Unknown perpetrators have broken in and vandalized right-wing populist Chega party leader André Ventura’s office in the Assembly of the Republic building in Lisbon, Portugal. MP Ventura described the incident as ‘the rock bottom of our democracy.’

During a campaign event in DeSoto, Texas, Democratic Senate candidate for Texas James Talarico made statements that were interpreted by many as an endorsement of reparation payments for black people. Is he really promising reparations to win over black voters in Texas?

The Danube’s unusually low water level has once again revealed remarkable remnants of the past, including World War II shipwrecks, abandoned barges, and unexploded wartime ammunition. As the river nears a historic low, long-submerged artefacts are re-emerging across Hungary.

The Associated Press has published an odd story about trans people having to do sex work in Nepal after their non-profit lost its funding from USAID. While the piece seemingly aimed to garner support for the defunded foreign aid agency, it only drew mockery online and more opposition to spending US taxpayer money abroad on LGBTQ projects.

According to the latest numbers by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, 45 per cent, nearly half, of all people serving sentences in the German prison system are foreign-born.

Semmelweis University is expanding its international presence by opening a new campus in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Under a 10-year partnership with Westpfalz-Klinikum, up to 80 students will begin their studies each year, combining pre-clinical training in Budapest with clinical education in Germany.

Elon Musk has been one of the most vocal critics of the new movie The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan. When an X user suggested that he should fund a historically accurate adaptation of Homer’s epic made by Mel Gibson, director of the 2006 historical drama Apocalypto, he replied with a two-word response: ‘I’m down.’

The Trump administration is bringing back the ‘public charge’ rule, allowing US immigration officials to consider a broader range of public benefits an incoming immigrant might apply to receive when evaluating green card applications. The policy, reversed by the Biden administration in 2021, is set to take effect in September.

An employee of the Minnesota Department of Human Services who was caught causing $21,000 in damages by keying Teslas in protest of Elon Musk has been promoted with a pay raise within the state agency, according to an X user who claims to have confirmation from the employer.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, for talks focused on disarming Hezbollah. Hungarian foreign policy expert Rajmund Kiss said the discussions come at a critical moment, warning that Iran-backed terrorist groups remain a major threat despite their weakened military capabilities.