Author: Justin Spike
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Hungary’s president formally signs the approval of Sweden’s NATO bid, removing last obstacle
Hungary’s president has formally signed a bill approving Sweden’s NATO bid, removing the last obstacle after 18 months of delays that frustrated the alliance
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Hungary’s president resigns over a pardon to a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case
Hungary’s conservative president has resigned amid public outcry over a pardon she granted to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case
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Antifascists gather in Hungary to oppose annual far-right event as Italian activist remains jailed
Hundreds of antifascist activists have gathered in Hungary’s capital to oppose an annual commemoration held by far-right groups
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Protesters demand Hungarian president’s resignation over a pardon in a child sexual abuse case
Calls for Hungary’s conservative president to resign have grown amid outrage over her pardoning of a person convicted of covering up a child sexual abuse case
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U.K.’s Prince Charles visits Ukrainian refugees in Romania
BUDAPEST, Hungary • Britain’s Prince Charles traveled to Romania’s capital Wednesday to visit refugees, mostly women and children, from Russia’s war in Ukraine who have found safety in the neighboring Eastern European country. The Prince of Wales visited the Romexpo Donation Center for Ukrainian refugees in Bucharest. There, he met some of the nearly 1…
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On global holiday, a ‘terrible dream’ for Ukrainian women
ZAHONY, Hungary • On International Women’s Day, the global celebration of women, many fleeing Ukraine felt only the stress of finding a new life for their children as husbands, brothers and fathers stayed behind to defend their country from Russia’s invasion. The number of refugees reached 2 million on Tuesday, according to the United Nations,…
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Ukraine’s most vulnerable among those fleeing Russia’s war
ZAHONY, Hungary • Some of the nearly 1 million people who have fled Russia’s devastating war in Ukraine in recent days count among society’s most vulnerable, unable to make the decision on their own to flee and requiring careful assistance to make the journey to safety. At the train station in the Hungarian town of…