World Mar 27 Hungarian parliament approves Finland’s bid to join NATO Hungary's parliament has approved Finland's bid to join NATO, ending months of delays and bringing the Nordic country one step closer to becoming a full member of the Western military alliance.
World Mar 16 Hungary pressures EU by delaying Finland, Sweden NATO vote Nearly a year after Sweden and Finland officially applied to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, their admission into the military alliance remains unresolved because two NATO members — Turkey and Hungary — still haven't approved their bids.
World Feb 12 Turkey investigates building contractors as earthquake deaths rise past 33,000 Turkish authorities are targeting contractors allegedly linked with buildings that collapsed in the powerful Feb. 6 earthquakes as rescuers found more survivors in the rubble Sunday in the disaster that killed over 33,000 people.
World Feb 11 Survivors still being found as earthquake death toll tops 28,000 in Turkey, Syria Five days after two powerful earthquakes hours apart caused thousands of buildings to collapse, killing more than 28,000 people and leaving millions homeless, rescuers were still pulling unlikely survivors from the ruins — one of them just 7 months old.
World Feb 10 Rescue of survivors in Turkey offer moments of reprieve from devastating quake Rescuers pulled several people alive from the shattered remnants of buildings after a catastrophic earthquake slammed Turkey and Syria.
World Oct 18 Ukrainians prepare for winter amid Russian strikes on power plants As temperatures drop below freezing in eastern Ukraine, those who haven’t already fled from the heavy fighting and months of Russian occupation are now facing a brutal winter.
World Oct 09 Putin accuses Kyiv of ‘terrorist act’ in response to Crimea bridge blast Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called the attack that damaged the huge bridge connecting Russia to its annexed territory of Crimea “a terrorist act” masterminded by Ukrainian special services.
World Oct 09 More Russian missiles slam Ukrainian apartments, killing 13 in Zaporizhzhia The overnight Russian missile strikes on the city of Zaporizhzhia brought down part of a large apartment building, leaving at least a dozen people dead.
World Sep 22 Hungary creates public poll to gauge support of EU sanctions on Russia BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s governing party says it wants to poll the country’s citizens on whether they support European Union sanctions imposed against Russia over its war in Ukraine.
World Sep 17 Hungary faces financial reckoning with EU over corruption charges Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is facing a reckoning with the EU, which appears set to impose financial penalties on his government over corruption concerns and alleged rule-of-law violations that could cost Budapest billions and cripple its already ailing economy.