Hungary
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A Chinese traditional music concert enchanted an audience of nearly 800 at the Romanian Athenaeum early this week, with melodies portraying the vibrant spirit of spring — high mountains, flowing waters, singing orioles and dancing swallows. The “2025 Happy Spring Festival” Chinese traditional music concert, performed by the Wenying Jiangnan Sizhu ensemble from Zhejiang Conservatory…
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A commemorative sheet of postage stamps celebrating the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, was unveiled on Tuesday at the China Cultural Center in Budapest, Hungary. The stamps were issued by the Hungarian Post in collaboration with the Chinese Embassy in Hungary, Hungary’s Ministry for National Economy, and the China Cultural…
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Viktor Orban says he’s still holding out hope that Russia and Ukraine may agree to a ceasefire and large-scale prisoner exchange before Orthodox Christmas. Hungary’s prime minister noted that Kyiv and Moscow were unlikely to reach such an agreement by Catholic Christmas, celebrated on 25 December. “Therefore, I will try to make it happen by…
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Viktor Orbán’s proposal for a quick ceasefire in Ukraine led to a rebuke by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who called it “nonsense and disharmony”. Viktor Orbán and Volodymyr Zelenskyy brought their long-simmering showdown to Budapest on Thursday with separate press conferences that laid bare their diametrically opposed visions on how to end the war in Ukraine. The…
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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary effectively endorsed Donald Trump for president in an interview and, on the eve of this week’s NATO summit, blasted the United States for having a “war policy” in Ukraine rather than a strategy for achieving peace. Orbán contrasted U.S. policy unfavorably with what he described as a credible “peace plan” from China. The Hungarian leader met…
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The White House has welcomed Hungary’s decision to ratify Sweden’s bid to join NATO. “We would like to welcome Sweden alongside Finland into the NATO alliance very, very soon,” spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said tonight. She went on to urge the Hungarian government to quickly complete the process to allow Sweden’s entry into NATO. Earlier today, Hungary’s…
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Hungarian opposition parties have submitted a motion calling for an extraordinary session of parliament to ratify Sweden’s application to join NATO on 5 February. Hungary is the only country in the 31-member Atlantic alliance yet to ratify Sweden’s application. Turkey completed its approval last week, some 20 months after Stockholm applied to join NATO following…
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Frustration among European Union member states is growing as Hungary holds up a new aid deal for Ukraine. A senior EU official said Budapest was making the process “more complicated” in an interview with Reuters. Hungary, along with a handful of other countries such as Turkey, has maintained close relations with Moscow despite the EU’s…
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The deepening relationship between Russia and Hungary is causing ‘security concerns, the US ambassador to Budapest told RFE/RL The ambassadors to Hungary of NATO countries have held an unscheduled meeting amid concerns about a recent encounter between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Beijing, the US state-run media outlet Radio…
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Liverpool’s latest signing, Dominik Szoboszlai, has said he is excited to be given the No. 8 jersey because he is a fan of England legend Steven Gerrard, who donned the shirt for the Reds. The Hungarian midfielder joined Liverpool from German Bundesliga side RB Leipzig in a €60 million deal on Sunday. Shortly after arriving…
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In the corridors of power in Stockholm and Helsinki, the champagne is on ice. After just three months, 28 out of 30 NATO states have ratified the treaty changes in their national parliaments that would approve membership for Finland and Sweden; while 24 nations have already deposited the new paperwork in Washington. But there are…
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The 1954 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match was nicknamed “The Battle of Berne.” It was contested between Hungary and Brazil on 27 June 1954 at the Wankdorf Stadium in Berne, Switzerland. Both teams were known for their attacking play and prior to the game, Brazil had scored six goals in their two group stage matches…
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Zsa Zsa Gabor, a celebrated Hollywood star has died at the age of 99. The Hungarian-American actress spent her last five years on life support. She enjoyed a total of nine marriages and had just two months left before her 100th birthday. The following is a list of her marriages: Burhan Asaf Belge (1937 –…
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