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Hungary’s Magyar threatens constitutional amendment if Orban-appointed president refuses to resign

1 June 2026 at 14:50
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Monday threatened legal action and said the government would use its two-thirds parliamentary majority to amend the constitution to ​force President Tamas Sulyok from office. Sulyok, who was appointed under former prime minister Viktor Orban, has refused to resign before his term ends in 2029. 

Ukraine: How a kamikaze drone partially operated by AI is attacking Russian convoys

Drones piloted by artificial intelligence are now being deployed on the Ukrainian front lines, and while there has been much talk about them, there is still much that remains unknown. The US-made Hornet Drone, which is partially guided by AI, is at the centre of a new Ukrainian strategy to target Russian logistics.

Brazil isolates two suspected Ebola cases as suspected cases in Congo surpass 1,000

1 June 2026 at 03:04
Brazilian health authorities isolated two patients who recently arrived from African countries after they showed symptoms consistent with Ebola, officials said Friday, although one later tested negative. The move comes as the Democratic Republic of the Congo battles an outbreak that has surpassed 1,000 suspected cases and nearly 250 deaths since May.

Ukraine hits Russian energy targets, denies striking Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

31 May 2026 at 16:46
Ukrainian drones struck targets across several Russian regions overnight from Saturday, including an oil pumping station, a refinery and a fuel depot, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said Sunday. Kyiv however denied Moscow's claims that a Ukrainian drone struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Russian-occupied Ukraine.

The week in pictures: Europe's shock early heatwave, French Open battles and the Blue Origin blast

31 May 2026 at 15:32
Former title holders crashed out at Paris's Roland-Garros tennis stadium and PSG faced off with Arsenal in Budapest to win their second Champions League final in a row as a heatwave shattered European temperature records for the month of May: FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the week's most striking images.

Malta's Labour party wins historic fourth term in shadow of Middle East crisis

31 May 2026 at 11:03
Maltese ⁠Prime Minister Robert Abela ​claimed a record-breaking, fourth successive general election victory ​for his Labour Party on Sunday after campaigning on the strength of a thriving economy and calling for a strong mandate to shield the tiny island state from the crisis in the Middle East. 

Colombia votes in presidential election pitting Petro allies against pro-Trump candidates

31 May 2026 at 10:53
Ballots for the first round of Colombia's presidential election open Sunday, as candidates with radically diverging visions for the future face off. The vote, seen as a referendum on outgoing President Gustavo Petro’s policies, comes 10 years after Colombia signed an historic peace pact with guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). 

Far-right, pro-Trump populist to face leftist in Colombia's presidential run-off

31 May 2026 at 02:43
Colombia's presidential election is headed to a run-off after voters delivered a sharply polarised first-round result on Sunday, setting up a contest between hard-right populist Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist senator Ivan Cepeda. The vote came at the end of Colombia's bloodiest campaign in more than a decade, with issues of security and rising violence dominating the race.

Malta holds parliamentary elections ruling Labour party looks set to win

30 May 2026 at 08:23
Parliamentary elections in Malta began on Saturday as voters cast their ballots in elections likely to secure a record-setting fourth term for the Labour government, according to opinion polls, despite concerns about over-construction and corruption in the tiny Mediterranean nation. Preliminary results are expected on Sunday afternoon.

EU to unlock €16 billion for Hungary as Magyar pushes ahead with post-Orban reforms

29 May 2026 at 15:26
The European Union will unlock more than €16 billion in frozen funds for Hungary, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday, praising what she described as "long overdue reforms" by newly elected Prime Minister Peter Magyar. The EU had frozen the funds while the country was under the leadership of nationalist premier Viktor Orban, accusing Budapest of corruption and democratic backsliding. 

Former RT France chief Xenia Fedorova fuels concerns over pro-Kremlin influence in French media

29 May 2026 at 11:18
French officials and analysts are raising the alarm after former RT France chief Xenia Fedorova began appearing regularly on major conservative media outlets in the country. They warn that Kremlin-aligned narratives are gaining visibility ahead of crucial elections, testing the limits of free speech in France. 

France to investigate treatment of nationals on Gaza flotilla after reports of abuse

29 May 2026 at 09:27
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Friday that Paris had asked the public prosecutor to investigate the treatment of nationals on board the recent flotilla ‌heading for Gaza. This comes after reports that activists were subjected to abuse while in detention, including humiliation, rape and acts of torture. 

Putin alleges drone that struck Romanian apartment building could have been Ukrainian

29 May 2026 at 06:42
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday questioned if the drone that crashed ‌into an apartment block in ‌Romania earlier in the day was from Russia, as Bucharest has said, suggesting instead that it could have been a Ukrainian ‌drone. He called for the debris to be handed over to Moscow for what he described as an independent investigation. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.

Russia accused of launching drone that hit apartment block in Romania, but Putin demands proof

29 May 2026 at 03:45
A drone struck a residential building in Romania’s city of Galati near the Ukrainian border, injuring two people and triggering a fire after impact, authorities said on Friday. While Bucharest condemned the strike as an "irresponsible escalation" by Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin maintained that there was no evidence that the drone was Russian rather than Ukrainian. 

US designates Brazilian crime groups as terrorist organisations

29 May 2026 at 02:17
The United States on Thursday designated two of Brazil’s most powerful criminal organisations, the Red Command and First Capital Command, as terrorist organisations, escalating tensions with Brasilia, which strongly opposes the move. US officials said the groups operate transnational criminal networks and pose a security threat.

Clashes between armed groups in Colombia kill at least 52 guerrillas on eve of election

28 May 2026 at 21:18
Fighting between rival armed groups killed at least 52 guerrilla fighters in the Colombian Amazon, one of the groups said Thursday. The clashes come just days ahead of crucial presidential elections that centre in part around rival strategies towards dealing with the country's decades-old insurgencies.

Justice Department launches probe into columnist who accused Trump of sexual assault, source says

28 May 2026 at 15:42
The US Justice Department has launched an investigation for perjury into E. Jean Carroll, the columnist who a 2023 civil trial found had been sexually assaulted by US President Donald Trump in a New York department store 30 years ago, a source close to the matter told AP Thursday. 

Talk to Russia? First, Europe needs to pick an envoy – and know what it wants to say

28 May 2026 at 14:43
With the US bogged down in its war against Iran, Ukraine has been urging Europe to step up and play an active role in negotiations on bringing the Russian invasion to an end. But EU officials say the bloc first needs to be aligned on what it wants to say to Moscow – and who would be best placed to serve as a mediator. 

Starmer and Tusk sign UK–Poland defence pact amid warnings over Russian threats

27 May 2026 at 23:50
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk have signed a new defence pact aimed at deepening military and security cooperation between the two NATO allies. The agreement focuses on strengthening joint capabilities, cyber defence and coordination in response to growing concerns over Russian aggression across Europe.

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