Budapest Is The Wrong Place For Trump To Meet Putin Regarding Ukraine

US President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. Putin is expected to come to Budapest for another meeting with Trump...

EU Waste Is Funded by Hungarian Taxpayers — €6 Billion Misspent, ECA Finds

The following is the English translation of a press release kindly provided to us by MCC Brussels. The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has revealed alarming levels of waste, fraud, and financial mismanagement within EU institutions in its latest...

Hungarian hero dog from 2023 Turkish earthquake targeted with rat poison

A Hungarian search and rescue dog, celebrated for saving lives following the 2023 Turkish earthquake, narrowly escaped a poisoning attempt in Jászberény, Hungary. Black, the hero dog who saved 11 people Black, a seven-year-old Labrador retriever,...

Hungary's top legislator commends HCM City’s remarkable progress

HCM CITY — Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly László Kövér has expressed his admiration for HCM City’s development, saying that compared to his latest visit to Việt Nam a decade ago, the southern metropolis has made remarkable progress...

Writing the textbook on digital education

In Bulgaria, successfully integrating technology into education is everyone’s responsibility. Over the past two years, a public-private partnership has been supporting government efforts to boost investment in educational technology (EdTech),...

Obama Targets Hungary, Poland With ‘Organizing’ Campaign

Former President Barack Obama thinks nothing of trying to interfere in the internal politics of democratic U.S. allies in Europe, and in the process, thwarting his country’s own current foreign policy, as determined by his elected successor,...

Trump-Putin Summit in Budapest Put on Indefinite Hold Amid Stalled Ukraine Diplomacy

Washington, D.C. – October 22, 2025 – In a swift reversal that underscores the fragility of U.S.-Russia relations, plans for a high-stakes summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, have been...

Artificial Intelligence Integrated into Smart Textbooks Across Hungary

Artificial intelligence is increasingly present in Hungary’s public education system, particularly through the integration of AI tools into smart textbooks, State Secretary for Public Education at the Ministry of Interior Zoltán Maruzsa said...

Hungarian man secretly filmed child pornography using a hidden camera

The Pest County Prosecutor’s Office has pressed charges against a man who secretly monitored and recorded activities taking place in a home’s bathroom through a hidden camera, thereby creating child pornographic footage. The man placed a camera in...

Hungarian President to Pay Official Visit to Bulgaria

Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok will be paying an official visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of his counterpart, Rumen Radev, on October 19-20, Radev's press secretariat said. The visit begins on the Day of Bulgarian-Hungarian Friendship. The...

Extreme financial risks and Budapest as a talent hub: Morgan Stanley's global leader talks to us

Portfolio: In recent times, numerous risk factors have emerged, ranging from geopolitical tensions and the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on labor markets and technology, to climate change. As the Chief Risk Officer of a global...

Zelensky voices frustration after Trump pulls Tomahawk deal and says the EU and US need to put more pressure on Putin after Russian missiles kill six people including two children overnight

President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his frustration with the war in Ukraine after Donald Trump rejected his pleas for Tomahawk missiles. The Ukrainian leader urged the European Union and the United States to put more pressure on Vladimir...

Qatar, Hungary explore new avenues in trade & innovation

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha A high-profile delegation of nine Hungarian companies recently successfully concluded a significant three-day official visit and business forum in Doha. This strategic initiative was held under the “NEXT-KPI” external...

Speaker of Hungarian National Assembly visits Vietnam Military History Museum

During the visit, the delegation explored the museum’s exhibition system and was briefed on the different historical periods in Vietnam’s struggles for national independence and in Fatherland defense and development cause. They also learned about...

Evening Brief: Trump-Putin Budapest Meeting Put on Hold, Chinese Fighter Jet Releases Flares Near Australian Patrol Aircraft

Evening rundown for Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Trump-Putin Meeting in Budapest Put on Hold Amid Diplomatic Tensions Over Ukraine A planned meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest has been postponed,...

Awards highlight Maine's immigrant markets, art and historic preservation

An arts nonprofit with a mobile art bus, an immigrant market project and a preservationist were recognized by a program that highlights a standout small business, project and individual having major effects in downtown communities in the past...

Top arts and culture events happening in Sarasota area in November

As the Gulf Coast air becomes slightly more bearable and the cultural calendar fills with seasonal sparkle, Sarasota and Manatee counties come alive with a vibrant mix of music, theater, visual arts and community celebrations. From Broadway...

No Kings: Educators and activists rally against the Trump administration in one of the largest protests in U.S. history

Over 7 million people took to the streets of the United States on October 18 to protest the country’s authoritarian slide under Donald Trump. Organised by a civil society coalition that includes Education International member organisations the...

Slovak PM Fico Condemns EU Efforts to Disrupt Trump-Putin Summit in Hungary

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico expressed his anger over attempts to derail the planned meeting between U.S. President Trump and Russian leader Putin, which was to take place in Hungary. According to him, these actions are allegedly coordinated...

Budapest’s libraries go digital: Get to know the Hungarian capital’s heritage online!

To mark the 75th anniversary of Greater Budapest, the Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library (FSZEK) has launched a new online platform – the Budapest Electronic Archive (BEA) – offering more than 69,000 digitised documents from the capital’s rich past...