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Orban still prepping for Putin-Trump summit in Budapest
Photo: https://www.facebook.com/orbanviktor Preparations for the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Budapest are ongoing, but its dates have not been set, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday....

Trump-Putin Summit in Budapest Put on Indefinite Hold Amid Stalled Ukraine Diplomacy
Washington, D.C. – October 22, 2025 – In a swift reversal that underscores the fragility of U.S.-Russia relations, plans for a high-stakes summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, have been...

Hungary’s top diplomat warns of leaks, fake news ahead of Putin-Trump meeting
BUDAPEST, October 22. /TASS/. Many people want to prevent another meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Donald Trump, and until it takes place, numerous leaks and fake news stories will continue to appear, Hungarian...

Trump-Putin Budapest talks on hold, but Europe still on edge
News that a highly anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been put on hold will offer some relief to Ukraine's EU allies, who were left rattled by the prospect of the bloc's most...

Protest against abortion law amendments in Latvia
Around 250 people turned up for the picket. The protesters shouted various slogans. Protesters stressed that the decision to terminate a pregnancy should remain with the woman and that the State should not restrict her right to choose. Protesters...

Hungarian NA Speaker wraps up official visit to Vietnam
Hungary and Vietnam have agreed to continue increasing contacts and delegation exchanges at all levels, especially high-level ones, between their parties, states, governments, NAs, and peoples in order to further consolidate political trust and...

Hungarian NA Speaker wraps up official visit to Việt Nam
HÀ NỘI — Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of Hungary Kover Laszlo departed Hà Nội on October 22, concluding his successful official visit to Việt Nam from October 18 to 22, made at the invitation of Chairman of the Vietnamese NA Trần Thanh...

Will the real Jeromy Farkas please stand up? Calgary’s mayor-elect rides his new centrist identity to victory
Few politicians in Canada have rewritten their own public image quite like Calgary’s next mayor, Jeromy Farkas. Once cast as a brash populist firebrand who relished a fight at city hall and a constant thorn in then-mayor Naheed Nenshi’s side, he’s...

'Wasted meeting': Hungary summit between Trump and Putin canceled
President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was on hold because he didn't want it to be a “waste of time.” It was the latest twist in Trump's stop-and-go effort to resolve the war in Ukraine....

Trump doesn't want 'wasted meeting' with Putin; Budapest talks cancelled
Washington, Oct 22 (AP) President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was on hold because he did not want it to be a “waste of time.” It was the latest twist in Trump's stop-and-go effort to...

National Embarrassment: Georg Georgiev’s Hasty Pledge to Putin Backfires as Budapest Summit Plans Collapse
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georgy Georgiev has found himself at the center of public ridicule and political backlash after prematurely declaring that Bulgaria would grant Russian President Vladimir Putin permission to use Bulgarian airspace en...
BOX OFFICE: Hungarian Films Exceed 5.1m EUR Gross
BUDAPEST: Films supported by the National Film Institute - Hungary (NFI) were extremely successful in the first three quarters of 2025. Decade-long viewership and revenue records were broken in cinemas, while Hungarian productions won an...

US President Donald Trump Says India Reducing Russian Oil Purchases, PM Modi Acknowledges Call But Makes No Mention Of Oil
US President Donald Trump yet again claimed to have discussed with PM Modi about India's import of Russian oil. | File Pic Washington, DC: US President Donald Trump yet again claimed to have discussed with PM Modi about India's import of Russian...

FT: Inflation Higher in Hungary Than Any Other Country Over Past 5 Years – Why?
A new poll commissioned from the Publicus Institute by Népszava found that 52% of Hungarians primarily blame the government, Fidesz or Viktor Orbán’s economic policy for the rise in inflation, despite the government’s constant references to...

Hungary to expand energy cooperation with US — Szijjarto
BUDAPEST, October 21. /TASS/. Hungary will expand energy cooperation with the US, in particular in the use of nuclear energy, including the development and installation of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter...

Hungary’s MOL excludes external influence for fire at refinery
BUDAPEST, October 21. /TASS/. A strong fire at the Danube Refinery in Hungary occurred not because of a terrorist at, explosion or any targeted external influenced, said spokespersons of the Hungarian oil company MOL. "We did not record an...

Why Trump has cancelled his talks with Putin in Budapest
A lot can happen within six days. Ask Donald Trump. After raising hopes of possible peace for Ukraine last week when he announced that he would soon be meeting his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Hungary’s Budapest, the US president, on...

Extreme financial risks and Budapest as a talent hub: Morgan Stanley's global leader talks to us
Portfolio: In recent times, numerous risk factors have emerged, ranging from geopolitical tensions and the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on labor markets and technology, to climate change. As the Chief Risk Officer of a global...

Hungary to send another research astronaut to space
Hungary is planning to send another research astronaut, Gyula Cserényi, to the International Space Station, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, adding that Hungary had reaped great economic benefits from...

Wednesday briefing: Making sense of the Maccabi Tel Aviv saga, where law and disorder fumbled with fandom
Good morning. In the end, the decision that capped the controversy over the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending their away match against Aston Villa was taken not in Birmingham, or even Westminster – but Tel Aviv. On Monday night, a statement...