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  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...
    
  EU Confirms No Travel Ban on Putin as Hungary Prepares for Trump-Putin Meeting in Budapest
The European Commission has clarified that the European Union’s sanctions against Russia do not include an explicit travel ban for Russian President Vladimir Putin or Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. This means there are no formal legal barriers...
    
  Trump and Putin to meet in Hungary soon: US President
New Delhi, Oct 17: US President Donald Trump announced that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold face-to-face talks in Budapest, Hungary, following what he described as a “very productive” telephone conversation aimed at ending the...
    
  China Extends Unilateral Visa-Free Policy to December 31, 2026, Adds Sweden to Growing List of Eligible Nations
Beijing, November 3, 2025 – In a landmark announcement that underscores China’s accelerating push toward global openness and economic revitalization, the Chinese government declared on Monday a full one-year extension of its unilateral visa-free...
    
  PH, Hungary close to $33M loan deal for clean water access – Zubiri
Hungary is finalizing a $33 million loan agreement with the Philippines to fund major water treatment and desalination projects aimed at improving the public’s access to clean water, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri disclosed on Thursday. He was quoting...
    
  Trump, Putin Plan Budapest Talks To Resolve ‘Inglorious’ Russia-Ukraine War
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom US President Donald Trump revealed on Thursday that he plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, in an effort to end what he described as the “inglorious”...
    
  Tanzania’s President Sworn In Amid Political Crisis
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Tanzania’s political crisis, Israel and Hamas exchanging more killed prisoners, and a deadly earthquake in Afghanistan. Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday. Hassan Sworn In...
    
  Bloom
The PEI Symphony Orchestra (PEISO) continues its Nouveau season with Bloom on November 23 at 2:30 pm at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. The concert marks the long-awaited debut of internationally renowned conductor Arthur Arnold, and...
    
  Trump meeting Putin in Budapest is blow to Europe
Donald Trump’s announcement that he will meet Vladimir Putin in Budapest to discuss Ukraine will be felt as a painful blow in Europe. Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, must feel like the cat who got the cream. Often derided as Putin’s...
    
  Trump to meet Putin in Budapest, credits Mideast peace deal for progress
by WorldTribune Staff, October 16, 2025 Real World News President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he will meet soon in Budapest, Hungary with Russia’s Vladimir Putin for talks on ending the war in Ukraine. President Donald Trump said on...
    
  Trump says he and Putin will meet in Budapest to discuss end to Russia-Ukraine war
Via CBS News Washington — President Trump says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Budapest to discuss how to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, following what Mr. Trump described as a “lengthy” call with the Russian president Thursday....
Trump and Putin to discuss Ukraine war at Budapest summit
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet face-to-face in Hungary to discuss ending Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the US president has said. The summit will be their second since Mr Trump's return to the presidency. A meeting in Alaska...
    
  Study Suggests Hungarians Originated from West Siberia
Genetic matches have shown that some Hungarians living in the 10th century had Uralian origins, research led by the Budapest-based Eötvös Lóránd University Research Center for the Humanities (ELTE RCH) shows. In the 'milestone study' published in...
    
  5 things to know for Oct. 17: Ukraine, John Bolton, NYC mayoral debate, Chicago, Catholic Church
President Donald Trump announced a deal to offer common fertility drugs at steep discounts through TrumpRx, a direct-to-consumer drug platform set to launch in January 2026. The initiative is part of a broader effort to expand access to in vitro...
    
  ‘Very productive’: Trump, Putin talk about Ukraine conflict, agree to meet in Hungary
President Donald Trump and Russian chief Vladimir Putin talked by telephone on Thursday and have agreed that they will meet again – this time in Hungary – to discuss a resolution to the war in Ukraine. Trump said the call was “a very productive...
    
  Hannah Senesh’s example of Jewish pride and sacrifice gains renewed attention in our anxious era
More than 80 years after she parachuted into Yugoslavia as part of the only military operation in World War II that attempted to rescue Jews, the Jewish poet and kibbutznik Hannah Senesh is having her moment. The play “Hannah Senesh” is running...
    
  Zelenskyy responds as Trump and Putin set up summit ahead of key meeting today
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...
    
  Trump to host Zelenskyy today after setting up another meeting with Putin
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...
    
  Trump, Putin to meet in Budapest for talks on ending Ukraine war
Trump and Putin have agreed to a Budapest summit after a long phone call that both sides described as productive, with Washington and Moscow now preparing lower-level talks. US President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin...
    
  Likud minister’s contentious media regulation bill passes first reading in Knesset
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi’s highly controversial bill that would dramatically overhaul Israel’s media landscape passed its first reading in the Knesset early Tuesday, with 54 lawmakers voting in favor and 47 against. The legislation...