Tens of thousands of people took part in the Pride parade in Budapest on Saturday, the first since the departure of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The parade crossed the Elizabeth Bridge over the Danube, among other locations, and took place amid a scorching heat wave. According to an AFP journalist, turnout was lower than in 2025 but higher than in previous years, when approximately 35,000 people participated.
A video of a Russian veteran threatening Putin with mutiny has already been viewed millions of times on social media.
Is Russia the promised land for those who are frustrated by the blurring of moral standards and want to return to traditional values? BBC World investigated and sought out Westerners who are openly anti-woke and have moved to Russia.
Russia is relocating a significant portion of its air defense systems to strategic targets around Moscow, Valdai, and the Crimean Bridge, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to him, the redeployment shows that the Kremlin is primarily seeking to protect its most important symbolic and military locations, while other parts of Russia are becoming more vulnerable to Ukrainian drone attacks.
Following Friday’s U.S. strikes, U.S. Vice President JD Vance has warned Iran. “Violence will be met with violence,” he wrote on X late on Friday night. According to Vance, Iran signed the ceasefire and Washington has abided by it.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100 percent import tariff on goods from countries that introduce a digital tax on U.S. technology companies. With the warning, he is primarily targeting European countries that, according to him, are on the verge of implementing such taxes.
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to terminate the protected status of hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian migrants. The 6-3 ruling paves the way for the potential deportation of people who have been allowed to live and work legally in the U.S. for years under TPS status.
European law enforcement agencies have once again dealt a major blow to cybercriminals by taking down the malware infrastructure of StealC and Amadey. During the international operation, part of Operation Endgame, hundreds of servers and domain names were seized or taken offline.
Paris is temporarily imposing a ban on alcohol consumption in public spaces and on takeout sales, as the heat wave plaguing large parts of Western Europe slowly shifts eastward. The measure is intended to ease the strain on hospitals in the French capital.
South Korea is turning to drones as part of its military response to North Korea. The Ministry of Defense announced on Friday that it plans to train 500,000 military personnel as drone operators, while tens of thousands of unmanned systems will be deployed to frontline units.