Hungary’s construction sector suffered a sharp setback in May, with output falling 10.7 per cent year-on-year—the weakest result since January. The decline was driven mainly by a steep drop in civil engineering, particularly road and railway projects, while activity in the first five months of 2026 was also down.

A 28-year-old Colombian national has been shot and killed by ICE agents while driving his car in their direction during an immigration enforcement operation in Biddeford, Maine. The case has some clear similarities, but also key differences, to the shooting of Renée Good in Minnesota earler this year.

Former Hungarian president János Áder has defended President Tamás Sulyok against the Tisza government’s planned removal, arguing there are no legal grounds for dismissing him. Áder also warned that the current ‘lynching atmosphere’ in Hungarian politics could eventually lead to physical violence.

A majority of MEPs present voted to reject the controversial Chat Control regulation but fell short of the absolute majority needed to block it at second reading. Controversially, the vote took place just before the summer recess, when many MEPs had already left Brussels.

Former Conservative MP and Reform UK politician Ann Widdecombe has been found murdered at her home in Haytor, United Kingdom. Police have arrested a 28-year-old suspect and say they do not believe the killing was politically motivated. Nigel Farage has paid tribute to his former colleague.

An Irish man has been sentenced to 14 years in a Hungarian high-security prison for the murder of American tourist Mackenzie Michalski in Budapest. The court rejected his claim that her death was accidental during consensual sexual activity and found him guilty of intentional homicide.

Video of Christian preacher David Grisham being accosted, then cited by police for preaching at a pride event in Fort Worth, Texas has just been published online. The incident has sparked outrage, as many feel Grisham’s right to free speech was clearly violated in one of the most conserative states in the Union.

According to a new poll by the firm More in Common, 55 per cent of British people think that national identity is disappearing due to diversity. Meanwhile, 42 per cent believe that Muslim immigrants cannot integrate into British society.

US Senate candidate for Maine Graham Platner has suspended his campaign after POLITICO published sexual assault allegations by his former partner, which he denies. Although prominent Democrats had stood by him through previous scandals, the latest allegations prompted them to withdraw their support.

Hungarian police arrested 15 suspects and rescued seven victims during a coordinated international operation against human trafficking involving 59 countries. The five-day EMPACT-led crackdown targeted sexual exploitation, forced labour, and forced begging, resulting in over 1,000 arrests worldwide.