Hotel ship collides with iconic stationary vessel on the Danube in Hungary

Photo: Facebook/Hernádi Ádám A stationary vessel that serves as one of Esztergom’s most distinctive riverside attractions was damaged in a collision with a hotel ship on the Danube earlier this week. According to Blikk, the ex-Komárom –...

Nobel Literature winner László Krasznahorkai has deep fascination with Chinese culture: media

Nobel laureate Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai Photo: VCG The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 has been awarded to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, honored "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic...

Anti-immigration rhetoric is hurting Ukrainians too

Over six million Ukrainians have settled elsewhere in Europe since Russia's full-scale invasion of their country in February 2022. Approximately 4.3 million have been granted temporary protection. This allows them to reside and work freely in...

László Krasznahorkai, grim Hungarian author whose family hid Jewish roots, wins literature Nobel

This year’s Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to a Hungarian writer whose work offers bleak visions of existence, and whose father hid his Jewish ancestry from him for much of his childhood. László Krasznahorkai, the 71-year-old novelist and...

Slovakia’s Hungarian minority leader listed in Orbán-backed digital network — but denies joining

9. October 2025 at 18:43 The Digital Citizens’ Circle aims to rally ethnic Hungarians online in support of Fidesz before next year’s election. László Gubík, leader of the Hungarian Alliance party (source: Facebook) Font size: A - | A + A new group...

European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi Implicated in Hungarian Espionage Allegations

207The European Union is confronting one of the gravest threats to its internal integrity in recent memory. Allegations that Hungary engaged in espionage activities targeting EU institutions, as reported by Politico, have prompted the European...

Try Many Scents in Budapest at Hungary's First National Perfume Festival

Mark your calendar for Sunday, October 12th, if you're interested in an event dedicated entirely to the art and passion of perfume. The 1st National Perfume Festival is set to open its doors at the Lurdy Conference and Event Center, bringing...

When Churchill and Stalin Decided Greece’s Fate on a Scrap of Paper

Months before World War II ended, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin secretly divided their spheres of influence in the Balkans. Photo of the two leaders from a Moscow conference in 1942. Public Domain It was October 9, 1944, that the post-World...

Faith or Freedom? Why Catholic Principles Outlast Liberal Ideologies

In an age obsessed with “freedom,” few stop to ask what it truly means to be free. Liberalism — the dominant ideology of the modern West — promises liberty, tolerance, and progress. Yet in practice, it often produces relativism, moral confusion,...

Ukraine’s path to EU would be tough, with or without Hungarian hurdle

European officials have signaled that if Kyiv fully adheres to rule-of-law norms, they would find a way to sidestep Budapest’s opposition, but a recent poll found that only 52 percent of EU citizens support Ukraine’s accession Senior EU officials...

'Visionary oeuvre': 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...

Half Of The 2025 U.S. Nobel Prize Winners In Science Are Immigrants

A photo taken on October 8, 2025 shows a screen with photos of the winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, (L to R) Susumu Kitagawa (Japan), UK-born Richard Robson (Australia) and Omar M Yaghi, an immigrant to the U.S. born in Jordan, during...

The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Nov. 6-12

By Observer Staff | 10:00 a.m. November 4, 2025 Thursday, Nov. 6 ‘Lucky Stiff’ 7 p.m. at Florida Studio Theatre’s Gompertz Theatre, 1265 First St. $39-$59 Visit FloridaStudioTheatre.org. Based on the humorous murder mystery, “The Man Who Broke the...

Only 12% of Romanians think the national education system is adequate, survey shows

Romanians are reserved about the education system and have a low level of confidence in its quality. Only one in ten respondents believes the quality of education in the country to be adequate, according to the global Ipsos Education Monitor 2025...

Hankó: Hungarian Universities Move up in Global Rankings

The medical Semmelweis University has moved up into 272nd place, which places it among the top 1 percent of the 30,000 universities worldwide, Hankó told public news channel M1. This ranking also makes the institution the top-ranked university...

László Krasznahorkai, grim Hungarian author with hidden Jewish roots, wins literature Nobel

Beverly was 41, had two children and was contemplating a third when her first mammogram revealed a lump. Diagnosed with breast cancer, Beverly, who lives in Portland, Oregon, opted for chemotherapy, immunotherapy and a double mastectomy. She knew...

India puts official data in your pocket: New GoIStats app is useful tool for Hungarian researchers and investors

The Embassy of India in Budapest has announced the launch of “GoIStats”, a new mobile application developed by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Government of India). The app marks a major step in India’s digital...

Top news of the day: Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai wins literature Nobel; Israel says Gaza deal to take effect only after Cabinet’s nod, and more

Nobel Prize in literature goes to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Thursday (October 9, 2025) that it has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Literature for the year 2025 to the Hungarian...

Compelling and visionary oeuvre: Hungary's Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize

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 him "for his...

Ambassador Posa Highlights Strong Cultural Ties Between Central Europe and the Western Balkans

The V4 Film Days officially opened on Wednesday evening in Sarajevo, with a ceremony hosted at Kino Meeting Point. The event marked the beginning of Hungary’s presidency of the Visegrad Group (V4), which it will chair for the seventh time from 1...