World Jul 27 Historic wildfires in France and Spain have forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate. Here's what to know Climate data shows Europe is heating faster than anywhere else on earth.
World Jul 21 Hungarian prosecutors raid Orbán party's data center in embezzlement probe Prosecutors in Hungary have raided offices housing data servers used by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party.
World Jul 09 Orbán allies protest in Hungary against new prime minister's plans to oust President Sulyok After defeating Orbán in a blowout election in April, bringing an end to his 16 years in power, Hungary's new pro-European prime minister, Péter Magyar, has taken action to dismantle what he calls Orbán's “mafia” by removing numerous political appointees and heads of…
World Jul 09 Irish citizen sentenced to 14 years for killing a U.S. tourist in Hungary The victim, 31-year-old Mackenzie Michalski from Portland, Oregon, was in Hungary on vacation and reported missing on Nov. 5, 2024, after she was last seen at a nightclub in central Budapest.
World Jun 27 Tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orbán was voted out Saturday's Pride march came a little more than a year after Orbán's nationalist-populist government passed legislation and a constitutional amendment to outlaw the event, drawing criticism from human rights groups and politicians across the European Union.
World Jun 01 Hungarian Prime Minister Magyar to amend constitution to remove President Sulyok Hungary's government will amend the constitution to remove the country's president, part of a push by the new Prime Minister Péter Magyar to eliminate officials appointed under former populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
World Apr 23 EU approves a $106B loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto Ukraine desperately needs the loan package to prop up its war-ravaged economy and help keep Russian forces at bay.
World Apr 17 Hungary's Orbán calls for his party's renewal after stunning election defeat This defeat ends Orbán's 16 years in power. The center-right Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, won a two-thirds majority in Parliament. Orbán, who has been Fidesz's president since the early 1990s, suggested he won't resign.
World Apr 13 After election win, Magyar says he'd ask Putin to end the Ukraine war: 'It would be nice to end the killing' “If Vladimir Putin calls, I’ll pick up the phone,” he said at his first news conference after his landslide win against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a Putin ally.
World Apr 13 Hungary's Magyar wants to take over as prime minister as early as May 5 With an overwhelming new mandate, Péter Magyar pledged to cooperate with other European countries, ending Orbán-era obstruction of Europe-wide policies, while also representing Hungarians’ wishes.