The UK will co-host an international summit of more than 40 nations this week to discuss how to safeguard shipping through the strait of Hormuz when the Iran conflict finally comes to an end.Keir Starmer has......
In a small plaza facing Budapest’s Nyugati train station, Gabor, 40, confessed that he was very, very hungover.“I partied all night,” he said, laughing. “It was crazy, I thought Fidesz was going to win. Now......
Hungary’s prime minister-elect, Péter Magyar, has pledged to pursue those who “plundered, looted, betrayed, indebted and ruined” his country, promising “a new era” after a landslide election victory over his......
Hungarian PM-elect Péter Magyar on Monday urged parliament to convene quickly to form a new government, aiming for a 5 May handover, and outlined priorities including EU funds, the eurozone, Ukraine, Russia, and migration. Here are some key takeaways from his press conference....
My friend Peter Duncan, who has died aged 72, was a senior lecturer at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at University College London, where he was an expert in contemporary Russian politics......
In Brussels, the relief was palpable after the defeat of Viktor Orbán, the EU leader who recently declared himself at Vladimir Putin’s service. For the EU, Péter Magyar’s victory was all the sweeter, as......
At his first press conference after being elected Prime Minister of Hungary, Péter Magyar said on Monday that the country will continue seeking the cheapest energy sources, including from Russia. His statement appear to clash with earlier pledges to phase out Russian energy imports by 2035....
Outgoing PM Viktor Orbán had largely centred his electoral campaign on Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, blaming Kyiv for the Druzhba pipeline blockade to accusations of meddling in Hungarian elections. Will things change with Magyar in power?...
Disinformation analysts identified new tactics ahead of last weekend's polls, including fabricated news stories tailored to propaganda narratives, private Facebook groups used to spread party messaging and signs of Russian interference....
Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar has accused outgoing Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó of shredding confidential sanctions-related documents at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, citing insider sources during a press conference in Budapest on Monday. The ministry has not yet responded....
Péter Magyar, the expected future Hungarian prime minister, won the general election in a landslide, unseating outgoing Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power and raising questions about whether Budapest will move away from Russian energy....
Péter Magyar’s resounding election victory brings an end to 16 years of rightwing populist rule under Viktor Orbán. But the effects of that win are likely to be felt well beyond Hungary’s borders, from......
"There's much work to be done, as Hungary is coming back to the European path," Ursula von der Leyen in the wake of Péter Magyar's resounding victory. Here are the most important files currently blocked....
Portuguese-Spanish film director and artist Ana Pérez-Quiroga focuses on her mother's memories in her documentary, 'What House Are You From? The film delves into the life of Angelita who was taken from Spain to the then Soviet Union at the age of four, during the civil war....
Tony Abbott has likened Viktor Orbán to “[Donald] Trump with brains” and labelled him Hungary’s “greatest modern leader”, as the future of his work for the ousted leader’s pet thinktank hangs in the......
In a letter addressed to the president of the Venice Biennale, the European Commission has threatened to freeze €2 million to the cultural institution in response to the reopening of the Russian pavilion....
In Budapest, thousands gathered along the Danube and near Parliament as early results confirmed victory for Magyar’s Tisza party. Celebrations continued late into the night in districts across the capital,......
Péter Magyar's stunning electoral win is instilling hope that critical EU support to Ukraine blocked by the Orbán government could be unlocked. But officials also warn the new government faces a huge challenge in undoing democratic backsliding and tapping into frozen EU funds....
Good morning. The people of Hungary are waking up in an unfamiliar political landscape – one in which Viktor Orbán, who has served as prime minister since 2010, is stepping aside after defeat to Péter Magyar,......
A ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine to mark the Orthodox Easter formally expired on Monday, with both sides having accused each other of thousands of violations, despite a lull in Russian air raids. The......
