Hungary lifts immunity of Prime Minister Magyar, two Orban-era ministers
Hungary’s Parliament lifts immunity of incumbent leader and two former ministers, clearing the way for criminal probes.

Hungary’s Parliament lifts immunity of incumbent leader and two former ministers, clearing the way for criminal probes.

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Bus carrying Polish tourists overturns, killing 12 people and injuring 10 others on the M3 motorway near Mezokeresztes.
Half of Europe’s land is experiencing drought with rivers running low from the Danube to the Rhine.
Baka replaces Orban appointee Tamas Sulyok, ousted weeks ago during Tisza’s campaign against Orban-era power structures.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service says historically low rainfall has worsened the situation in several countries.
Andras Baka, a strong advocate for judicial independence, becomes governing party’s pick for Hungary’s next president.
Record-breaking temperatures in Slovakia and Austria as Italy places all of its 27 major cities on highest heat alert.

Rapidly spreading blazes are scorching the continent.

Hungary says a heatwave has forced the shutdown of its largest nuclear plant as low Danube levels disrupt cooling.
Europe struggles with record-breaking summer heat as wildfires ravage Greece, France and Spain and spur mass evacuation.
Officials say they must shut down nation’s sole nuclear plant as record-low Danube water levels disrupt reactor cooling.