The Eurovision Song Contest is Europe’s pinnacle of absurdly politicized trashy fun. It also has a substantial and rather bizarre list of banned items that shall not be brought to it, including golf balls, pliers, and shopping carts.
[Feature] Hungary activists defiant after ‘Soros Mercenaries’ attack
Immediately after Orban’s landslide victory in April, a list of so-called ‘Soros mercenaries’ was published by pro-government media. Those on it – mostly human rights defenders, activists and Orban critics – are now anxious but vow to continue.
President Emmanuel Macron used a speech to Congress to deliver several rebukes to his US counterpart.
From air kisses to Oval Office grooming, the best bits from an unusually affectionate state visit.
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