President Aleksandar Vučić's recent electoral loss in Serbia echoes the previous defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Both leaders, perceived as strongmen, experienced similar political trajectories leading to their respective downfalls, raising questions about populist movements in Central and Eastern Europe.
Families of the 43 victims of the 2018 Morandi bridge collapse in Genoa are awaiting a verdict in the protracted legal proceedings. The trial focuses on whether corporate negligence and inadequate government oversight contributed to the catastrophe that saw a section of the motorway bridge disintegrate onto railway tracks.
The United States Army is introducing mandatory testosterone level testing for all its personnel, a move announced by Defence Secretary Roger Hegseth. This programme is framed as an initiative to enhance military readiness and address the health of service members, though specific medical justifications or precedents for a universal testing regime across an entire armed force were not immediately detailed.
