Heroes’ Square opens onto the sprawling City Park, or Városliget in Hungarian ( liget means “grove”). Like the subway system, ...

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is turning to a familiar boogeyman on the campaign trail: the war in Ukraine, and the ...

That quiet moment would follow Andor Paposi-Jobb across continents and decades — through war, escape and a lifetime devoted to art. Now, at age 92, the Emlenton artist is prepar ...

Although Ukraine learned from Hungary’s experience following the Soviet troops’ suppression of the 1956 uprising in Budapest, the memory of that event no longer exists in Hungary itself. This was ...

Quite simply the greatest upset in World Cup final history. In the group stage at the 1954 World Cup, West Germany were hammered 8-3 by the great Hungarian team of Ferenc Puskas and Sandor Kocsis.

Viktor Orban has long been pro-Russia. Now, there are signs that the Kremlin is working to secure his reelection and turning Hungary’s election into a referendum on whether voters want to be closer to ...

Péter Magyar urged supporters to remain vigilant ahead of the country’s pivotal parliamentary elections next month. Photo: Facebook/Péter Magyar Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar has sharply ...

THE BRIDGE AT ANDAU (270 pp.)—James A. Michener— Random House ($3.50). Through World War II (Tales of the South Pacific) and Korea (The Bridges at Toko-Ri), James A. Michener kept his sense of gaiety ...

FILE PHOTO: Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition TISZA party, delivers a speech to mark the 69th anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, in Budapest, Hungary, October 23, 2025.

Budapest's Mayor Gergely Karacsony speaks during a joint demonstration organised by opposition parties during the celebrations of the 65th anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, in Budapest, ...

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