Dr Norman Lewis argues that the European Union’s technological sovereignty agenda launched today will fail, and risks making Europe less competitive.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, starting a week from now, is not the first time the United States is hosting the tournament. In 1994, in a historic heatwave, the US hosted the biggest sporting event, which saw the last appearance for Argentina by Maradona after a doping ban, a historic upset run to the Semi-Finals by Bulgaria, and Brazil beating Italy on penalties in the final for their fourth world champion title.

The Ludovika University of Public Service hosted the America and Freedom 250 conference in Budapest ahead of the 250th anniversary of US independence. Hungarian and American speakers discussed freedom, transatlantic relations, NATO, US foreign policy, and bilateral ties. Participants included US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Caroline Savage and former ambassador Philip T Reeker.

Far-left streamer Hasan Piker has recently had his travel permit revoked by the UK government. According to his statements, he suspects this was due to his anti-Israel stances. However, he has been in a number of other controversies as well, including the time he appeared to shock his dog, or when he claimed that ‘America deserved 9/11.’

Hungary’s Hungarian Competition Authority’s investigation into Google Ireland over phishing advertisements impersonating MBH Bank. Regulators said the available evidence was insufficient to determine whether Google’s monitoring systems failed to prevent the fraudulent ads from appearing.

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has been exposed for exchanging sexually explicit messages with multiple other women despite being married at the time. This follows the controversy surrounding the Nazi symbol Totenkopf on his chest. Democrats were already facing a difficult map to overcome to regain control of the Senate—without Maine, it is nearly impossible for them to succeed.

While pressuring President Tamás Sulyok to resign, Prime Minister Péter Magyar has also called for the resignation of the heads of two public media companies. The demands followed reports by RTL that leaked emails from public broadcasters showed a news director instructing staff to cover stories damaging to Magyar’s Tisza Party.

At an anti-ICE protest, a New Jersey man was caught on camera threatening to kill an agent and his family. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche vowed that the man would be arrested during his appearance on Fox News. Later that day, he announced on X that the perp is now in custody.

French champions Paris Saint-Germain have just become the first team to defend their UEFA Champions League title since Real Madrid in 2018. They won the first penalty shootout in a UCL final since 2016, after the game finished 1–1 after extra time. Havertz opened the scoring for Arsenal, but Ballon d’Or title holder Ousmane Dembélé equalized from a PK in the second half.

Ahead of tonight’s UEFA Champions League final at Budapest’s Puskás Aréna, fans of both teams gathered at the UEFA Champions Festival in Heroes’ Square. Visitors enjoyed mini-football pitches, photo opportunities, live DJs and even free haircuts as the city geared up for the season’s biggest match.