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Hungary's foreign minister hints that Budapest will continue blocking EU military aid to Ukraine
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s foreign minister on Wednesday said that his government wants guarantees from Kyiv that a Hungarian bank, recently removed from a Ukrainian list of sponsors of Russia’s war, will not be placed back on that list in the future — a sign that Budapest may not...
Hungary's Orbán casts doubt on European Union accession talks for Ukraine
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán cast doubt Friday on the prospect of the European Union beginning negotiations any time soon for Ukraine to join the bloc, saying it was unrealistic to launch the accession process with a country that's at war. ...
Prime Minister Orbán says Hungary is in no rush to ratify Sweden's NATO bid
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Monday that his country is in no hurry to ratify Sweden's bid to join NATO, suggesting the Nordic country could face further delays in becoming a member of the military alliance. Speaking during the opening...
Tucker Carlson erupts into Argentina's presidential campaign with Javier Milei interview
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentinian presidential candidate Javier Milei railed against socialism and praised Donald Trump in an interview with U.S. host Tucker Carlson that has underlined how global attention is focusing on Argentina since Milei emerged as the frontrunner in the country's...
Police round up migrants in Serbia and report finding weapons in raid of a border area with Hungary
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Police in Serbia said they rounded up hundreds of migrants and found automatic weapons during a raid Tuesday along the border with Hungary, the location of frequently reported clashes between groups of smugglers exploiting the hardship of people trying to reach Western...
Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh may soon add another role to her resume: Olympic committee member
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Oscar-winning Michelle Yeoh was proposed Friday to be a member of the International Olympic Committee. Yeoh, who won an Academy Award for best actress this year for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” was among eight potential...
Hungary's transportation minister gets sharp criticism for comments praising Nazi-allied WWII leader
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A senior government official in Hungary came under sharp criticism Wednesday for praising the country's World War II-era leader, an ally of Nazi Germany who is believed to have imposed Europe's first anti-Jewish laws of the 20th century, as an exceptional head of state...
Hungary's Orbán urges US to 'call back Trump' to end Ukraine war in Tucker Carlson interview
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a sprawling interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the only path to ending the war in Ukraine would be the reelection of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency. In the interview, posted Wednesday...
George Soros' Open Society Foundations intend to cut programs in Europe, worrying grantees
Open Society Foundations plan to significantly curtail their work in Europe and lay off much of their staff on the continent, the foundations' leaders told staff in Berlin, according to an internal email and several current employees, who say the decision is painful and perplexing. ...
How Trump's attacks on prosecutors build on history of using racist language and stereotypes
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s aggressive response to his fourth criminal indictment in five months follows a strategy he has long used against legal and political opponents: relentless attacks, often infused with language that is either overtly racist or is coded in ways that appeal to...
