WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko left the United States on Thursday buoyed by what she called positive talks with top U.S. officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, saying she found him to be supportive of her war-torn country. Svyrydenko told Reuters that she used the meeting with Bessent to hammer…
BUDAPEST, April 16 (Reuters) – Over 90 journalists from Hungarian state news agency MTI have demanded the immediate restoration of impartial news coverage following election winner Peter Magyar’s pledge to shake up state media, according to a letter obtained by Reuters. Magyar, whose centre-right TISZA party scored a landslide victory in Sunday’s elections, said his…
new video loaded: L.G.B.T.Q. Community Expresses Hesitancy About Hungary’s New Leader transcript Back transcript L.G.B.T.Q. Community Expresses Hesitancy About Hungary’s New Leader After years of anti-L.G.B.T.Q. policies, members of the queer community in Hungary were cautiously hopeful that Peter Magyar’s win over Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party could bring about change. “I would say definitely there…
By Justyna Pawlak and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST, April 12 (Reuters) – Hungarians vote https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary/elections/ on Sunday in an election https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungarys-election-could-end-orban-era-reshape-its-place-europe-2026-04-09/ that could end Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year hold on power, rattle Russia and send shockwaves through right-wing circles across the West, including U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House. Orban nL8N3ZL0R8, a eurosceptic nationalist, has…
new video loaded: Trump-Ally Orbán Trails in Polls Ahead of Hungary’s Election transcript Back transcript Trump-Ally Orbán Trails in Polls Ahead of Hungary’s Election After 16 years in power, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s party is trailing in most independent polls behind the opposition leader Peter Magyar as Sunday’s election draws nearer. “Hungary is a beautiful…
April 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has discussed with his advisers the option of removing some U.S. troops from Europe, a senior White House official told Reuters on Thursday. The internal deliberations come after Trump expressed his discontent with what he sees as NATO allies’ lack of action to help secure the Strait…
BUDAPEST, April 7 (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban offered last year to help Russian President Vladimir Putin “in any way”, such as by hosting a summit in Budapest to settle the war in Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported, citing the transcript of a phone call. A Hungarian government spokesman did not immediately respond to…
By Lili Bayer and Krisztina Than BRUSSELS/BUDAPEST, March 27 (Reuters) – Few EU leaders will miss Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban if he loses an April 12 election after he blocked key policies, including vital aid to Ukraine, but they don’t expect his rival – if elected – to fully reverse Budapest’s approach to Europe….
BUDAPEST, March 26 (Reuters) – Hungary’s opposition leader Peter Magyar called on the chief prosecutor late on Wednesday to launch a probe into what he called a state intelligence operation against his Tisza party, after a report by news site Direkt36 published this week. Speaking on the campaign trail, Magyar, whose party looks set to…
Late last year, as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen began her second term in office, a giant purple banner was draped over the side of the EU executive arm’s headquarters, declaring: “United for our Future, 2024-2029.” Its leaders will gather on Thursday to try to round off the year with a collective bang,…