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The news from 444.hu focuses heavily on Hungary's current challenges with a severe heatwave and drought, impacting energy production and water levels. The site also covers political responses to these crises, domestic media manipulation, and international conflicts. Political analysis of past…
The ruling Fidesz party is criticizing the current three-month-old government for its handling of the energy crisis and failing infrastructure. The article looks back at how Orbán's governments managed crises in the past.
Magyar Péter states that the heatwave will reach its peak today and tomorrow, emphasizing the importance of voluntary energy consumption reduction. The last Paks nuclear reactor turbine has not been shut down.
Water levels are slowly but steadily rising, despite the peak heatwave expected to reach 42 degrees Celsius. Related news includes rivers drying up in Croatia, energy saving at Békés county baths, and Budapest's stable water supply.
The country must spend hundreds of billions more on electricity due to the heatwave causing lower energy production and higher demand. The article notes Paks' efficient but reduced output, and the economic impact of the crisis, though not causing a full economic shock.
According to Reuters, the US has used almost all of its long-range missiles in the conflict with Iran. However, Trump claims the US has 'far more ammunition than anyone in the world'.
Vladimir Putin has signed a law that restricts the rights of Kremlin critics living abroad who are prosecuted in absentia.
Several employees of the Hungarian News Agency (MTI) have handed over a 482-page document detailing years of news manipulation and suppression to the appointed leaders of public media.
A podcast discusses the potential closure of car factories, noting that when a CEO expresses confidence in investor goodwill, it often signals impending trouble.
