Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla have arrived in the US for a four-day state visit. President Donald Trump and the First Lady welcomed the royal couple in the White House on Monday. Charles is due to give a speech before Congress today Tuesday. Commentators debate whether the King can rescue the strained relationship between the US and the UK.

The ousted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has resigned his parliamentary seat. He says he wants to focus on "reshaping theationalist movement" and will continue to lead the Fidesz party. His successor Péter Magyar, however, has warned that a "mafia" that had formed around Orbán isow planning to flee the country, taking their billions with them.

The Social Democrats (PSD) and the far-right AUR party have announced plans to table a motion ofo confidence against the government of Liberal Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan. The move follows the resignation of six Social Democratic ministers and the PSD Deputy Prime Minister in protest at a major austerity package. Commentators discuss the background and consequences.

The US tech company Palantir has published a 'manifesto' by CEO Alex Karp on X which has sparked a furore. The development of AI weapons is inevitable and the US must secure dominance in AI-based deterrence, it states. It also mentions theeed to address the fact that different cultures have different levels of success. Critics are calling it the dawn of technofascism.

The Estonian Olympic Committee (EOC) voted to remove EOK President Kersti Kaljulaid from office – making her the first president to be ousted in the organisation's 102-year history. Opposition to Kaljulaid, who was Estonia's president from 2016 to 2021, had intensified over her efforts to increase transparency into the EOC's finances.