Hungary clings to Russian oil and gas as EU and NATO push to cut supplies

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Hungary clings to Russian oil, gas as EU and NATO push to cut supplies

As the European Union pushes to fully sever its reliance on Russian energy and the administration of US President Donald Trump urges NATO members to abandon Russian oil, one country's populist government stands firm. Hungary and its leader, Prime...

Donald Trump nominates Orthodox Jewish businessman as ambassador to Hungary

Donald Trump has nominated New York-based businessman Benjamin Landa to be the next US ambassador to Hungary according to data published on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee's website. Landa's nomination must still be approved by the...

Hungary Practices River Crossings in NATO Exercise After Simulated Bridge Destruction

Hungarian forces executed a wet-gap crossing on the Tisza River near Martfű–Vezseny on Oct. 2 during the multinational Adaptive Hussars 2025 exercise. The drill tests NATO mobility if fixed bridges are destroyed, critical for rapid reinforcement...

'Pickle Man' Ronald Buescher Remembered as Innovative and Respected Scientist

Courtesy of the Buescher Family Ronald W. Buescher was a food science professor at the U of A whose research and innovations garnered him international recognition as "The Pickle Man." Although internationally recognized as "The Pickle Man,"...

What Shubhanshu Shukla’s AX-4 Mission Means for India & Global Space Exploration | Axiom Space CEO EXCLUSIVE

Axiom Space CEO Tejpaul Bhatia shares exclusive insights on the historic AX-4 mission, where Shubhanshu Shukla became India’s first astronaut on the ISS, highlighting global collaboration and the future of commercial space exploration. Tejpaul...

Hungary’s 4iG Partners with Axiom Space on Orbital Data Centre Project

The Hungarian technology and defence company 4iG Group announced on Friday that it has signed a non-binding commitment with Axiom Space, one of the world’s leading developers of commercial spaceflight and low-Earth orbit infrastructure. Under the...

Hungarian President Awarded Kazakhstan’s Highest Honour during State Visit

At the invitation of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok arrived in Astana for an official visit that underscored the strategic depth of Hungarian–Kazakh relations. Upon arrival at the presidential palace, Sulyok was...

All teams participating in CS2 Starladder Budapest Major 2025

After months of anticipation, we finally have the full list of participants for the CS2 Starladder Budapest Major 2025 based on the official Valve Regional Standings as of October 6, 2025. For those who don't know, this time, each team has been...

Hungarians Crossed the Tisza During Training Exercises

On October 2nd, in the area between the settlements of Martfű and Védeny, the Hungarian Army conducted a river crossing over the Tisza River as part of the international exercises Adaptive Hussars 2025. The 2nd Engineer Regiment named after Ferenc...

Hungary’s Orbán claims 'EU has decided to go to war' and calls for petition against Brussels

Published on 02/10/2025 - 13:19 GMT+2 •Updated 16:26 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán launched a new scathing attack against the majority of EU leaders over the plans to counter Russian incursions into member states’ airspaces, as discussed...

BIG imagined the Robert Day Sciences Building like "a queen on the campus chessboard"

BIG has completed a new science center at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) in California, United States. The building's volumetric relationships were imagined as "a queen on the campus chessboard." Named Claremont McKenna College Robert Day...

Orbán: Hungary’s Economic Take-Off Depends on Lower Taxes

Low taxes are the foundation of a strong economy, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview published on Monday with the president of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the Economx Money Talks podcast. The discussion touched...

Superhuman lives of para athletes: Engineering at Purdue Uni, teaching ukulele, handling Christmas sales at Tesco, an NHS nurse & aspiring detective

While the World Para Athletics Championship at New Delhi ended on Sunday evening, 22-year-old Joel Gomez, a men’s 1500m T13 champion, was back in USA – to resume studying. Gomez will appear for his final year exams in Civil Engineering from Purdue...

Hungary PM accuses EU of presenting war strategy to defeat Russia

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends a speacial meeting of the European Council at the European Union headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, May 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong/IANS File Photo) Budapest, October 2 (IANS): Hungary Prime...

Toray to sell remaining stake in Hungarian battery separator film JV to LG Chem

Inside the Fall of Viktor Orbán’s Secret Brussels Spy Network

In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions for this purpose. However, Hungarian intelligence carried it out so blatantly and clumsily that they were...

Hungary law permitting live facial recognition at outlawed Pride event challenged

The government of Hungary under Viktor Orbán does not like LGBTQ people, and has enacted policies to reflect that. This year, Hungarian Parliament passed controversial amendments to the Assembly Act, the Infraction Act, and the Facial Recognition...

A fresh chapter in Tanzania–Hungary relations

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania and Hungary have shared a strong and steady bond, built on cooperation in education, agriculture, technology and diplomacy. That partnership, rooted in trust and mutual benefit, has now entered a new and promising chapter...

PM Orban says Hungary should not adopt euro as EU is ‘disintegrating’

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary should not adopt the euro currency as the European Union is “disintegrating” and Hungary should not tie its fate closer to the bloc, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday in an interview with economic...