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Olympics-Fencing-Hungary upset Japan to snatch gold in men's epee
PARIS - Hungary did just enough to dethrone Tokyo champions Japan and snatch gold in the men's epee team event at the Paris Olympics on...
Aug 3, 20242 min read


Olympics-Swimming-Hungary's Kos wins men's 200m backstroke gold
PARIS - Hubert Kos won the men's 200 metres backstroke to give Hungary a first gold of the Paris Olympics on Thursday while Apostolos...
Aug 3, 20242 min read


Factbox - Slovakia, Hungary threaten Ukraine with court fight over blocked oil
MOSCOW - Hungary and Slovakia have threatened to take Ukraine to court for blocking supplies of oil by Russian producer Lukoil via the...
Jul 24, 20243 min read


Hungary's Orban, a NATO outlier on Ukraine, talks 'peace mission' with Trump
WASHINGTON - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Donald Trump on Thursday and the pair discussed the "possibilities of peace",...
Jul 12, 20243 min read


Hungary will not support NATO becoming 'anti-China' bloc, minister says
BUDAPEST - Hungary does not want NATO to become an "anti-China" bloc, and will not support it doing so, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto...
Jul 12, 20241 min read


Some EU states won't send ministers to presidency meetings in protest at Orban's Russia trip
STOCKHOLM - Sweden and several other European Union countries will not send ministers to government meetings linked to Hungary's EU...
Jul 12, 20241 min read


Hungary's PM travels to Washington after talks with China's Xi
BUDAPEST - Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday he would go to Washington after discussing a Chinese peace plan for...
Jul 8, 20241 min read


Hungary's Orban unexpectedly visits China, backs Xi's peace plan
BEIJING/BUDAPEST - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to discuss a potential Ukraine peace...
Jul 8, 20243 min read


Hungary's Orban talks Ukraine peace with Putin, stirring EU outcry
MOSCOW/BUDAPEST - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held talks on a potential Ukrainian peace deal with Russian President Vladimir...
Jul 6, 20243 min read


Spain's far-right Vox quits ECR to join Orban's new European Parliament group
MADRID - Spanish far-right party Vox said on Friday it would leave the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group in the European...
Jul 6, 20242 min read


'Astonished' Germany says Hungary cancelled foreign minister meeting
FRANKFURT - Hungary has cancelled a meeting for Monday in Budapest with Germany's foreign minister and her Hungarian counterpart, a...
Jul 6, 20241 min read


Soccer-Switzerland claim impressive 3-1 win against Hungary
COLOGNE, Germany - Switzerland began their Euro 2024 campaign in style with a 3-1 Group A victory over tournament dark horses Hungary...
Jun 15, 20241 min read
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