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There are final tournaments that are played on the field and there are tournaments that are played in the memory of those who watch them. The 2026 World Cup was, for me, both. It began with a starting whistle in stadiums in the United States, Mexico and Canada, but its true measure was seen elsewhere: in the nights that never ended, in the coffees drunk while the city was still sleeping, in the cold light of the monitor and in the daily fight against time.

• A Swedish household paid an average of $1,926 per person for energy in 2025 • Europe has 24 of the top 30 countries in this spending ranking • The US ranks 16th, while spending is falling significantly in most emerging economies 

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has announced that he intends to nominate international grandmaster Judit Polgar for the position of president of Hungary, acknowledging that her reputation and track record recommend her as a personality capable of representing national unity.

The "Eugen Ionescu” doctoral and postdoctoral scholarship program, funded by the Government of Romania and administered by the University Agency of La Francophonie (AUF), has so far supported over 1,500 doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers from the member states of the Francophonie, contributing to the development of academic cooperation and increasing the international visibility of Romanian universities.

Dan Dungaciu, first vice-president of AUR, declared on Sunday evening on Realitatea Plus that the mainstream parties, PSD and PNL, will gradually disappear from Romanian politics and that the entire political crisis at the moment represents nothing more than the beginning of the end of these political formations.