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Rubio bolsters Hungary's far-right leader days after push to mend U.S. ties in Europe

By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev

America’s top diplomat traveled to Hungary and endorsed that country’s far-right prime minister, who is seeking his fifth straight term in office. Viktor Orban has cracked down on the media, civil society and weakened judicial independence in Hungary. He also…

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Rubio boosts Orbán's bid for another term during Budapest visit

By Matthew Lee, Justin Spike, Associated Press

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday enthusiastically endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's bid to serve a fifth straight term after upcoming elections in April.

Budapest's liberal mayor charged for organizing banned Pride event

By Justin Spike, Associated Press

Authorities in Hungary on Wednesday filed charges against Budapest's liberal mayor over his role in organizing a banned LGBTQ+ Pride event in the capital last year.

EU enlargement chief says Ukraine's membership 'inevitable' despite Hungary's objections

By Derek Gatopoulos, Evgeniy Maloletka, Associated Press

Ukraine hopes to join the bloc by the end of the decade and remains frustrated that its path to NATO membership looks uncertain.

Hungary's Orbán seeks more Russian oil and gas at talks with Putin in Moscow

By Justin Spike, Associated Press

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Friday, once again shunning efforts by his European Union partners to isolate Moscow over its invasion of neighboring Ukraine nearly four years ago.

WATCH: Trump meets with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the White House

By Chris Megerian, Justin Spike, Associated Press

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday his country has received an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian energy after a meeting in the White House with President Donald Trump.

Putin expected to meet Trump in Hungary despite ICC arrest warrant for Russia's president

By Mike Corder, Associated Press

Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to Hungary soon for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on ending the war in Ukraine — despite the Russian leader facing an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.

Russians and Ukrainians expect no major breakthrough at planned Trump-Putin summit

By Associated Press

People in Russia and Ukraine are not expecting major breakthroughs in ending their war at an upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Czech Republic and allies break up Belarus KGB spy network across Europe

By Karel Janicek, Associated Press

The Czechs also expelled a Belarusian agent operating as a diplomat and gave the person 72 hours to leave.

Budapest mayor questioned by police for organizing banned LGBTQ+ Pride event

By Justin Spike, Associated Press

The Pride march in Budapest on June 28 was the largest event of its kind in the country's history, according to organizers, despite Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government earlier passing an anti-LGBTQ+ law that banned such events.