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.
World Apr 12 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ousted after 'painful' election result, ending 16 years in power Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger.
World Apr 09 Once viewed as MAGA allies, some European nationalists distance themselves from Trump's Iran war Many are expressing open revulsion at the Iran war, rupturing relationships that were supposed to usher in a new international order.
World Apr 07 WATCH: Vance speaks in Hungary on trip to help boost Orbán's reelection bid Vance's visit to Budapest on Tuesday marks a clear endorsement from President Donald Trump's administration for Orbán, who is trailing in the polls ahead of Sunday's election.