinforcing.
In an unprecedented move, the International Criminal Court’s member states have voted by a wide margin to remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan from office following allegations of sexual misconduct that he continues to deny.
The United States has unveiled a fresh round of import tariffs targeting European goods, drawing an immediate response from EU trade officials, while Brussels simultaneously advanced a new package of measures against Russia.
EU ambassadors are set to meet Thursday to consider a revised sanctions proposal after Greece blocked the package over concerns related to natural gas shipments, testing the bloc’s unity once again.
Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries and logistics infrastructure are beginning to reverberate through Russia’s financial markets and domestic supply chains, raising strategic questions about the war’s economic endgame.
The former health secretary, who had reportedly weighed a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer, has been appointed to one of the most consequential roles in the British government.
A fresh round of retaliatory strikes between Washington and Tehran has raised fears of broader regional escalation, after American forces were killed in an earlier Iranian-linked attack.
Senior Trump administration officials are reportedly divided over the tone and content of a major speech addressing elections, with some advisers urging restraint while others push for a more confrontational stance on electoral integrity claims.
The European Commission’s latest rule-of-law report describes Hungary’s reform trajectory under new leadership as a ‘radical change’, with the country’s decision to join the European Public Prosecutor’s Office highlighted as a key milestone.
The Health Secretary is among a clutch of senior Labour figures reportedly being considered for the Ministry of Defence brief, should Andy Burnham succeed in a future leadership contest.