As looting and arson at town halls add to the turmoil, an already divided France risks becoming even more polarized. The violence could bring the far right to power. “Violence strengthens the ‘party of order’,” political scientist Jérôme Fourquet told the newspaper Le Soir.
WorldGyörgy Matolcsy, Hungary’s longtime former central bank governor, has been arrested, his lawyer says, according to the Telex news service.
WorldHungary's parliament has voted to repeal a law banning the “promotion of homosexuality” to minors.
WorldHungary's parliament has lifted the legal immunity of two former ministers suspected of corruption involving tens of millions of euros.
World politicsHungary's outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orbán, will leave parliament after his coalition suffered a crushing election loss.
World politicsThe European Court of Justice has ruled that Hungary violated EU law by passing a law that stigmatizes and marginalizes LGBTQ people.
WorldHungary's incoming government announces that the country will remain a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and will not exempt the Israeli prime minister from arrest.
World politicsThe issue of approving €90 billion in loans to Ukraine will be raised as a decision point at the EU ambassadors' meeting on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) told TT that the announcement was gratifying.
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