Hungary has temporarily detained seven Ukrainians working for a state bank and seized armored vehicles full of cash, setting off a sharp dispute with Kyiv.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó for talks in Moscow.
Hungary is threatening to block new EU sanctions on Russia and slow EU help for Ukraine until Russian oil deliveries resume.
The home that World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg lived in during his freshman year at the University of Michigan is set to be moved across campus on Saturday.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says his country will challenge the European Union's plan to end Russian energy imports in court.
Writer David Szalay has won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction with his novel “Flesh,” the story of an ordinary man’s life over several decades.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says his country has received an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian energy after a meeting in the White House with President Donald Trump.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is visiting President Donald Trump in the White House on Friday.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán plans to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to exempt Hungary from new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil when he visits Washington next week.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has celebrated his country's role as the host for upcoming talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Hungary remains firm in maintaining its supplies of Russian oil and gas, even as the European Union accelerates efforts to cut Russian energy imports.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says Hungary will keep buying fossil fuels from Russia despite demands from President Donald Trump.
Hungary plans to designate antifa as a terrorist organization, following a similar announcement by U.S. President Trump.
Lewis Hamilton wants to rediscover the joy of driving a Formula 1 car for Ferrari in a difficult first season with the Italian team.
A day after calling himself “useless,” Lewis Hamilton said he’s facing issues “in the background” after another difficult Formula 1 race.
Lando Norris beat his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri by less than a second to win the Hungarian Grand Prix in a tense finish.
Lewis Hamilton called himself “absolutely useless” and suggested Ferrari should change drivers after he qualified 12th for the Hungarian Grand Prix, with teammate Charles Leclerc on pole.
A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court has reported Hungary to the court’s oversight organization for failing to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visited Budapest in April.
Members of the Irish-language rap group Kneecap have been banned from entering Hungary ahead of their scheduled performance at the popular Sziget Festival.
A large majority of European Union countries are demanding that Hungary revise a new law that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities.
Around 10,000 protesters have gathered in Hungary's capital to oppose a bill by the country's right-wing government that critics say targets free speech and independent media.
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party is introducing a bill that would allow the government to monitor, restrict, and penalize organizations it deems a threat to national sovereignty.
Judges at the International Criminal Court have asked Hungary to explain why it failed to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visited Budapest earlier this month.
Hungary’s parliament has passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has announced his intention to withdraw his country from the International Criminal Court.
Hungary was never fully committed to the International Criminal Court, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said a day after announcing plans to withdraw from the international body.
For the second time in a month, all European Union nations but Hungary signed a joint statement Thursday backing Ukraine.
Hungary has passed a new anti-LGBTQ+ law that bans Pride events and allows authorities to use facial recognition software to identify those attending the festivities.
European Union leaders are trumpeting their endorsement of a plan to free up hundreds of billions of euros to inject into their defense budgets.
What do a wedding necklace, Polish savory dumplings and a photo of Hungary’s first astronaut have in common.
The European Union has agreed to prolong for 6 months a raft of sanctions aimed at depriving Russia of funds to finance its war against Ukraine.
Hungary wants the European Union to intervene in a gas dispute it has with Ukraine, a potential sign of friction in the bloc’s upcoming discussions over renewing sanctions against Russia.
Formula 1 drivers could be suspended from racing or lose championship points for swearing or making political statements under new rules.
A senior Hungarian government official close to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was on Tuesday hit with U.S. sanctions for his alleged involvement in corruption in Hungary.
Hungary has given political asylum to a Polish opposition politician who is wanted on suspicions of corruption.
Hungary’s foreign minister is criticizing U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to authorize Ukraine to use missiles supplied by Washington to strike deeper inside Russia.
Hungary's prime minister is predicting that Donald Trump's new administration will abandon U.S. support for Ukraine.
Around 50 European leaders have reassessed their trans-Atlantic relations at a special summit in Budapest, in the hope that Donald Trump's second U.S. presidency will avoid the strife and political pitfalls of his first.
An activist and municipal councilor for a Hungarian opposition party disrupted a news conference in the French city of Strasbourg, as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was laying out plans for Hungary’s presidency of the European Union.
One of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s closest aides is facing backlash over statements he made suggesting that Hungary, unlike Ukraine, would not have defended itself against a Russian invasion.
The mother of the woman whose company was linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria says her daughter has received threats and been advised by the Hungarian secret services not to talk to media.
The company linked to the manufacture of the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria is based in a duplex in a quiet neighborhood of the Hungarian capital.
The European Union has begun the process of clawing back hundreds of millions of euros in funds meant to go Hungary.
Former President Donald Trump has praised Hungary's autocratic leader, further fanning concerns that Trump embraces anti-democratic forces around the world.
Hungary’s anti-immigrant government is signaling that it is serious about implementing a plan to provide asylum seekers free one-way travel to Brussels.
As soon as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán assumed Hungary's presidency of the European Union in July, one thing was clear: he increasingly stands for everything the EU opposes.
Some European Union leaders are protesting what they see as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s misuse of the bloc’s rotating presidency by boycotting a meeting hosted by Hungary.
The European Commission says that the commission president and other top EU officials will boycott informal meetings hosted by Hungary while the country holds the EU’s rotating presidency.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made a Trumpian vow to “Make Europe Great Again” during his country’s six-month presidency of the European Union.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has visited Moscow for a rare meeting by a European leader with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed peace proposals for Ukraine.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made his first visit to neighboring Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has presented a new alliance with Austria’s far-right Freedom Party and the main Czech opposition party, which hopes to attract other partners and become the biggest right-wing group in the European Parliament.
When Hungary takes over the helm of the European Union on July 1, many politicians in Brussels will have the same thing on their minds: whether populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will use the role to further his reputation as the bloc’s main spoiler.
Officials in Slovakia say that a train traveling from the Czech capital of Prague to the Hungarian capital of Budapest collided with a bus in southern Slovakia, leaving at least seven people dead and five injured.
Hungary’s populist government says its presidency of the European Union will be held under the motto “Make Europe Great Again.”.
A crowd of tens of thousands has gathered in Hungary’s capital in a show of strength behind Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is pushing back against some NATO proposals that would allow Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike targets within Russia.
Hungary’s top diplomat has visited Belarus for talks on expanding ties despite the European Union’s sanctions against the country.
A rising political newcomer in Hungary is seeking to capitalize on a scandal that rocked the party of the country's long-serving prime minister, Viktor Orbán, and a slumping economy to challenge the leader in upcoming European Union elections and beyond.
Most countries in the European Union are making efforts to “de-risk” their economies from perceived threats posed by China.
Hungary and China have signed agreements to deepen their economic and cultural cooperation during a visit to the Central European country by Chinese President Xi Jinping, a trip meant to solidify China’s economic footprint in the region.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will spend most of his five-day tour in Europe this week in two small countries at the continent’s eastern half.
Ukraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping's first trip to Europe in five years, which starts in France on Monday.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will visit former President Donald Trump next week at Mar-a-Lago, according to a person briefed on the plans.
The prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia says the four Central European countries are deeply divided over Russia's war against Ukraine and how to resolve the conflict.
A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators has made an official visit to Hungary’s capital to call on the nationalist government to immediately approve Sweden’s request to join NATO.
Hungary’s long-serving government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces a rare political crisis after the president resigned amid public anger over her pardoning of a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case.
Hundreds of antifascist activists have gathered in Hungary’s capital to oppose an annual commemoration held by far-right groups.
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan says he and his NATO counterparts have cautioned Hungary against further delaying Sweden’s membership in the military alliance.
Lawmakers from the party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have boycotted an emergency session of parliament where a vote was scheduled to place Sweden’s bid to join NATO on the legislative agenda.
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are urging Hungary to immediately ratify Sweden’s application to join NATO.
Leaders of the 27 European Union countries have sealed a deal to provide Ukraine with 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in support for its war-ravaged economy after Hungary dropped weeks of threats to veto the measure.
European Union leaders at a summit on Thursday will focus on the one member state blocking a 50-billion-euro ($54 billion) war support package for Ukraine: Hungary, the country in the bloc with the closest ties to Russia.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has long accused Ukraine's government of violating the rights of an ethnic Hungarian community in western Ukraine.
A years-long diplomatic conflict between Ukraine and Hungary took a step toward resolution during a meeting between their foreign ministers, but no breakthrough was reached on Hungary’s blocking of a crucial European Union financial aid package for Kyiv.
Swedish media say Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has agreed to meet with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán, who invited Kristersson to Budapest to discuss Sweden’s accession into NATO.
After Turkey ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Monday, Hungary became the last member of the military alliance not to have issued its approval.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter to his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, inviting him to Budapest to discuss Sweden’s accession into the NATO military alliance.
Sweden edged closer toward joining NATO after the Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee greenlighted a protocol for the Nordic country’s membership in the military alliance.
One of the world’s largest electrical vehicle manufacturers, China’s BYD, will open its first European EV production factory in Hungary, the country’s foreign minister said on Friday.
Hungary's prime minister says he'll have plenty of opportunities in the future to interrupt Ukraine’s process of joining the European Union despite the latest, historic decision to move forward with bringing Kyiv into the bloc.
Pressure is mounting on Hungary not to veto the start of European Union membership talks and the supply of economic aid to Ukraine at a pivotal EU summit this week.
Hungary is set to receive 900 million euros ($981 million) in European Union money despite the Hungarian prime minister's attempts to scupper the bloc's support for Ukraine.
A countrywide billboard campaign that flooded the streets of Hungary this week takes aim at the head of the European Union’s executive, Ursula von der Leyen.