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Hungary: Orban's latest hate campaign against Ukraine
Hungary has only just concluded a months-long campaign against Ukraine aimed at blocking it from joining the EU. The autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orban, and his political apparatus have been portraying their neighboring country as a mafia...

Hungary Demands Ukraine Officers Sanctioned for Killing EU Citizen
Hungary has formally requested that the Ukrainian army officers responsible for the death of a Hungarian (and thereby EU) citizen, who passed away in a hospital after being abused and severely beaten during conscription, be put on the EU human...

Hungary’s Oldest Library Races to Rescue Books From Hungry Beetles
Libraries are normally sanctuaries of calm and quiet, but one historic institution in Hungary has been flung into chaos by a destructive horde of uninvited guests: book-eating beetles. The establishment in question is the Pannonhalma Archabbey....

Fighting for trans rights 10 years on from Gender Recognition in Ireland
On July 15, 2015, the Gender Recognition Act was passed in Ireland, allowing some trans people to change their legal gender. 10 years on, as Ollie Bell notes, the milestone anniversary comes at a time of increased backlash against the community’s...

Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó: ‘Qatar is a friend of Hungary’
In the last few decades, Hungarian–Qatari relations have strengthened significantly in economic cooperation, playing a crucial role as peace brokers in global conflicts, combating terrorism and illegal migration, and advocating against religious...

Hungary Launches National Spacelab Network to Strengthen Space Research
A new alliance named the Hungarian Spacelab Network has officially been launched in Budapest, uniting nine universities, two government ministries, and the HUN-REN Research Network. The agreement marks a major step in Hungary’s ambition to become...

What NATO Countries Spend on Military, Health, and Education
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Emboldened by 'Trump Tornado', Hungary Hosts European Conference to Restore National Biblical Values
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Conservatives from around the world recently met in Budapest to encourage fellow Europeans to take back their countries in order to realign with their original biblical values. In the opening ceremony, participants sang the...

All Aboard for Murder on the Orient Express at Church Hill Theatre
Hercule Poirot (Howard Mesick) and Monsieur Bouc (Oric Geist) discuss the case. Church Hill Theatre is delighted to announce the cast for its September production of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. The script is an adaptation by...

Spaceflight ends with splashdown for astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A private spaceflight featuring the first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary came to a close Tuesday with a Pacific splashdown. Their SpaceX capsule undocked from the I nternational Space...

PM's Commissioner: More immigrants than emigrants in Hungary since 1995
Piroska Szalai, a commissioner for the prime minister, told public television on Monday that each year since 1995, more immigrants have arrived in Hungary than the number of people who left the country. Citing Eurostat figures, Szalai said that...

Provocation Planned in Budapest on Anniversary of Romanian Army’s 1919 Entry
Mihai Tîrnoveanu, President of the Calea Neamului Association The Calea Neamului Association will hold a commemoration ceremony in front of the Hungarian Parliament on August 3, marking the anniversary of the Romanian Army’s entry into Budapest on...

Private spaceflight ends with a Pacific splashdown for astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private spaceflight featuring the first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland… CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private spaceflight featuring the first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland...
Empowering Design Education: ARCH Jaipur’s Archana Surana Re-Elected to Global Cumulus Board
India, July 8 — Jaipur: Archana Surana, Founder and Director of ARCH College of Design & Business, Jaipur, has been re-elected to the 11-member Executive Board of the prestigious Cumulus Global Association of Art & Design Education and Research...

Establishment of Spacelab Network Marks New Era in Hungarian Space Research
An agreement has been reached between nine universities, two ministries, and the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network to establish a space industry network called the Hungarian Spacelab Network. The signing ceremony was held on Monday in Budapest....

Beetle infestation threatening thousands of ancient books in Hungary's oldest library
FILE - The Library of Archabbey Saint Martin. Pannonhalma Hungary. (Photo by: Martin Zwick/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are in jeopardy of being destroyed due to a beetle infestation. Books...

Uzbekistan, Hungary Take Major Step Forward In Nuclear Energy Collaboration
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 14. Uzatom Agency, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary and the Hungarian company MVM EGI Zrt., signed a protocol during an official visit by a Hungarian...
Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary head back to Earth after private space station mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station’s first visitors from India, Poland and Hungary headed back to Earth on Monday, wrapping up a private mission and catching a ride home with SpaceX. Their capsule undocked from the...

Hungary’s oldest library battles beetle infestation
Hungary’s 1,000-year-old Pannonhalma Archabbey is battling a severe beetle infestation threatening its historic library. Restoration teams are removing and disinfecting 100,000 books to preserve centuries-old manuscripts, with climate change...

Stars of the Political Scene to Attend Fifth MCC Feszt in Esztergom
The Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), the largest talent development institution in the Carpathian Basin, will hold its festival in Esztergom (northern Hungary) for the fifth time this year between July 31 and August 2, the organization announced...