Europe

• Hungary: Magyar seeks to amend constitution to oust president 11 June 2026
  Péter Magyar, Hungary’s new PM, has announced plans to amend the constitution to remove the president, Tamás Sulyok, after he refused repeated calls to resign. Magyar argues that Sulyok, who was appointed during the previous administration of Viktor Orbán, has failed to act independently and does not represent the unity…
• Ukraine war: van der Leyen proposes new sanctions against Russia 11 June 2026
  On 9 June Ursula van der Leyen, European Commission president, proposed a new package of sanctions against Russia, aimed at increasing economic pressure as the war in Ukraine continues. The measures target Russian oil revenues, banks, cryptocurrency firms, metals, fish products and vessels linked to the so-called ‘shadow fleet’ used…
• France / Rwanda: memorial to 1994 genocide unveiled 4 June 2026
  Emmanuel Macron and Rwandan president Paul Kagame have inaugurated a new memorial in Paris honouring the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Unveiled on the banks of the River Seine, the monument, known as ‘The Archive’, commemorates an estimated 800,000 men, women and children, most of them ethnic Tutsis, who…
• Ukraine / Russia: attacks intensify, war of cities 4 June 2026
  Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine with some of the largest drone and missile barrages seen in recent months. On 1 June, Ukrainian officials reported hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles launched in a single night, following repeated large-scale strikes on Kyiv and other cities. Analysts suggest Russia…
• Turkiye: riot police oust opposition leader from his headquarters after court decision 29 May 2026
  Turkiye’s political tensions deepened after riot police stormed the headquarters of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in Ankara following a controversial court ruling overturning the election of party leader Özgür Özel. Police used tear gas to disperse crowds as clashes erupted outside the building between rival supporters. The appeal…