Hungary’s seemingly permanent prime minister conceded defeat after the election results pointed to a sweeping victory for opposition leader Peter Magyar. “It hurts,” Viktor Orban said. "We will serve the nation from the opposition.” Magyar later said Orban had called him to congratulate him on the win. 

Erez became the first Israeli singer to perform at the prestigious California festival and used the moment to address the conflict back home.

Negotiations that opened with pleasantries collapsed into shouting, as Tehran's hardliners dictated unyielding positions despite Iran's weakened state.

The publicly funded venue cited "political neutrality" in scrapping the event; organizer Alan Shatter called the decision shameful and indefensible.

Lebanon insists on a ceasefire before talks begin; Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam was advised not to travel to the US to avoid a "potential ambush."