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Hungarian Jews remember Holocaust tragedy 80 years after liberation of Auschwitz
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, in which nearly half a million Hungarian Jews lost their lives at the hands of the Nazis, Tamás Léderer still can't shake the sense that the world hasn't learned from the horrors of the 20th...
EU prolongs its Russia sanctions for 6 months after Hungary lifts its objections
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed a 6-month extension Monday for a raft of sanctions aimed at depriving Russia of funds to finance its war against Ukraine after Hungary lifted its objections to the move. The sanctions target trade, finance, energy, technology, industry,...
Hungary wants the EU to intervene in a gas dispute with Ukraine
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday said he wants the European Union to intervene in a gas dispute his country has with Ukraine, a potential sign of friction in the bloc's upcoming discussions over renewing sanctions against Russia. Speaking...
Then and now: What has changed as Trump returns to the White House
NEW YORK (AP) — When Donald Trump arrived in Washington in 2017 just before his first inauguration, he was a stranger to most in town. As the only president in history without prior experience in public office or the military, it was unclear how he would govern. Not this time. ...
Hungarian minister sanctioned by US 'strengthened' by the penalty, Prime Minister Orbán says
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Sanctions issued by the United States last week against a powerful Hungarian official with close ties to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have “strengthened” that official's standing within the populist government, Orbán said Friday. Speaking on state...
