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Hungarian Parliament Ousts President Sulyok in Constitutional Overhaul, Threatening Crisis

The Hungarian parliament passed an extraordinary constitutional amendment on Monday to remove President Tamás Sulyok, a loyalist of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, pushing the country toward a possible constitutional crisis.

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Government·from Jul 13·upd. 4h ago

US judge voids Trump's $1.8bn IRS settlement and tax audit immunity, citing self-dealing

A federal judge in Florida ruled that the $1.8bn settlement between President Trump and his own justice department was collusive, voiding the deal and referring two lawyers for possible ethics violations.

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UK arrests 12 in far-right terror plot targeting Suffolk Muslim gathering; event evacuated early

Counter-terrorism police detained eleven men and one woman across England after intelligence emerged of a planned attack on the UK Ijtima festival in Suffolk, attended by up to 15,000 people.

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Berlin's CDU picks Finance Senator Stefan Evers as lead candidate after Wegner steps back

The Berlin CDU state executive unanimously elected Finance Senator Stefan Evers as its lead candidate for the 20 September Abgeordnetenhaus election, after Governing Mayor Kai Wegner withdrew over a months-long dispute about his crisis management during a January blackout.

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Warsaw court refuses European Arrest Warrant for Zbigniew Ziobro, saying prosecution failed to show he is in the EU

The Warsaw Regional Court on Monday rejected the prosecution’s request for a European Arrest Warrant against Zbigniew Ziobro, ruling there was no proof the former justice minister is in the EU or plans to travel there. A similar motion covering the United Kingdom was also turned down, and both decisions are final.

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Government·3h ago

Catalonia plans to slash building permit wait from 12 months to one in sweeping urban reform

President Salvador Illa presented the draft law at Barcelona's Ebro factory on Monday, framing the changes as 'good politics' that will speed up housing and industrial projects without scrapping safeguards.

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Judge Peinado gives Begoña Gómez five days to prove she used her passport only for her daughter's London graduation

The investigating magistrate in Madrid has ordered the wife of Spain's prime minister to provide evidence that she did not breach a travel ban during the 8–10 July window, after noting her passport shows no entry or exit stamps.

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French court blocks mandatory QR code for Bastille Day parade on Champs-Élysées, ordering return to physical screening

The Paris administrative court ordered police to immediately drop the unprecedented QR code entry requirement for the 14 July military parade, citing a grave violation of freedom of movement.

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Government·from Jul 12·upd. 6h ago

Trump backs Lindsey Graham's sister for Senate seat after senator's sudden death, as foreign policy allies fear loss of key mediator

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham died Saturday at 71 from an aortic dissection. President Trump urged the governor to appoint Graham's sister Darline Graham Nordone as interim successor, a decision expected Monday afternoon.

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Madrid PP party stands by Móstoles mayor after judge formally charges him with sexual and workplace harassment

A magistrate in Móstoles has cited Manuel Bautista to testify as an investigated party on October 9 for alleged sexual and workplace harassment of a former PP councilwoman; the party's Madrid leadership responded with 'absolutely' and 'of course' when asked if their support stands.

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Government·from Jul 13·upd. 1h ago

A decade after the truck attack on Nice's Promenade des Anglais, victims' families seek a trial on state responsibility

Emmanuel Macron is due in the city on 14 July 2026 for a memorial ceremony, as an interfaith service on the eve read out all 86 names and a long-stalled judicial investigation into the security perimeter gains fresh momentum in Marseille.

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Government·from Jul 10·upd. 5h ago

British counter-terrorism police take over Widdecombe murder probe, suspect rearrested on terrorism charges

British counter-terrorism police have taken over the murder investigation of former minister Ann Widdecombe after a 28-year-old suspect was rearrested on terrorism charges, reversing initial assessments that the killing had no political motive.

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Hungarian Parliament Ousts President Sulyok in Constitutional Overhaul, Threatening Crisis

US judge voids Trump's $1.8bn IRS settlement and tax audit immunity, citing self-dealing

UK arrests 12 in far-right terror plot targeting Suffolk Muslim gathering; event evacuated early

Berlin's CDU picks Finance Senator Stefan Evers as lead candidate after Wegner steps back

Warsaw court refuses European Arrest Warrant for Zbigniew Ziobro, saying prosecution failed to show he is in the EU

Catalonia plans to slash building permit wait from 12 months to one in sweeping urban reform

Judge Peinado gives Begoña Gómez five days to prove she used her passport only for her daughter's London graduation

French court blocks mandatory QR code for Bastille Day parade on Champs-Élysées, ordering return to physical screening

Trump backs Lindsey Graham's sister for Senate seat after senator's sudden death, as foreign policy allies fear loss of key mediator

Madrid PP party stands by Móstoles mayor after judge formally charges him with sexual and workplace harassment

A decade after the truck attack on Nice's Promenade des Anglais, victims' families seek a trial on state responsibility

British counter-terrorism police take over Widdecombe murder probe, suspect rearrested on terrorism charges

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