The Latest Breaking News from Viktor Orbán

What is the International Criminal Court and how can a member country like Hungary leave?

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has announced his intention to withdraw his country from the International Criminal Court

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025

Netanyahu and Orbán discuss defence ties and Hungary's ICC exit

Hours after the Israeli prime minister arrived in Budapest, the Hungarian government announced its decision to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Euronews · Apr 4, 2025

Orbán says Hungary is quitting the ICC to end its 'half-hearted' membership

Hungary was never fully committed to the International Criminal Court, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said a day after announcing plans to withdraw from the international body

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025

With this damning of Le Pen, France can be the ‘anti-Trump’. It’s a bold path others should follow

The far right leader is banned and disgraced. European leaders can seize this moment to show voters they will fight for them, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025

‘This will backfire’: Le Pen allies hit out at Paris court’s 2027 election ban verdict

Elon Musk attacks decision along with other figures from the right including Viktor Orbán and Geert Wilders

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025

‘Revenge is his number one motivation’: how Trump is waging war on the media

The president – who believes he has been treated unfairly by the press – is squeezing the media in different ways than his first term

The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2025

Orbán on the EU's survival kit proposal: 'Are these people up to something?'

The Hungarian prime minister said the EU Commission's call for people to prepare a 72-hour emergency kit was scary. "What's on these people's minds? Are they up to something?" the politician lamented, speaking on public radio.

Euronews · Mar 28, 2025

‘We won’t be deterred or scared’: Hungary’s LGBTQ+ community fights for right to march in Pride

Some want to oppose ban, others are nervous, but all see it as a warning sign under Viktor Orbán’s government

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025

Protesters block traffic in Hungary in opposition to new law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events

Several thousand protesters have blocked a major thoroughfare in Hungary's capital, opposing a law that effectively bans LGBTQ+ Pride events and restricts the right to assembly

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

Hungarian opposition leader MEP Péter Magyar claims new law targets him

A new draft law presented on Friday in Budapest would allow Hungary's National Electoral Office to revoke the mandates of members of the European Parliament if they fail to comply with financial transparency rules.

Euronews · Mar 24, 2025