A new tramline will be built in Budapest, Hungary, and the project’s cost will be reimbursed by the newly unlocked EU funds, Minister of Transport and Investment Dávid Vitézy of Hungary has announced.

Spain have won the second FIFA World Cup title in their history. Just like in 2010 against the Netherlands, they won the Final 1–0 after extra time, this time against defending World Champions Argentina. Ferran Torres delivered the winning goal in the 106th minute.

President Tamás Sulyok of Hungary has signed the 17th amendment to the Fundamental Law, thus ending his own tenure. The constitutional changes take effect on 19 July, with Sulyok leaving office the following day. He said he had no legal means to challenge the amendment despite his objections.

For the first time in World Cup history, the reigning European champions are taking on the reigning South American champions, Spain vs Argentina. This match-up was set to take place in March in Qatar, but was ultimately cancelled due to the Iran war. Argentina can become the first nation to defend the World Cup title since 1962.

Clips of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey were leaked online before the previews and were widely mocked online. However, despite all that negative attention, the film still brought in a whopping $15 million on its preview night on Thursday, the best preview showing for any live-action movie released this year.

Hungarian cup title holders Ferencváros beat out the Serbian side FK Vojvodina in UEFA Europa League qualifying with back-to-back wins home and away and an impressive 5–1 score on aggregate. Hungarian champions ETO FC Győr, however, fell short against their Icelandic counterparts Vikingur Reykjavík.

In their newly updated manifesto, the Democratic Socialists of America not only calls for the abolition of the Senate and Electoral College, but also proclaim ‘comfortable housing’ as a human right that they pledge the government would provide to all residents under their governance.

Nyíregyháza Zoo has welcomed flamingo chicks for the first time in its history. Six chicks have already hatched, with ten more eggs still being incubated, marking a major breeding milestone and giving visitors a chance to witness the early lives of these iconic pink birds.

Right-wing YouTuber Craig Houston was detained and had his electronic devices seized by Police Scotland at the Glasgow Airport as he was returning from a holiday in Greece. He is a member of the Restore Britain Party and a vocal critic of mass migration into the United Kingdom.

‘It’s legitimately scary. I decided that my mental health is degrading so substantially being here that I just need to get out. The situation we have in the US as a trans person [is] not good. But here, I will be hurt or killed,’ a trans woman who fled the United States and was placed in a refugee camp with muslim men told a Dutch news programme in a clip shared on X.