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...

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...

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...

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...

Trump-Putin Budapest summit would have posed threat to international rule of law and Ukraine’s relations with Hungary

The US president, Donald Trump, was expected to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in the Hungarian capital of Budapest in coming weeks for more talks on ending the war in Ukraine. However, the summit appears to have been cancelled...

Mr Worldwide finally in Budapest: what to expect from Pitbull’s show and why he’s only coming now

Grammy Award-winning Cuban-American rapper Pitbull will perform in Hungary for the first time next summer. The iconic artist is set to take the stage at Budapest’s Puskás Aréna on 21 July 2026 as part of his I’m Back! European tour. Joining him...

Trump-Putin Budapest summit could pose threat to international rule of law and Ukraine’s relations with Hungary

The US president, Donald Trump, has said he will meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in the Hungarian capital of Budapest “within two weeks or so” for more talks on ending the war in Ukraine. While plans for the summit are still...

Ex-Russian undercover agent warns Putin not to go to Hungary, says he could be assassinated

Vladimir Putin has received a caution in regard to a potential "British assassination plot" if he travels to Hungary for discussions with Donald Trump. Russian foreign intelligence colonel Andrey Bezrukov, a former covert SVR operative who...

Morocco and Hungary Sign New Sports Cooperation Deal

Morocco’s Special Olympics team beat Hungary 3–0 in a futsal match at the Ibn Rochd Complex in Rabat. The game took place after the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding between Special Olympics Morocco and Special Olympics Hungary. The...

IAEA Mission Reviews Hungary’s Nuclear and Radiation Safety Framework

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has found that Hungary demonstrates a strong commitment to nuclear and radiation safety. The team’s review, held from 6 to 17 October, found Hungary’s nuclear regulator to be in high...

US-Russia Budapest Summit Postponed Amid Preparation Concerns

Plans for a meeting between the U.S. President Trump and the Russian leader Putin in Budapest are currently on hold. According to a source from the U.S. administration, Trump believes that both sides are not sufficiently prepared for negotiations,...

Putin-Trump Budapest meeting in doubt as official says 'no plan for immediate future'

Donald Trump will host Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House today after announcing another meeting with Vladimir Putin, as the US president seeks to end the war in Ukraine. Mr Zelenskyy arrived in Washington on Thursday, and is hoping to...

Hungary’s ‘Viktator’ eyes pre-election boost from US-Russia strongman summit

Hungary said preparations for a US-Russia summit in Budapest were “in full swing” on Friday and assured Russian president Vladimir Putin that it would not act on a warrant for his arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Hungarian...

Hungary's leader Orbán calls planned Trump-Putin summit "great news"

Hungary's far-right, nationalist leader Viktor Orbán has hailed President Trump's announcement that he'll hold a second summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, to discuss the war in Ukraine, in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, as "great news...

Bulgaria offers air corridor for Putin to meet Trump in Budapest peace summit

President Trump and Vladimir Putin are planning a summit in Budapest to discuss the Ukraine conflict. Bulgaria has offered an air corridor to help Putin bypass an EU flight ban to attend. Hungary has assured it will facilitate Putin's entry and...

Eliyahu Margalit (‘Churchill’) — the Abducted Farmer Who Finally Came Home

Eliyahu Margalit, known affectionately as “Churchill,” was laid to rest this week in his beloved home, Kibbutz Nir Oz. For decades, Eliyahu managed the kibbutz’s cattle branch and horse stables, and was known for his deep love of animals, nature,...

National Bird Festival, Lurdy Center Budapest, 24 - 26 October

From 24–26 October, the National Bird Festival returns to Budapest, taking over the Lurdy Conference and Event Center with a vibrant celebration of nature and wildlife. The event showcases an extraordinary collection of parrots, cockatoos, and...

Budapest hosts cultural event involving Turkic youth

Budapest, October 17, AZERTAC A cultural-musical event, featuring performances of the Turkic Youth Ensemble, was held at the Azerbaijani Language and Culture Center, jointly operated by the Azerbaijan University of Languages (AUL) and the Eötvös...

‘Your Mom’ Chose Budapest for Peace Talks, White House Press Sec Tells Reporter

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said “your mom” chose Budapest as a potential venue for a planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in response to a question by Huffington Post reporter Shirish...