Viktor Orban
Viktor Orban, Hungary’s authoritarian leader and key Putin ally, calls Zelensky an ‘opponent’ after winning reelection
World
April 4, 2022
Viktor Orban, Hungary’s authoritarian leader and key Putin ally, calls Zelensky an ‘opponent’ after winning reelection
(CNN) – Hungary’s authoritarian leader and longtime Russian ally, Viktor Orban, has declared victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, clinching…
EU to Hungary’s Orban: Respect LGBT rights or leave
World
June 25, 2021
EU to Hungary’s Orban: Respect LGBT rights or leave
BRUSSELS, June 25 (Reuters) – Respect LGBT rights or leave the European Union, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told his…
Renowned Hungarian philosopher Agnes Heller dies at 90
World
July 21, 2019
Renowned Hungarian philosopher Agnes Heller dies at 90
Renowned Hungarian philosopher Agnes Heller, who taught political theory for 25 years in New York, has died at the age…
Facebook bars white nationalism, stepping up hate speech curbs
World
March 28, 2019
Facebook bars white nationalism, stepping up hate speech curbs
Facebook announced Wednesday it would ban praise or support for white nationalism and white separatism as part of a stepped-up…
Uproar over Poland comments lingers for Israel’s Netanyahu
Middle East
February 18, 2019
Uproar over Poland comments lingers for Israel’s Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — An off-hand comment by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Warsaw about Poland and the Holocaust looks…
Opposition lawmakers ejected from Hungary state TV after protest
World
December 17, 2018
Opposition lawmakers ejected from Hungary state TV after protest
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Security guards ejected two independent lawmakers from Hungary’s state television building after they tried to read…
Hungary’s ‘slave law’ passes, sparking protests in parliament and on the streets
World
December 14, 2018
Hungary’s ‘slave law’ passes, sparking protests in parliament and on the streets
(CNN) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday showed no signs of heeding US and European Union warnings…
Hungary sentences Syrian migrant to five years’ jail for border riot
World
September 20, 2018
Hungary sentences Syrian migrant to five years’ jail for border riot
SZEGED, Hungary (Reuters) – A Hungarian court sentenced a Syrian-Cypriot man to five years in prison on Thursday for…
Hungary’s Viktor Orban wins re-election, gets super majority
World
April 9, 2018
Hungary’s Viktor Orban wins re-election, gets super majority
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban easily won a third consecutive term Sunday and his Fidesz party was poised to regain…
In Hungary’s migrant vote, only the turnout is in doubt
World
September 18, 2016
In Hungary’s migrant vote, only the turnout is in doubt
On a recent evening on Hungary's border with Serbia, a fleet of police trucks raced along the dusty boundary.A heat…