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Hungary’s Parliament lifted the immunity of Prime Minister Peter Magyar and former ministers Balazs Hanko and Miklos Sesztak. Hanko and Sesztak entered pretrial detention over separate corruption investigations, while Magyar faces a phone-theft case. The report details alleged €50 million fund allocations by Hanko and €30 million in bribes accepted by Sesztak.

A European Union analysis found that 34% of the global population experienced extremely poor ozone air quality between January 1 and September 15, 2026. Heatwaves, wildfires and human-caused emissions contributed to the pollution.

The US Senate voted 47-53 against a Democratic resolution requiring an unclassified State Department report on nine Americans killed in the occupied West Bank, Israeli detention of US citizens and Palestinian children, and broader human rights conditions.

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, former special counsel Jack Smith defended his Trump investigations, saying they followed Justice Department policy and that subpoenas helped corroborate evidence. Republicans accused him of abusing authority; Smith also alleged retaliation against his former team.