Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 16 years as opposition leader Peter Magyar’s center-right party wins a parliamentary supermajority. European leaders welcome the shift toward European Union values.
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American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson earned a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, beating out Jamaicans Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Richardson's victory was a stunning upset, coming two years after her Tokyo Olympic dreams were dashed due to a positive marijuana test. She expressed her gratitude for the victory, and her win has firmly established her as a Paris 2024 medal contender.
On Sunday, an 11-year-old girl tragically passed away on a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to New York. The captain of the flight diverted to Budapest, Hungary, after the girl lost consciousness and a doctor among the passengers attempted to revive her, but was unsuccessful. First responders in Budapest were also unable to revive the child and the cause of death is still unknown. Turkish Airlines expressed their condolences and are providing assistance to the family.