The opening game for the 2026 FIFA World Cup ended in a 2–0 win for co-hosts Mexico over South Africa. Julián Quiñones of Mexico scored the first goal of the tournament. Three red cards were given out in the first game, two for South Africa and one for Mexico.

At a recent Danube Institute event, experts examined the relationship between migration and jihadist terrorism in Western Europe. Dr Simon Cottee’s research paper provided the basis for the discussion, which featured Dr Viktor Marsai and Matthias Victorian as well.

The 23rd quadrennial FIFA World Cup starts tomorrow! To get ready, let’s recap what happened at the last World Cup in 2022 in Qatar, where Lionel Messi led Argentina to their third title. They won in one of the most memorable World Cup Finals against Kylian Mbappé’s France.

In a recent interview with GQ magazine, British actor Idris Elba spoke out against the idea of a black actor playing the iconic spy character of James Bond, saying that Bond ‘was written how he was written for a reason’. Elba himself is black and has been rumoured to be next to play 007, which he has denied.

The Christian Democratic People’s Party (KDNP) has announced its support for the Tisza Party’s proposed parliamentary cost-cutting measures. The plan would reduce MPs’ salaries by 40 per cent, though increased allowances for leadership positions would limit overall savings to 10–15 per cent.

California’s notoriously slow ballot count is once again drawing attention. On election night, Republican Spencer Pratt led progressive-socialist Nithya Raman by 10 points and appeared set to face incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the general election. But six days later, Raman had erased the gap as more ballots were counted. What is happening?

During a debate on BBC’s Question Time, UK Greens candidate in the Makerfield by-election Sarah Wakefield made bizarre statements and facial expressions while discussing the effect of mass migration on housing in the UK with Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon. She got quite a lot of backlash online for her performance.

Hungary have beaten Finland 2–1 at home at the Puskás Arena, the venue for last weekend’s UEFA Champions League final, in an international friendly. Barnabás Varga scored both goals for the home team, the first one being one of the AEK Athens striker’s signature headers.

The New York State Senate has passed Bill S9316, which mandates that the word ‘mother’ be replaced with the term ‘gestating parent’ and the word ‘father’ with ‘non-gestating parent’ in family court documents and education law in the state, drawing national ridicule.

Following US-brokered talks in Washington, Israel and Lebanon announced a ceasefire agreement conditional on Hezbollah’s ‘complete cessation’ of fire. While Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon have continued, Israeli ground forces have withdrawn from parts of the region. Financial markets reacted positively to the developments.