World Feb 17 Top Russian, U.S. officials to hold talks on ending the Ukraine war without Kyiv The talks, scheduled for Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, mark another consequential step by the Trump administration to reverse U.S. policy on isolating Russia, and are meant to pave the way for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian…
World Nov 22 Hungary’s Orbán vows to disregard international arrest warrant for Netanyahu In comments to state radio on Friday, Orbán, a close Netanyahu ally, accused the court of “interfering in an ongoing conflict for political purposes,” saying the decision to issue the warrant for Netanyahu over his conduct of the war in…
World Oct 07 Countries worldwide commemorate anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel On Monday, commemorations were held across Europe and elsewhere, with some leaders affirming Israel's right to defend itself while calling for a cease-fire in Gaza to prevent further civilian deaths.
World Sep 18 What role did a Hungarian firm play in the supply of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria? In a duplex in a quiet neighborhood of the Hungarian capital is the headquarters of a company that is linked to the manufacture of the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria as part of an apparent Israeli operation against…
World Sep 18 Lebanon rocked by 2nd wave of exploding devices as Israel declares ‘new phase’ of war Israel's defense minister declares a "new phase" of war as Hezbollah officials and Lebanon's state media say explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices.
Politics Jul 11 Hungary’s nationalist leader visiting Trump in Florida after NATO summit Hungary’s nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is travelling to Florida to meet with Donald Trump following a NATO summit in Washington.
World Jul 05 Hungary’s Orbán visits Putin in Moscow, drawing backlash from some European leaders Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Moscow on Friday for a rare meeting by a European leader with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed peace proposals for Ukraine, which triggered condemnation from Kyiv and some European leaders and officials.
World May 15 Who is Robert Fico, the populist Slovak prime minister wounded in a shooting? Having previously served twice as prime minister, from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2018, the 59-year-old's third term made him the longest-serving head of government in Slovakia's history.
World Feb 26 Hungary’s parliament ratifies Sweden’s bid to join NATO The Monday vote cleared Sweden's final hurdle after it first applied to join the alliance in May 2022.
Politics Feb 18 Hungarian government declines to meet U.S. senators seeking approval for Sweden’s NATO bid A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators has made an official visit to Hungary’s capital to call on the nationalist government to immediately approve Sweden’s request to join NATO. Hungary is the only one of NATO’s 31 members not to have…