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Hungary to opt out of financing US weapons for Ukraine, foreign minister says
Hungary will not contribute to the financing of American weapons deliveries to Ukraine, should such a proposal be officially raised within the European Union, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjarto said on Monday, July 14. The...

Hungary Beats Sweden: An Economic Comparison
In the 1950s, the Swedish government started gloating globally over its ongoing socialist transformation of the country. In 1960, renowned Swedish economist and socialist dogmatic Gunnar Myrdal published a book where he claimed perennial victory...

Ancient DNA solves mystery of Hungarian, Finnish language family’s origins
Where did Europe’s distinct Uralic family of languages — which includes Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian — come from? New research puts their origins a lot farther east than many thought. The analysis, led by a pair of doctoral candidates working...

Hungary Demands Ukraine Officers Sanctioned for Killing EU Citizen
Hungary has formally requested that the Ukrainian army officers responsible for the death of a Hungarian (and thereby EU) citizen, who passed away in a hospital after being abused and severely beaten during conscription, be put on the EU human...

Hungary: Orban's latest hate campaign against Ukraine
Hungary has only just concluded a months-long campaign against Ukraine aimed at blocking it from joining the EU. The autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orban, and his political apparatus have been portraying their neighboring country as a mafia...

2025 Jubilee Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
When he announced the Jubilee Year that would begin Dec. 24, 2024 and continue until Jan. 6, 2026, the late Pope Francis chose “Pilgrims of Hope” as the theme for the Holy Year. “The pilgrimage expresses a fundamental element of every Jubilee...
New Whistler church enhances area's natural beauty
Nestled within Whistler, B.C.’s many snow-covered peaks, Our Lady of the Mountains Parish finds itself just months away from the grand opening of its newly renovated church, a multi-million dollar restoration project five years in the making,...

Hungary’s Oldest Library Races to Rescue Books From Hungry Beetles
Libraries are normally sanctuaries of calm and quiet, but one historic institution in Hungary has been flung into chaos by a destructive horde of uninvited guests: book-eating beetles. The establishment in question is the Pannonhalma Archabbey....

Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó: ‘Qatar is a friend of Hungary’
In the last few decades, Hungarian–Qatari relations have strengthened significantly in economic cooperation, playing a crucial role as peace brokers in global conflicts, combating terrorism and illegal migration, and advocating against religious...
What NATO Countries Spend On Military, Health, & Education
NATO countries officially agreed to raise their defense expenditures to 5% of their GDP by 2035. But how do their military expenditures compare to what they spend on health and education? This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Pallavi Rao,...

Hungary Launches National Spacelab Network to Strengthen Space Research
A new alliance named the Hungarian Spacelab Network has officially been launched in Budapest, uniting nine universities, two government ministries, and the HUN-REN Research Network. The agreement marks a major step in Hungary’s ambition to become...

Klimt Criminal Complaint: African Prince's Escape From Hungary Scandal Escalates
The ministry of construction and transport has filed with police a criminal complaint over a painting by Gustav Klimt which is believed to have been taken out of the country illegally, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the...

PM Orbán’s crucial announcement about how long guest workers may stay in Hungary
In an interview yesterday, PM Orbán addressed the current situation of guest workers in Hungary. When asked about his relationship with former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, he reflected on the migration wave that – according to his opinion,...

Private spaceflight ends with Pacific splashdown for astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private spaceflight featuring the first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary came to a close Tuesday with a Pacific splashdown. Their SpaceX capsule undocked from the I nternational Space...

Uzbekistan discusses Hungarian dry cooling system for nuclear project
Tuesday, 15 July 2025 The Uzatom Atomic Energy Agency, the Hungarian Foreign and Trade Ministry and MVM EGI have signed a protocol on agreements reached on cooperation relating to proposed nuclear energy projects in Uzbekistan. (Image:...

Fighting for trans rights 10 years on from Gender Recognition in Ireland
On July 15, 2015, the Gender Recognition Act was passed in Ireland, allowing some trans people to change their legal gender. 10 years on, as Ollie Bell notes, the milestone anniversary comes at a time of increased backlash against the community’s...

What NATO Countries Spend on Military, Health, and Education
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization What NATO Countries Spend on Military, Health, and Education This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...

Emboldened by 'Trump Tornado', Hungary Hosts European Conference to Restore National Biblical Values
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Conservatives from around the world recently met in Budapest to encourage fellow Europeans to take back their countries in order to realign with their original biblical values. In the opening ceremony, participants sang the...

All Aboard for Murder on the Orient Express at Church Hill Theatre
Hercule Poirot (Howard Mesick) and Monsieur Bouc (Oric Geist) discuss the case. Church Hill Theatre is delighted to announce the cast for its September production of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. The script is an adaptation by...

Private spaceflight ends with splashdown for astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A private spaceflight featuring the first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary came to a close Tuesday with a Pacific splashdown. Their SpaceX capsule undocked from the I nternational Space...