Péter Magyar has worked so hard to avoid being labelled a “Brussels puppet” by his rival Viktor Orbán that he’s barely been seen in Brussels at all. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The leader of Tisza, Hungary’s main opposition party, has largely treated his MEP role as a platform to confront the country’s…

Published on 07/04/2026 – 7:52 GMT+2•Updated 8:01 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Aadel Haleem live from Doha as Middle East tensions continue to escalate. Sándor Zsíros with the latest on EU–Hungary tensions over the Druzhba pipeline. Zoltán Siposhegyi reports from Hungary on US Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Budapest…

Published on 07/04/2026 – 6:03 GMT+2 US Vice President JD Vance flew to Hungary Monday night to deliver President Donald Trump’s support to his ally, nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, ahead of tightly contested parliamentary elections. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Vance will meet with Orbán on Tuesday morning, followed by a speech…

Belgrade is investigating the attempted sabotage of the pipeline transporting gas from Russia to Serbia and Hungary, according to officials, with a suspect said to be “a person from a group of migrants,” head of military security agency VBA Đuro Jovanić said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The incident occurred on the Balkan…

Hundreds of motorcyclists joined a priest on Sunday to carry the cross of Christ through Sintra in a roaring Easter procession that has become a tradition in the Portuguese town of Sintra near Lisbon. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Father Avelino Alves led the 19th annual Compasso Pascal Motard, riding with the cross…

Social media accounts backing Hungary’s ruling right-wing populist party Fidesz have accused tech giant Meta of political interference in the country’s upcoming elections, alleging that the party and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán are being censored. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Fidesz campaign chief Balázs Orbán also threw his weight behind the allegations. “We…

Published on 06/04/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 EU member states’ defence research and development (R&D) amounted to €13 billion in 2024. Investments increased by an additional €4 billion in 2025, according to European Defence Agency estimates. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The US and China still maintain a significant lead over Europe. In 2024,…

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced on Sunday morning that army and police found explosives that had been placed near a pipeline that carries gas to Serbia and Hungary. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT He said that “two large packages of explosives with detonators” were found inside backpacks in northern Serbia’s Kanjiza, “a few…

A US military pilot who had been missing after his plane was shot down in Iran has been found, said President Donald Trump on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A frantic US search-and-rescue operation unfolded after the crash of the F-15E Strike Eaglejet on Friday, as Iran also promised a reward for…

The Artemis astronauts were gearing up Saturday for their long-anticipated lunar flyby, including reviewing the surface features they must analyse and photograph during their time circling the Moon. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Upon waking around 1635 GMT on Saturday, the astronauts were approximately 271,979 kilometres from Earth, and approaching the Moon at…