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Political situation in Hungary
Hungarian opposition asks Kremlin not to

Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar is asking Russia not to influence Hungarian politics ahead of the country's elections next spring, Reuters reports.

Magyar's call comes after Russia's foreign intelligence service (SVR) this week called him loyal to the "global elite" and suggested that he was part of an EU-orchestrated plan for "regime change" in Budapest.

"I demand clear assurances that the Russian Federation will refrain from any actions that could be considered interference in Hungary's domestic politics - including disinformation campaigns, cyber operations or harassment of politicians and citizens," Magyar writes.

His Tisza party is ahead of the pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party, according to several opinion polls.

Italian hotel leak
Expert after hotel leak: “Shred your passport”

Shred your passport and other ID documents. This is the advice given by IT security expert André Catry to travelers after tens of thousands of ID details were stolen from hotel servers in Italy this summer. In an interview with TT, he warns that the information could be used for crimes.

He says that someone could use the stolen information to open a bank account, with the aim of laundering money.

– It could end up with information about the account reaching Swedish authorities and you being suspected of tax crimes and being taxed for millions of kronor.

According to the news agency, almost 100,000 documents have been stolen. These are ID documents that guests at about ten hotels have handed over. 

Shooting at nightclub in New York – three dead

Three people are dead after a shooting at a nightclub in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday morning local time, several media outlets report.

Eight more people have been injured, according to police. Bloomberg writes that the injured are between 20 and 60 years old and have suffered gunshot wounds to the chest, head, arms and legs.

The shooting occurred after an argument at the club, according to NBC-New York. Police found at least 36 shell casings, which according to police indicates that multiple shooters have been involved. 

Extreme weather in Europe
Sanchez promises to develop a plan against climate disasters

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wants to see a national agreement with measures to address the effects of climate change, Bloomberg reports. Next month he will present a plan for how the country will be better equipped for disasters in the future.

The move comes against the backdrop of the forest fires raging in the northwestern parts of the country. This comes amid an intense heat wave.

– The climate emergency affecting the world is coming faster, more seriously and more frequently.