Orban Seeks U.S. Exemption for Hungary on Russian Oil Sanctions

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban will seek to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to carve out an exemption for Hungary in the U.S. sanctions against Russia’s top oil firms. “We have to make the Americans understand this strange situation if...

Azerbaijani and Hungarian foreign ministers discuss strategic partnership in Samarkand-

Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó as part of his working visit to the city of Samarkand, Republic of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan...

Hungary to Seek Exemption From US Sanctions on Russian Oil, Orban Says

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough cease-fire deal in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on Oct. 13, 2025. Evan...

Hungary reports bird flu outbreak on farm, WOAH says

Paris: Hungary reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a fattening duck farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Friday, as Europe faces a swift seasonal upturn in the deadly disease. The spread of avian...

Embraer Starts Production Of Swedish Air Force's C-390 Millennium Fleet

It has been widely known that the Swedish Air Force is in the hunt for a C-130H replacement, and it has now moved to the procurement stage. Embraerformalized a sale of four C-390 Millennium airlifters to Sweden four weeks ago, with options for up...

Hungary-Built Lynx Prototype Paves Way for Ukrainian Production

The Hungarian-manufactured Lynx has proven itself. Ukraine is set to initiate its own production line with Rheinmetall’s support. Ukraine has officially chosen the Rheinmetall Lynx KF41 armoured infantry fighting vehicle, according to Defence...

Hungary’s Army Proves Strength and Readiness in Historic Adaptive Hussars Exercise

Hungary’s largest military exercise since the fall of communism, Adaptive Hussars 2025, has been successfully completed, Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky announced on Friday at the closing ceremony in Budapest. The minister described...

‘Turkish Path’ to help meet energy demand: Minister

Alparslan Bayraktar Imagine a country that has historically found itself as the epicenter of all that comes as a blessing and a curse. A country that has hosted many emperors, civilizations, kings and khalifates. A country that has blended,...

Chinese-Linked Hackers Exploit Windows Flaw to Spy on Belgian and Hungarian Diplomats

Researchers at Arctic Wolf Labs have discovered a cyber espionage campaign targeting European diplomatic entities in Hungary, Belgium and additional European nations. The activity was observed in September and October 2025 and attributed to...

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia Continue Ukrainian Imports Ban in Defiance of EU

EU headquarters in Brussels on Apr. 5, 2024. Virginia Mayo/The Canadian Press/AP Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia have continued their national bans on some Ukrainian agricultural imports in defiance of a new trade agreement between Kyiv and the...

COMMENT: Czechia economy powering ahead, Hungary’s economy stalls

Early third-quarter GDP figures from Central Europe point to a growing divergence between the region’s two largest economies outside Poland, with Czechia accelerating its recovery while Hungary continues to struggle, according to a note by Capital...

Brussels Plans to Take Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to Court over Ukrainian Import Bans

The European Commission has not ruled out the possibility of taking Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia to court for continuing their bans on Ukrainian agricultural imports. Commission Deputy Spokesperson Olof Gill told POLITICO Brussels on Thursday...

Press review: Slovakia joins Hungary and Czech bloc as South Korea eyes Northern Sea Route

MOSCOW, November 1. /TASS/. Donald Trump’s team advocates for the resumption of US nuclear tests; Slovakia signals readiness to join Hungary and Czech Republic in an anti-Ukraine EU bloc; and South Korea shows interest in renewed cooperation with...

US arms producers behind Budapest summit disruption — elder Musk

MOSCOW, November 1. /TASS/. US arms manufacturers are the ones who derailed the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Donald Trump in Budapest, Errol Musk, father of US entrepreneur Elon Musk, believes. Commenting on the...

Orbán to ask Trump for Hungary’s exemption from US sanctions targeting Russian oil

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on Friday his intention to discuss with US President Donald Trump potential exemptions for Hungary from the recently imposed sanctions targeting Russian oil. Prime Minister Orbán is scheduled to meet...

BYD, the Chinese car manufacturer that Musk mocked (and now fears)

BYD, the Chinese car manufacturer competing with Tesla to be the world’s leader in electric vehicles, has experienced a meteoric rise. Its ascent is of the kind that only seems possible in the technological fairytales so beloved by the leaders of...

The FBI in Budapest? Popular series returns to the Hungarian capital

Budapest has once again taken the spotlight in a major international production. The popular CBS series FBI: International returns for its fourth and final season, with the Hungarian capital playing a leading role in the story. The hit spin-off of...

Outrageous: Serbian border control makes Hungarian students undress and wait for hours

Hungarian university students were detained and humiliated at the Serbian border while travelling to Novi Sad to attend a memorial marking the first anniversary of last year’s tragic railway collapse. Disgusting attitude from Serbian border...

Breakthrough: unique Hungarian technology to protect Uzbeks from a nuclear disaster

Before the end of the year, an agreement is expected to be signed on the application of the unique Hungarian “dry cooling” technology in Uzbekistan’s upcoming nuclear power plant, announced Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade,...

Hungary reports bird flu outbreak on duck farm, WOAH says

PARIS (Reuters) -Hungary reported a first outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a farm this season, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Friday, as Europe faces a swift seasonal upturn in the deadly disease. The spread...