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Russia Shells Ukraine's Odessa as US Pledges Fresh Arms for Kyiv

Russian forces intensified their fight in Ukraine's east and fired missiles over the port city of Odessa, as President Joe Biden signed a law speeding up arms deliveries to Kyiv. The southern city was hit by a series of missiles Monday, destroying buildings, setting ablaze a shopping center and killing…

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Russia shells Ukraine's Odessa as US pledges fresh arms for Kyiv

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russian forces intensified their fight in Ukraine's east and fired missiles over the port city of Odessa, as President Joe Biden signed a law speeding up arms deliveries to Kyiv.

AFP

EU's von der Leyen sees progress in talks with Hungary on Russian oil ban

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday she had made progress in talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on a possible EU-wide ban on Russian fossil fuels.

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Hungarian official sacked from Orban's office on bribery allegations

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's office has fired an employee and is co-operating with a related investigation into allegations of bribery, it said on Monday after local media reported that a senior official had been accused of taking bribes.

Reuters

Nostalgia: It's worse than it used to be

Before the pandemic, nostalgia was a major force in global politics. Donald Trump promised to "make America great again", and Brexiteers won their political battle partly by idealising Britain's imperial past. While Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a "great rejuvenation of the Chinese people", Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo…

Bangkok Post

New bid to rescue Mariupol civilians as Russia tries to complete takeover of port city

KYIV, Ukraine — A furious bid was underway Friday to rescue hundreds of civilians still trapped in the besieged Azovstal steel plant, where Ukrainian soldiers sheltering in a maze of underground tunnels have prevented Russian forces from fully capturing the strategic port city of Mariupol.

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New bid to rescue Mariupol civilians as Russia tries to complete takeover

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Orban says Hungary will not support EU ban on Russia oil imports

Hungarian PM says proposals would be like dropping an ‘atomic bomb’ on country’s economy

The Independent UK

UN to resume rescue efforts at besieged Ukraine steel plant

Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine said a fresh UN-led rescue mission was under way Friday to evacuate the last civilians still trapped inside a besieged steel plant in Mariupol that has become the southern city's final holdout against Russian forces.

AFP

Hungary cannot support new EU sanctions against Russia in present form -PM Orban

Hungary cannot support the European Union's new sanctions package, which includes an embargo on oil imports, in its present form, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.

Reuters

Orban says new EU sanctions against Russia would harm Hungary more -report

The European Union's new sanctions package against Russia, including an embargo on crude oil imports, would cause more harm to Hungary than Russia, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, news website index.hu reported on Thursday.

Reuters

Hungary strongman Orban goes for gold in hosting sports events

Budapest (AFP) - Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban is an ally of Vladimir Putin and he has taken a leaf out of the Russian president's book in attracting major sporting events to boost his image among his people.

AFP

Hungary would veto EU sanctions on Russian Energy, minister says

Hungary would veto any European proposal that leads to the restriction of energy imports from Russia, according to a senior minister in Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government.

Tribune News Service

Hungary says 'no obstacles' to signing agreement on EU recovery funds

Hungary sees no obstacles to signing an agreement with Brussels about the release of EU recovery funds to Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Thursday.

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The Independent UK

Hungary extends cap on fuel and food prices to July 1

Hungary’s government extended a price cap on fuel and some basic food items for an additional two months as consumer prices continue to rise in the Central European country

Reuters

EU executive launches new bid to cut funds for Hungary over corruption

The European Union executive sent a formal letter to Hungary on Wednesday, officials said, the first step of a fresh offensive to safeguard democratic checks and balances that could freeze funds for Prime Minister Viktor Orban over corruption.

The Independent UK

Slovenia's populist leader loses power as trend continues

Only months ago, Robert Golob was virtually unknown in politics, didn’t belong to any party, but had a clear goal: remove Slovenian populist Prime Minister Janez Jansa from power and stop a democratic backslide in the tiny Alpine state

Tribune News Service

Upstart party defeats nationalist premier in Slovenia's elections

A newly formed protest party in Slovenia beat Janez Jansa, a nationalist prime minister who has challenged the European Union’s democratic standards, by an unexpectedly wide margin in general elections.

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Nationalist EU leader faces possible ouster in Slovenia vote

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa is fighting an uphill battle in elections Sunday that may rid the European Union of a leader who has challenged its democratic values.

Al Jazeera

Slovenia votes in tight parliamentary elections

Populist PM Janez Jansa faces a tough challenge from the liberal candidate in the politically divided EU nation.

Radio France Internationale

Slovenian PM Janez Jansa risks defeat in tight parliamentary poll

Slovenians go to the polls on Sunday in parliamentary elections expected to be a tight race between conservative Prime Minister Janez Jansa and political newcomer Robert Golob.

The Independent UK

Slovenians vote in tight race between populists, liberals

Slovenians cast ballots Sunday in a parliamentary election that is expected to be a tight race between Prime Minister Janez Jansa’s ruling right-wing populists and liberals in the politically divided European Union nation

AFP

Slovenian PM Jansa risks defeat in tight vote

Ljubljana (AFP) - Slovenians go to the polls on Sunday for parliamentary elections expected to be a tight race between conservative Prime Minister Janez Jansa and a political newcomer in the polarised EU country.

The Independent UK

Slovenia to hold election amid divisions over populist path

When he visited Ukraine last month with two other European leaders, Prime Minister Janez Jansa of Slovenia hoped to show solidarity with the war-stricken nation and to attract support at home ahead of what is expected to be a close parliamentary election

Salon

Jordan Klepper on GOP's love of Hungary

Klepper was on "Salon Talks" to discuss bad Trump rallies, traveling to Hungary and the power of comedy against BS

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