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The Guardian - AU · Apr 21

Where is Szijjártó? Hungarian minister to skip EU meeting after vanishing from public view

Szijjártó will miss next week's EU Foreign Affairs Council after the Orbán government's election loss. He faces accusations of sharing classified information with Russia and destroying sensitive documents.

Euronews · Apr 16

Hungary Breaks Free: How Voters Ended 16 Years of Orbán's Iron Rule

Everyone could see who, and what, was responsible for Hungary’s economic malaise.

Reason · Apr 15

Newsletter: Energy shock has Brussels on edge

Also in this newsletter: The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas floats reviving plans to use immobilised Russian assets to fund Ukraine.

Euronews · Apr 1

Leaked call shows Szijjártó discussing EU sanctions removal with Russia's Lavrov

The recording comes as Hungary's Foreign Affairs Minister Péter Szijjártó is embroiled in controversy, following Washington Post reports that he disclosed sensitive information to Russia at Foreign Affairs Council meetings in Brussels.

Euronews · Mar 31

Propaganda Machine: Inside Russia's drive to shift Chad from Western influence

Russian operatives worked in Chad in 2024 to pull the country closer to Moscow and away from Western influence, internal documents reviewed by an international media consortium reveal. The papers show efforts to build ties with Chadian authorities, spread anti-Western narratives and target opposition figure Succès Masra during a tense…

Radio France Internationale · Mar 27

Tusk on Budapest leaks to Moscow: Lithuania requested Hungary's exclusion from NATO meeting

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that Lithuania requested the exclusion of a Hungarian delegation from a NATO meeting as early as 2019, amid fears that it may have passed classified information to Moscow.

Euronews · Mar 24

Ukraine war briefing: Russia agrees to stop recruiting Kenyans in fight against Kyiv

No more Kenyans to be enlisted by Moscow; Starmer warns against fossil fuel ‘windfall for Putin’ during war on Iran. What we know on day 1,483

The Guardian - AU · Mar 17

US military ready for possible Iran strikes but Trump yet to make decision, reports say

Reports say move could come this weekend as White House urges Iran to ‘make a deal’ with Trump on nuclear program

The Guardian - US · Feb 19

Russia hosts Cuban foreign minister and urges US not to blockade Cuba

The Cuban foreign minister is visiting Moscow on Wednesday as the island faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages caused by a U

The Independent UK · Feb 18