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Hungarian authorities on Tuesday raided a data center used by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party in a major corruption investigation into the alleged misuse of public funds during his 16 years in office.

President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States may soon strike Iran’s deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain complex amid reports that Tehran transferred thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges—and potentially part of its highly enriched uranium stockpile—to the secretive underground site.

China and the Philippines have accused each other of provoking a violent confrontation in contested South China Sea waters.

Kuwait said Tuesday that Iranian forces had again struck power-generation and water-desalination facilities, marking the fourth consecutive day of attacks on infrastructure essential to the Gulf nation’s survival.

Israeli intelligence believes Iran transferred thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges into a fortified tunnel complex deep beneath a mountain near the Natanz nuclear installation, according to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal.

Hungarian chess grandmaster Judit Polgár on Monday declined Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s invitation to become Hungary’s next president, saying she did not feel able to shoulder the “historic responsibility” of uniting a divided nation.

President Donald Trump has ordered a 50% tariff on nearly $20 billion worth of Canadian imports, escalating economic pressure on Ottawa over what his administration described as discriminatory treatment of American products.

An Iranian ballistic missile that killed two American soldiers at a Jordanian air base struck prefabricated housing where U.S. troops lived and slept, according to American officials cited in an exclusive Wall Street Journal report.

Andy Burnham became Britain’s new prime minister on Monday, replacing Keir Starmer after a Labour Party revolt and vowing a tougher approach toward Israel as part of an agenda that also includes sweeping economic reforms and devolving power from Westminster.

A gallon of regular gasoline in the United States climbed to about $4 and benchmark Brent crude rose above $90 a barrel Monday, further fueling a global energy crisis after the United States launched fresh airstrikes against Iran following the death of another American service member, while Tehran executed at least two more anti-government protesters.

Spain’s celebrations after winning the FIFA World Cup in the United States were overshadowed Monday by deadly wildfires that continued to rage across large parts of the country.

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar says he will ask legendary chess grandmaster Judit Polgár to become Hungary’s next president.

The United States unleashed another three-hour wave of strikes against Iranian military targets Sunday evening, marking the ninth consecutive night of American attacks as the Pentagon seeks to cripple Tehran’s ability to threaten international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Turkey is discussing the possible transfer of its Russian-made S-400 air-defense system to the United Arab Emirates in an effort to regain access to America’s advanced F-35 fighter jet program, The Wall Street Journal reported.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook Peru’s central Andes region, killing at least five people, injuring more than 20 others, and damaging numerous buildings, including a church and convent, authorities said Sunday.

Hungary’s President Tamás Sulyok sealed his fate late Saturday by signing a constitutional amendment that will prematurely end his presidency after months of relentless pressure from Prime Minister Péter Magyar.

The United States completed an eighth consecutive night of military strikes against Iran after an Iranian attack killed two American service members in Jordan and left another missing, U.S. Central Command said.

The human cost of the war between Russia and Ukraine continued on Saturday as Ukrainian drone strikes inside Russia and renewed Russian attacks on Ukraine left more civilians dead and injured.

Britain’s governing Labour Party has elected Andy Burnham as its new leader, clearing the way for him to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister on Monday.

Protesters in Kyiv called for the dismissal of Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, after a new round of deadly Russian strikes and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s removal of a popular defense minister sparked outrage.