Hungary's 'master of the apocalypse' Krasznahorkai wins literature Nobel

Novelist László Krasznahorkai, whose dense, hypnotic prose has earned him a devoted global following, has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Nobel Prize for Literature was on Thursday awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai considered by...

Jerusalem Church leaders welcome Gaza ceasefire

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 17, 2025 / 06:00 am Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Jerusalem church leaders welcome Gaza ceasefire The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem has...

Orban calls with Putin ahead of Trump summit in Budapest

Editor's note: The story is being updated. Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Oct. 17, without providing details. The phone call follows an...

'Caused great harm': Church of Norway apologises to gay community

Like a number of other religions, the Church of Norway -- which has 3.4 million members, representing over 60 percent of the Norwegian population -- long refused to allow gays to become pastors or marry in the church. "The Church of Norway has...

Hungary's Krasznahorkai, whose pensive oeuvre straddles East and West, conferred Literature Nobel

New Delhi, October 9 (IANS) In line with the objective of bringing seminal authors to greater global renown, the 2025 Nobel Prize for Literature was conferred on Hungarian litterateur Laszlo Krasznahorkai, whose demanding, yet pensive,...

Hungary's Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize

STOCKHOLM: The Nobel Prize in Literature was on Thursday awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai, considered by many as Hungary's most important living author whose works explore themes of postmodern dystopia and melancholy. The Swedish Academy honoured...

Vietnam, Hungary step up parliamentary diplomacy

AKP Phnom Penh, 17 October, 2025 -- The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly László Kövér from October 18 – 22 not only demonstrates the mutual respect between the two nations but also reaffirms the...

Hungarian ‘Master of the apocalypse’ Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

STOCKHOLM: Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. “Laszlo Krasznahorkai is a great...

Hungary’s ‘visionary’ Lazslo Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in literature

STOCKHOLM - Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in literature, the award-giving body said on Oct 9, “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. “Laszlo...

Kyrgyzstan, Hungary Sign 2026-2028 Co-Op Roadmap At Strategic Council Meeting

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, October 17. Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev and Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó signed a Protocol and Roadmap for Bilateral Cooperation between the...

Hungarian writer wins literature Nobel for…

STOCKHOLM, Sweden ‒ Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, the award-giving body said on Thursday. The committee chose "Krasznahorkai for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic...

Putin is expected to meet Trump in Hungary despite ICC arrest warrant for the Russian president

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to Hungary soon for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on ending the war in Ukraine — despite the Russian leader facing an International Criminal Court arrest warrant. Putin is...

Did Tomahawk missile threat push Putin to ring Trump? US, Russian Presidents to meet in Budapest

US President Donald Trump has revealed that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to meet in Budapest, Hungary, for discussions aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. The announcement followed what Trump described as a “lengthy and...

Trump holds ‘very productive’ call with Putin; both decide to meet in Hungary. Why this hurts Ukraine

Has Donald Trump just made another pivot on the Russia-Ukraine war? The US president announced that he would meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Hungary after a “very productive” call on Thursday (October 16). This has raised questions if America...

We Are Utterly Reliant on Immigrant Workers – But Who Cares About Reality?

Support our mission to provide fearless stories about and outside the media system Packed with exclusive investigations, analysis, and features The young woman who attended the interview had brown hair, her face permanently anxious. Her name was...

'Fantastic News': US - Russia Summit in Budapest

"It is fantastic news that US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken again, and even more fantastic that they will soon meet in Budapest," Peter Szijártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said on...

Putin Plans to Meet Trump in Budapest. How Will He Get There?

“Next time in Moscow?” President Vladimir Putin asked in English, turning to U.S. counterpart Donald Trump as the two leaders addressed a room of officials and reporters after their August summit in Alaska. Instead, the two leaders have agreed to...

'Milestone Finding': Research Shows Uralian Origins of 10th Century Hungarians

Genetic matches have shown that some Hungarians living in the 10th century had Uralian origins, research led by the Eotvos Loránd University Research Centre for the Humanities (ELTE RCH) shows. In the "milestone study" published in The Cell...

Genetic Research Shows Uralian Origins of 10th Century Hungarians

In the “milestone study” published in The Cell journal, ELTE RCH’s Institute for Archaeogenomics analyzed 120 genomes from western Siberia to the River Volga region, the university said in a statement. Results have “tightly link[ed] the Magyars to...

Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 31 October

The fresh newsletter for the International Community in Hungary - described by readers as a "Great read each week" - is now available for your interest and use via the link below. Link to the newsletter:...