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  • hungaryEurope

    Hungary voted for ‘complete change in regime,’ Peter Magyar says, calling for new parliament ASAP

    By Justin Spike, Sam McNeil, and others
  • TOPSHOT – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban waves to supporters at the Balna centre in Budapest during Hungary’s general election on April 12, 2026. Nationalist Viktor Orban, who has ruled Hungary for 16 years, on April 12, 2026 conceded defeat to conservative Peter Magyar in parliamentary elections. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP via Getty Images)Europe

    Hungarian voters oust Viktor Orbán, a close ally of Trump and Putin, despite late campaign push from JD Vance

    By Justin Spike, Sam McNeil, and others
  • vanceEurope

    European far-right loved Trump for years until he went to war next door in Iran

    By Nicholas Riccardi, Justin Spike, and others
  • The Druzhba crude oil pipeline is seen near Styri, Ukraine, on Dec. 5, 2009. Ukraine plans to create a stockpile of oil and oil-based products at an estimated cost of 23 billion hryvnias ($2.87 billion), the Fuel and Energy Ministry said. Photographer: John Guillemin/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEnergy

    Hungary says it will block the EU’s $106 billion loan to Ukraine until Russian oil resumes flowing through a key pipeline that Moscow damaged

    By Justin Spike and The Associated Press
  • trumpPolitics

    Europe hates Trump’s play for Greenland so much that even far-right nationalist groups are repulsed

    By Sam McNeil, Justin Spike, and others
  • ANKARA, TURKIYE- FEBRUARY 19: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives an interview to Turkish media after his visit to Turkey on 19, 2024 in Ankara, Türkiye. (Photo by Mert Gokhankoc/ dia images via Getty Images)Politics

    Zelensky says Trump administration demand of $500 billion is off the table as progress made with the U.S. on rare minerals deal

    By Justin Spike, Illia Novikov, and others
  • A side profile of Emmanuel Macron, left, next to Greece's prime ministerPolitics

    World leaders say Europe needs to slash its dependency on the U.S. when Trump takes office again — ‘we have to be more masters of our destiny’

    By Raf Casert, Justin Spike, and others
  • WOODSTOCK, ENGLAND - JULY 18: Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán arrives for the European Political Community Summit at Blenheim Palace on July 18, 2024 in Woodstock, England. At the 4th European Political Community Summit, Europe’s leaders will focus on energy, infrastructures, connectivity, cybersecurity, countering disinformation and migration. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)Politics

    How Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán used a sprawling media empire to dominate the nation’s democracy

    By Justin Spike and The Associated Press
  • Ballet dancers at the Erkel Theater.

    A century-old theater in Hungary is closing for the winter because its utility bills went up eight fold as Europe weathers brutal energy crisis

    By Justin Spike and The Associated Press