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Hungary: Orban-era LGBTQ law infringes human rights, ECJ rules The EU's top court has found that Hungary's 2021 laws on issues including transgender and homosexual identity and sex offenses breach various EU laws. This includes Article 2 of EU Treaty, to protect human dignity. Why the cloud still runs on coal and gas Renewable energy is increasingly being used to supply power-hungry data centers. As the sector swells, much of the electricity demand is being met by polluting fossil fuels. Rat poison found in baby food, extortion suspected Rat poison has been found in HiPP baby food jars across Austria, Czechia and Slovakia in what authorities suspect is a blackmail attempt. FAA grounds Blue Origin's New Glenn after orbital setback US aviation regulators have ordered Blue Origin, a space company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, to investigate a malfunction in the upper stage of its New Glenn rocket. Amnesty International paints a grim picture In its 2025/2026 report, the human rights watchdog Amnesty International calls out the "predatory behavior of the powerful" and calls for action to defend the global order. UK: Starmer says he would't have appointed Mandelson as US envoy if he'd known he failed vetting process Under-fire Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the House of Commons that neither he nor his ministers were told that the former ambassador to the US and Epstein associate Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting. Ugandan military reports rescue of some 200 hostages from ADF militants in eastern DRC Uganda's military has said that it and forces from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo freed some 200 hostages in eastern DRC in a joint operation against Islamist militants known as the ADF. Unpacking the 2026 Venice Biennale controversies and highlights Russia's return to the international contemporary art exhibition, as well as the participation of Israel and the US, have sparked politicized backlash. Sudan war fuels child hunger crisis Sudan's war, now in its fourth year, has displaced millions, leaving parts of the country facing famine. Aid agencies warn that children are bearing the brunt as food shortages worsen and humanitarian funding declines. Is Vietnam becoming more like China? After Vietnam's lawmakers unanimously elected Communist Party chief To Lam as the country's president, analysts are asking whether Vietnam aims to copy Chinese President Xi Jinping's political model. Bulgaria enters uncharted territory as Radev wins big Preliminary results show that former President Rumen Radev has won Bulgaria's general election with a clear majority and the biggest result for a single party since 1997. Will Bulgaria finally get a stable government? How China's chip expansion puts pressure on global rivals US curbs on advanced chips pushed China to focus on its own semiconductor ecosystem. And while it trails at the very cutting edge, China's "good‑enough" technology is fast powering much of the global economy.