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Alexander Smith
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Life after Viktor Orbán: Hungary’s new leader takes on the authoritarian state
He's ousted the man who ruled for 16 years.
After 16 years in power, Putin’s closest friend in Europe faces a pivotal election
Few leaders have done more than Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to shape the global right-wing populism that informed President Donald Trump’s MAGA project.
Hungary drove a top university into exile. JD Vance said it should be a model for the U.S.
The Central European University, founded by George Soros after the fall of communism, says the authoritarian government of Viktor Orbán forced 90% of its teaching…
Vance tries to boosts ailing MAGA ally ahead of Hungary election
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Vice President JD Vance repeatedly said he didn’t come to Hungary to tell people how to vote in their looming election
Vance tries to boosts ailing MAGA ally ahead of Hungary election
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Vice President JD Vance repeatedly said he didn’t come to Hungary to tell people how to vote in their looming election
Iran war’s shock waves threaten England’s farms 6,000 miles away
Few places feel farther from the Iran war than the potato fields of eastern England, where pastoral landscapes and ancient forests have inspired romantic painters…