Vance tries to boost ailing MAGA ally ahead of Hungary election

The U.S. vice president was the star attraction at a rally for Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian prime minister who is trailing in ...

A Hidden Russian Hand in Hungary’s Election? Actually, It’s Quite Open.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made hostility to Ukraine a centerpiece of his campaign. Moscow seems determined to repay the ...
Daily News Hungary

Huge fire erupts at plastic processing plant near Budapest: thick black smoke seen

Huge fire at a plastic processing plant in Szigethalom sent thick black smoke over the town on Friday morning: ...
THE WEEK

The untold story behind The Grand Budapest Hotel's 'Boy with Apple'

The plot of Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel hinges on a single, much-discussed painting: "Boy with Apple," a Renaissance masterpiece by the artist Johannes Van Hoytl the Younger. ("The rest of ...
Euronews

Civil organisations rally in Budapest to mark four years of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Civil organisations rally in Budapest to mark four years of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Around 200 people are thought to have attended the event. Civil organizations held a demonstration ...
PBS

Rubio boosts Orbán's bid for another term during Budapest visit

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — U.S. 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 ...
Politico Europe

Budapest mayor fined for organizing banned Pride march

Hungarian prosecutors said they are bringing charges against Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony over his role in organizing a pride rally last June in the Hungarian capital, which authorities had ...
The Guardian

Budapest mayor charged over his calls for people to defy Hungary’s Pride ban

Gergely Karácsony urged people to take to streets in June in pushback against Orbán government’s attack on rights Prosecutors in Hungary have filed charges against the progressive mayor of Budapest, ...
Al Jazeera English

Hungary charges Budapest mayor for allowing banned pride march

Hungarian prosecutors have charged Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony over his role in arranging last year’s gay pride march in the capital city, which attracted hundreds of thousands of people despite ...
The Washington Post

Hungary announces charges against Budapest mayor over Pride events

Hungarian prosecutors on Wednesday leveled charges against Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony for permitting an LGBTQ+ pride march to go ahead last year despite a ban imposed by Prime Minister Viktor ...
CNN

Hungarian prosecutors charge Budapest mayor over role in banned LGBTQ+ march

Hungarian prosecutors have filed charges against the mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karácsony, for his role in organizing the city’s 30th annual LGBTQ+ Pride event despite a controversial ban, the mayor’s ...
Euronews

Budapest's credit rating falls to 'junk' as funding row with Orbán government deepens

The City of Budapest has been downgraded to "junk" rating by Moody’s and placed on review for further cuts, a move that could increase borrowing costs as the liberal mayor led capital butts heads with ...