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India says no report of its students being held hostage in Ukraine

India said on Thursday it had not received any reports of its students being held hostage in Ukraine after Russia accused Ukrainian authorities of forcibly keeping a large group of them in the city of Kharkiv as "human shields".

Reuters

Scot in emotional reunion with wife after she was sent to Ukraine just days before invasion

Peter and wife Natalya now finalising visa to get home to Aberdeenshire after Home Office disastrously advised Natalya to head to Ukraine to get a spouse visa - just days before Putin's Russia invaded

Daily Record

Scottish man desperate to reunite with Ukrainian wife as she fights to get out

Peter Fisher has travelled to Budapest to try and reuinte with his wife Natalya after she was forced to travel to Ukraine in order to be granted a spousal visa in the UK.

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Ukraine crisis: More students to arrive in Kerala today

The students were evacuated from Ukraine via Budapest in Hungary and Bucharest in Romania.

The Hindu

Hungarians protest Ukraine invasion, Russian bank in Budapest

Several hundred Hungarians rallied in central Budapest on Tuesday to protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has sent tens of thousands of refugees across the border, with most of them fleeing towards Western Europe.

Reuters

‘My goal was to not die’: Ukrainian refugees flee to Hungary as Russia’s war worsens

Refugees Welcome: More than 80,000 people have fled from Ukraine to Hungary, where Budapest’s Nyugati railway station is serving as a humanitarian relief hub for refugees, reports Borzou Daragahi

The Independent UK

Hardeep Singh Puri heads for Budapest to oversee evacuation

"All set to bring back our young students back home safely. Enroute to #Budapest with a refuelling stop in Istanbul with the ever efficient 6E boys & girls," Mr. Puri tweeted

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Hungary's Orban faces pressure to cut close ties with Putin

Hungary’s right-wing nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, has nurtured close political and economic ties with Russia for more than a decade

The Independent UK

Sberbank faces protests, cash withdrawals outside of Russia

Budapest (AFP) - From Budapest to Zagreb, Sberbank branches outside of Russia have seen worried customers line up to take out money, while others have become the target of protests after Moscow invaded Ukraine.

AFP

Helpful Hungarians rush to aid of fleeing Ukrainians

Tiszabecs (Hungary) (AFP) - With bowls of goulash, offers of free lodging and rides to Budapest, or just a hug and kind word, Hungarians have rushed to the Ukrainian border to help refugees fleeing the Russian invasion.

AFP

Air India flights bring back 688 more Indians from Ukraine

Following the Russian military offensive against Ukraine, India has brought back a total of 907 stranded citizens from that country since Saturday

The Hindu

Ukraine crisis: Flight with 240 Indian nationals takes off from Hungary for Delhi

The third flight to Delhi with 240 Indian nationals has taken off from Hungary's Budapest under Operation Ganga, informed External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Sunday morning.

Dynamite News

First flight arrives with 219 Indians

Centre launches Operation Ganga to bring back citizens stranded in Ukraine via Romania, Hungary

The Hindu

First Air India evacuation flight departs from Bucharest with 219 Indians; 2 more flights on course

Indian nationals who reached the Ukraine-Romania border and Ukraine-Hungary border by road have been taken to Bucharest and Budapest, respectively, by Indian government officials so that they can be evacuated in these Air India flights

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Red Cross sets up international aid supply network for Ukraine

The international Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is setting up a logistics hub in Budapest to bring aid supplies to Ukraine following Russia's invasion, and is making preparations for an influx of refugees, the German Red Cross said on Friday.

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Kia EV6 Crashes, Bursts Into Flames In Budapest, Hungary

The EV6 caught fire after it was driven into a concrete barrier, although we don't have very much information on the incident at the moment.

The Guardian - UK

BFO/Fischer review – Stravinsky dazzles and thrills in two sensational concerts

Iván Fischer and his Budapest Festival Orchestra triumphed in this pair of concerts focusing on the works of Stravinsky, with virtuosic soloists Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Nicolas Namoradze

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro says Ukraine-Russia war "in no one's interest"

A war between Ukraine and Russia is "in no one's interest," Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday in Budapest, arriving from Moscow where he held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week.

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The Independent UK

EU’s top court approves linking funds to respect for rule of law in blow to Hungary and Poland

European Court of Justice’s ruling could cut billions of euros to member states who flout democratic values

Daily Mirror

5 European city breaks to have on your radar for 2022 including Vienna and Prague

European city breaks can make for a great cheap holiday with picturesque destinations such as Vienna, Prague and Budapest being ideal for explorers - we take a look at 5 cities to add to your wishlist

The Guardian - US

Viktor Orbán invites Trump to Hungary to boost re-election campaign

Thinktank linked to government has extended an invitation to the former US president

Reuters

No politics, just blood and brandy at Hungarian butchers' festival

Almost a dozen pig slaughtering teams competed at a butchery festival south of Budapest on Saturday, putting aside politics before a national election on April 3 and toasting with homemade "palinka", a strong fruit brandy.

Chronicle Live

The Teacher final episode sees Newcastle at centre of sinister twist as Channel 5 drama ends

The Teacher's fourth and final episode aired on Channel 5 on Thursday night with the action moving to Newcastle

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s fears over close ties between Russia and Hungary stretch beyond Putin and Orban

Fears of war – and a cosy relationship between Moscow and Budapest – have moved the spotlight onto a western region of Ukraine that has a large Hungarian population, reports Kim Sengupta in Kiev

Reuters

Hungary's opposition fights Orban's media strength one letterbox at a time

Setting a brisk pace, 79-year-old Peter Nogradi pounds the streets of a sleepy village by the Danube river each Wednesday, dropping a newsletter into mailboxes as part of a campaign by opponents of Hungary's Prime Minister ahead of April elections.

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