Hungary will have a new president now that Tamás Sulyok has agreed to a constitutional amendment that ends his term in office. The signing paves the way for a sweeping political shake-up led by Prime Minister Péter Magyar and his Tisza party.
A 45-year-old Dutch man was arrested on Friday afternoon after a stabbing at the Badischer Bahnhof in Basel, Switzerland. According to Swiss authorities, he allegedly stabbed a 29-year-old man on the platform for no apparent reason and then chased him.
Tadej Pogačar does not fit within the budget of the post-Tour criterium in Aalst. Organizer Renno Roelandt says that the requested appearance fee of 100,000 euros is too great a financial risk for a free criterium. According to Het Nieuwsblad, it appears he will not be competing in the Netherlands after the Tour de France for the same reason.
Ukraine set fire to two distribution centers belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, in a large-scale drone attack. The attack struck warehouses in the Tambov and Moscow regions and claimed the lives of at least eight people; dozens more were injured. According to Russian authorities, seven people were killed in Kotovsk, in the Tambov region, and one person was killed in Elektrostal, near Moscow.
Russia has once again heavily bombarded Ukraine with a large combination of missiles and drones, with Kyiv as the main target. According to Ukrainian authorities, this marks a record number of ballistic missiles in a single attack since the start of the full-scale war.
A major blow to the so-called prophets of the online manosphere.
Since June 1, 2026, Italy has had a new toll regulation under which drivers can, in certain cases, receive a refund for part of their toll costs if they are stuck in traffic or experience delays due to roadwork. Foreign holiday makers are also generally eligible, but the policy doesn’t apply everywhere, and the application process is anything but simple.
The proportion of Dutch students at conservatories has fallen sharply over the past twenty years. This year, only 22 percent of students are from the Netherlands, compared to 52 percent twenty years ago. This means that nearly eight out of ten students being trained as performing musicians in the Netherlands now come from abroad. This was reported by NOS.
At least eight people were killed and dozens more were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on two warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer. The attacks struck logistics sites in the Tambov region and in Elektrostal, near Moscow, causing major fires.
A child has died in the region around the Croatian capital of Zagreb after falling into a water-filled well while playing. Police are investigating the exact circumstances of the tragic accident, according to reports from Croatian and Slovenian media.