French Left Beats Far Right In Elections

In an unexpected, stunning outcome, the French left managed to beat a surging far right in the second and final round of legislative elections, winning the most parliamentary seats but not a majority, polling projections showed early Monday.

Hungary-Germany Row Over Trip to Russia (Worthy News Radio)

Diplomatic tensions are rising between Germany and Hungary after Budapest canceled a meeting between Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, planned for Monday in the Hungarian capital. The unusual last-minute cancellation of the German minister’s visit to Budapest comes after Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other European Union leaders condemned Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s visit to Moscow, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday as part of a self-declared peace mission for the war in Ukraine.

Role of Islam Rocks Dutch Parliament (Worthy News Focus)

Recently elected Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said Friday that his loved ones were “astonished” after his first parliamentary debate turned into the most turbulent political session in the Netherlands’ recent political history sparked by sharp disagreements over the role of Islam in society.

Hungary’s Orbán To Meet Russia’s Putin

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine followed by peace talks, according to several diplomats and a Worthy News assessment.

Deadly Category 5 Hurricane Beryl Wreaks Devastation in the Caribbean

The earliest Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record, Hurricane Beryl has killed at least one person and is wreaking destruction as it barrels across the Caribbean. Beryl made landfall on Carriacou Island, Grenada at around 11am EDT on Monday, with maximum winds of 150 mph, CNN reports. As of Tuesday, Beryl’s winds had increased to nearly 160 mph.

US Bases in Europe on Heightened Terror Threat Level

In the wake of intensified terror threats since Hamas’ Oct. 7 genocidal attack on Israel triggered the current war in Gaza, US military bases in Europe were put on heightened alert beginning over the weekend, Stars and Stripes (SaS) reports.

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