U.S. President Donald Trump has once again lashed out at Iran following new U.S. attacks on Iranian targets and tit-for-tat exchanges of fire in the region around the Strait of Hormuz. On his platform Truth Social, Trump wrote that the U.S. may reach a point where it will be “forced” to “finish the job militarily”—a mission he claims has already begun successfully. “If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist,” he warned.
Tens of thousands of people took part in Budapest Pride on Saturday, the first since the departure of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The parade crossed the Elizabeth Bridge over the Danube, among other places, 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 erosion of moral standards and want to return to traditional values? BBC World set out to investigate 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 so-called 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 the malware infrastructure of StealC and Amadey offline. During the international operation, part of Operation Endgame, hundreds of servers and domain names were seized or taken offline.
Paris is temporarily banning the consumption of alcohol in public spaces and takeout sales, as the heat wave plaguing large parts of Western Europe slowly shifts eastward. This measure is intended to ease the strain on hospitals in the French capital.