Following the removal of President Tamás Sulyok, chess champion Judit Polgár – Prime Minister Péter Magyar's favoured candidate for the job – has declined the nomination. Polgár explained that she did not feel strong enough to shoulder the historic responsibility of uniting a divided nation. Commentators debate the reasons for her refusal and whether Magyar should reconsider his approach.
On Monday, Andy Burnham, the UK's new Prime Minister, made his inaugural speech outside 10 Downing Street in London. He announced plans for radical changes to the economic and political system, with decentralising government, reducing the cost of living, boosting the economy and easing the burden on the social welfare system as key goals. The press reacts with hope and scepticism.
An unidentified hacker has apparently deleted Romania's entire land registry database, bringing all property transactions to a halt and preventing notaries from certifying new sales or registering mortgages. The situation is particularly problematic right now because a tax hike on real estate purchases is due to come into effect at the end of the month.
Against the backdrop of an Ebola disease outbreak, the new Africa Health Security (AHS) Index, released today, reveals significant gaps in critical health infrastructure despite important progress in health security capacity in recent years.
Le poème épique écrit il y a des milliers d'années revient sur grand écran grâce au réalisateur primé Christopher Nolan.
Depuis décembre 2025, les déplacés des combats de la province de l’Ituri en République démocratique du Congo sont assiégés dans le camp et victimes d’attaques par l’armée régulière et une milice alliée, qui les considèrent comme des combattants du groupe armé adverse.
Over the course of my two terms as President of European Metals, Europe’s debate on industry and its policy has put critical raw materials, circular metals and security of supply at the core of discussions on European strategic autonomy and industrial competitiveness. That is a welcome change, but recognition alone does not keep a smelter […]
Scheme for measuring energy efficiency and more was initially expected on 3 June
The science to detect Alzheimer’s early exists; the system to deliver it does not
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