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Rival rallies mark start of Hungary’s election season as Orban faces his strongest challenger yet
Collage of Viktor Orban (L), Hungarian prime minister, and Peter Magyar (R), leader of the TISZA Party, in Budapest, Hungary, on Oct. 23, 2025. (Balint Szentgallay / NurPhoto via Getty Images, collage: The Kyiv Independent) Hungarian election...
Hungary intends to circumvent EU bans on oil, gas supplies from Russia — Orban
BUDAPEST, October 24. /TASS/. Hungary will try to circumvent the European Union’s bans on oil and gas supplies from Russia and will continue to fight this decision, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is taking part in the EU summit in...
Orbán: Hungary Planning to ‘Circumvent’ Trump Sanctions on Russia
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview on Friday that his country was not planning to abide by President Donald Trump’s recent sanctions imposed on the Russian oil industry and was studying ways to “circumvent” them. The U.S....
Experts: Massive austerity measures expected if Fidesz stays in power; if not, real change will take time in Hungary
If Fidesz remains in power after next April’s election, Hungary can expect significant economic austerity measures, warned economist and former central bank governor György Surányi at the Forbes Money Summit conference. According to him,...
Hungary's Orbán and Magyar hold competing rallies before 2026 election
By Jerry Fisayo-Bambi with AP Published on 24/10/2025 - 8:09 GMT+2 •Updated 9:16 Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians filled the streets of Budapest on Thursday in competing demonstrations, as supporters of the country’s two main...
Hungary: Can Viktor Orbán Be Unseated?
154As Hungary braces for a pivotal election in early 2026, the long-time premier Viktor Orbán finds himself facing perhaps his biggest challenge in a decade-and-a-half: not just from the opposition, but from the electoral context he shaped...
A key feature is returning to the Revolut app in Hungary!
Revolut is set to relaunch its cryptocurrency services in Hungary soon, after obtaining a MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) licence in Cyprus. The decision is particularly significant for Hungarian users, as the fintech giant was forced to...
Bill proposed in Hungary could require priests to violate seal of confession
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2025 / 06:00 am Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Bill proposed in Hungary could require priests to violate seal of confession The Permanent Council of the...
Hungary working on how to circumvent U.S. sanctions on Russian oil companies -PM Orban
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary is working on finding a way to circumvent U.S. sanctions on Russian oil companies, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday, without giving details but giving no indication that he planned to defy the restrictions....
Trump’s U-turn in Budapest signals hardening Western line on Moscow
The recent flurry of diplomatic theatre, culminating in President Donald Trump’s abrupt cancellation of a proposed meeting with Vladimir Putin in Budapest and the accompanying US pressure on Moscow, has brought into focus a brittle equilibrium in...
Samdech Khuon Sudary Leads High-Level Parliamentary Delegation to Hungary
AKP Phnom Penh, October 24, 2025 -- Samdech Maha Rathsapheathika Thipadei Khuon Sudary, President of the National Assembly of Cambodia, led a high-level parliamentary delegation to pay an official and friendly visit to Hungary on Thursday evening,...
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Trump Is Ukraine’s Only Hope for Peace
As the White House ramps up pressure on Moscow to end the war in Ukraine, supporters of peace negotiations hope that a previously announced Trump–Putin summit in Budapest remains in the offing. One person who thinks it does is Hungary’s Foreign...
Orban: Hungary is looking for ways to circumvent US sanctions against Russian oil
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said his government is working on "ways to circumvent" US sanctions against Russian energy companies. On October 22, the US imposed sanctions on Russia's two largest oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil, the...
Location Of Putin’s Billions Revealed: ‘Belgium Scared, Hungary Says No’ | Tusk Cautions NATO Allies
Donald Trump’s ‘Russian Oil Ultimatum’ To India: White House Says Delhi Obeyed, India Denies Shift A diplomatic storm is brewing after the White House claimed India reduced Russian oil imports following a “request” from President Donald Trump. The...
UK and EU Continue with Pro-Ukraine War Stance against Russia (Hungary)
UK and EU Continue with Pro-Ukraine War Stance against Russia (Hungary) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Over the past year, the armed forces of the Russian Federation, together with pro-Russian regional allies in...
Putin Aide 'ROASTS' Zelensky After Trump Dumps Hungary Summit: 'Hard To Cancel Something Not...'
Donald Trump’s ‘Russian Oil Ultimatum’ To India: White House Says Delhi Obeyed, India Denies Shift A diplomatic storm is brewing after the White House claimed India reduced Russian oil imports following a “request” from President Donald Trump. The...
Refineries Blasts NATO's Punishment of Hungary and Romania for Ties With Russia
https://sputnikglobe.com/20251024/refineries-blasts-natos-punishment-of-hungary-and-romania-for-ties-with-russia-1123010397.html Refineries Blasts NATO's Punishment of Hungary and Romania for Ties With Russia Refineries Blasts NATO's Punishment of...
Russia-US summit in Budapest not disrupted, its dates still undecided — Kremlin
MOSCOW, October 24. /TASS/. A planned summit in Budapest between the Russian and US presidents has not been canceled as there are still no agreements regarding the date to hold this event, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on...
Hungary will not send its citizens to die for Ukraine on orders from EU — Orban
BUDAPEST, October 23. /TASS/. Hungary will not agree to send its soldiers to die in the Ukrainian conflict on orders from Brussels, Budapest supports a peaceful resolution, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. "The day of the Budapest...