On Sundays, the most dangerous preacher in Hungary worships in a sleepy bedroom community in north Budapest. Gábor Iványi, leader of a small Hungarian Methodist denomination, speaks from a floor-level ...

One of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's closest advisers is facing heavy criticism for comments suggesting Hungary would not have fought back against Russia if it had invaded. Balázs ...

Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on ...

Hungary’s most popular opposition figure called for the resignation of one of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s closest aides on Thursday over statements he made suggesting that Hungary wouldn ...

Hungary’s population has been decreasing over the past three decades, totaling 9.6 million people as of January 2024. Factors such as low fertility rate and emigration have contributed to the ...

In power since 2010, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has struggled to revive Hungary's economy after last year's downturn following a surge in inflation to more than 25% in the first quarter of 2023 ...

People and organisations deemed a threat to national sovereignty in Hungary — a loosely defined concept — and who are accused of using foreign funding to influence political processes are ...

If there is one area where senior Senate Republicans have chosen to break with former President Donald Trump, it is his embrace of Hungary’s far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. While some ...

Hungary's prime minister says the European Union risks entering an “economic cold war” with China, and is pledging to vote against an EU plan to impose higher tariffs on the import of Chinese ...

BRUSSELS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Thursday it was suing Hungary over a law that imposes jail terms for groups that accept foreign funds for political causes. The ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has rebuked fellow Republicans over their disturbing “cult of personality” around Hungary’s illiberal ruler, Viktor Orbán. Led by Donald Trump ...

However, he went on to add that if the same situation had happened to Hungary, they wouldn't have taken up the fight against the aggressors — a lesson learned in Hungary's own unsuccessful pushback ...