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Hungary’s far-right PM calls for Trump’s return: ‘Come back, Mr President’

Viktor Orbán, addressing European CPAC summit, attacks liberalism as a ‘virus’ and says his country is model for world

The Guardian - US · May 4, 2023

They call it ‘national conservatism’ but it’s a divisive, far-right movement. Why are Tories embracing it?

High-ranking government members hope to make political capital out of their own failures. Labour must reject this cynicism, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

‘Hipster eugenics’: why is the media cosying up to people who want to build a super race?

There’s a thin line between the ‘pro-natalist’ movement and the ‘great replacement theory’

The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2023

US feared Ukraine could fall ‘well short’ in spring counter-offensive, leaks reveal

‘Top secret’ document reportedly warned Kyiv faced shortfalls in troops and weaponry and suggested any gains would be modest

The Guardian - US · Apr 11, 2023

Trudy Rubin: Elected leaders in Israel, Poland, and Hungary are following the 'autocrat's playbook'

A couple of weeks ago, as I moderated a discussion at the University of Pennsylvania's Perry World House on the heated battle to control Israel's courts, the talk turned to "the elected autocrat's playbook."

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 4, 2023

Hungary would not arrest Putin despite ICC warrant, official says

As an ICC member state, Hungary is obligated to follow through with an arrest but has walked a tightrope with Russia this past year.

Axios · Mar 25, 2023

In Florida, parents are always right – even when they think a Michelangelo is porn

A principal was fired after a Renaissance art class was shown David in the latest example of the state’s censorship crusade

The Guardian - US · Mar 25, 2023

Ukraine says Russia's Bakhmut assault losing steam, counterstrike coming soon

Ukrainian troops will launch a long-awaited counter assault "very soon" now that Russia's offensive in Bakhmut is losing steam, Ukraine's top ground forces commander says.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2023

Turkish president lifts veto on Finland’s Nato application

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says he will recommend Turkish parliament vote in favour of Finland joining alliance

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023

Students call for education reform in Hungary protest march

Thousands of students and other opponents of Hungary’s right-wing government have marched in the capital Budapest demanding educational reforms and a change in the Central European country’s political culture

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023