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Once viewed as MAGA allies, some European nationalists distance themselves from Trump's Iran war

By Nicholas Riccardi, Justin Spike, Associated Press

Many are expressing open revulsion at the Iran war, rupturing relationships that were supposed to usher in a new international order.

WATCH: Vance speaks in Hungary on trip to help boost Orbán's reelection bid

By Justin Spike, Associated Press

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.

WATCH: Trump boasts he has 'very good record of endorsing' foreign leaders

By Associated Press

In one of many tangents, Trump used his speech at the Board of Peace meeting to reinforce his support for various foreign leaders who are facing or were recently facing a contested election in their country.

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.

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.

Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent

By Justin Spike, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that he has often praised.