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Brazil's Bolsonaro requests court permission to accept Netanyahu's invite to Israel

Mar. 28, 2024 13:48 PM EDT

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has requested federal authorities return his passport and authorize travel to Israel so he can accept an event invitation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit in May, Bolsonaro’s lawyers said Thursday in a statement. ...

Does your dog understand when you say 'fetch the ball'? A new study in Hungary says yes

Mar. 28, 2024 13:26 PM EDT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Many dog owners believe their pets understand and respond not only to commands such as “sit” and “stay,” but also to words referring to their favorite objects. “Bring me your ball” will often result in exactly that. But science has had trouble...

People form a human chain around Slovakia's public broadcaster that government wants to take over

Mar. 27, 2024 15:16 PM EDT

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Protesters in Slovakia formed a human chain around the country's public television and radio building Wednesday in anger over a takeover plan by the government whose populist, pro-Russia prime minister recently labeled several private media outlets his enemies. ...

Former Hungarian insider releases audio he says is proof of corruption in embattled Orbán government

Mar. 27, 2024 00:17 AM EDT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A former Hungarian government insider turned critic released an audio recording on Tuesday that he says proves that top officials conspired to cover up corruption, the latest development in a scandal that has shaken Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's domination of the...

A major European nature protection plan stumbles at the final hurdle. 'How could we give that up?'

Mar. 25, 2024 12:54 PM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — A major European Union plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc and fight climate change was indefinitely postponed Monday, underscoring how farmers' protests sweeping the continent have had a deep influence on politics. The deadlock on the bill, which...

4 killed and at least 8 injured after a rally car veers into spectators in Hungary

Mar. 24, 2024 12:01 PM EDT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A rally car veered off the road and crashed into a group of spectators in Hungary on Sunday, killing four and injuring several others, police said. The accident occurred during a race between the towns of Labatlan and Bajot near the Danube River in...

Hungary's Orbán congratulates Putin on widely criticized Russian election win

Mar. 22, 2024 06:03 AM EDT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his victory in an election whose outcome was never in doubt after systematic crackdowns on dissent. Orbán, widely seen as Putin's closest ally in the...

Hungary, Slovakia remain opposed to sending any arms to Ukraine to fight Russia's invasion

Mar. 21, 2024 08:27 AM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — Four Central European countries remain deeply divided over how to resolve Russia's war against Ukraine, their foreign ministers said Thursday. The foreign ministers from the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia met Thursday and discussed a Czech plan to...

Schumer's rebuke of Netanyahu shows the long, fragile line the US and allies walk on interference

Mar. 16, 2024 11:09 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Israeli officials were quick to express outrage after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza and called for Israel to hold new elections. They accused the Democratic leader of...

Hungary's Orbán rails against the EU and 'the Western world' in a speech on a national holiday

Mar. 15, 2024 13:23 PM EDT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sought to mobilize support for his brand of right-wing populism in a holiday speech on Friday, urging his spectators to help him “occupy Brussels” in European Union elections this summer. Orbán’s address,...