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The future of the EU
Now "historically troubled" Hungary is taking over the EU club

The uncertainty is great when Hungary now takes over the baton as the country chairing the EU's Council of Ministers. It is possible that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will use the role to sharpen his reputation as the Union's main brake, writes DW's Bernd Riegert in an analysis.

The nationalist Hungarian government has, among other things, found itself in a clinch with the EU over support for Ukraine and the implementation of the common migration policy. In addition, Hungary has been criticized for undermining democracy.

"Never in the history of the EU has a presidency had as many conflicts of interest as Hungary," writes Riegert.

In its role as chairman, Hungary gets the opportunity to set the agenda and lead the negotiations with the EU Parliament. But despite the conflict situation, many in Brussels take the Hungarian presidency in stride, writes DN's Sigrid Melchior.

"Hungary can certainly postpone decisions [...] But in that case it is only a matter of a couple of months before the president's gavel moves on," she writes.

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The election in Great Britain
No desire for new Brexit talks in the EU: "Not thinking about Britain at all"

The EU is in no rush to resume Brexit negotiations with the UK if social democratic Labor takes power in Thursday's election. The negotiations with the ruling Tory party have left "deep scars", sources told The Guardian.

- It's not that people think good things about Britain, it's not that they think bad things. They don't think about Britain at all, says a source close to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Labor leader Keir Starmer has said he wants to improve trade relations and defense cooperation with the EU. But it is not high on the EU's priority list, another source points out.

- We have two ongoing wars. New Brexit negotiations would require a lot of political capital and consume a lot of resources.

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The Israel-Hamas war The attacks
Rocket attack from Gaza against Israel - terrorist group behind

A number of rockets have been fired at Israel from the town of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, according to the Israeli military.

"Approximately 20 rockets fired from the area surrounding the city of Khan Yunis were identified. "Several were shot down and some fell in southern Israel," the military wrote in a statement according to AFP.

The terrorist group Islamic Jihad's armed wing has claimed responsibility for the attack, which it says is a response to "the Zionist enemy's crime against our Palestinian people."
No one was injured in that

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Putin wants to send children to summer camps in North Korea

President Vladimir Putin wants to send Russian children to a summer camp in North Korea, writes The Telegraph.

The children are expected to be sent to the Songdowon camp on the country's east coast. The activities include, among other things, polishing the statues of the North Korean leader.

- We will now create our delegation. Conditions are good there, says Grigory Gurov, head of the "Movement of the First" - a youth movement created by Vladimir Putin at the end of 2022.