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Hungary PM 'no time' for EU allies' criticism
Many, including allies in Prime Minister Viktor Orban's European Peoples Party, accuse him of a power grab

Hungary's Orban gets sweeping new powers in virus fight
(UPDATED) Critics have condemned the 'anti-coronavirus defense law,' saying it gives Viktor Orban unnecessary and unlimited power in a ruse to cement his leadership rather than battle the virus


Bolsonaro says Brazilians 'don't know what dictatorship is'
'The Brazilian people still do not know what dictatorship is, do not know what it is to suffer at the hands of these people,' says President-elect Jair Bolsonaro

[ANALYSIS] Sieg Heil deja vu? Understanding the extreme right's global rise
The extremist movements in Asia, while benefiting the elites, enjoy the support of the middle classes

EU parliament votes to stop Hungary's 'threat' to democracy
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto wastes little time in slamming the vote as 'nothing less than the petty revenge of pro-immigration politicians'

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Will next UN rights chief treat Duterte, world leaders more gently?
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein has acknowledged that his unvarnished criticism of world leaders has made it impossible for him to secure a second term

Hungarians vote in keenly-watched poll
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has clashed with European Union institutions, is seeking a 3rd straight term

Budapest withdraws 2024 Olympic hosting bid; LA, Paris remain
Budapest follows Rome and Hamburg to withdraw leaving Paris and Los Angeles in the running to host

Putin to visit Hungary February 2 – Budapest
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban s chief of staff Janos Lazar tells reporters Orban and Putin will discuss current socio political and economic questions in an important but not exceptional meeting

Hungary offers Ukrainians free long-stay visas
After the 3 hard years that Ukraine has gone through in the name of European values the EU has a moral obligation to grant visa free access to Ukraine Viktor Orban says after meeting Ukraine s Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman

World leaders take stock of shock Trump win
UPDATED Politicians from around the world offer both praise and cautious welcome to the new President elect Donald Trump

Voided poll on migrants deals blow to Hungary's anti-EU revolt
Low voter turnout voids Prime Minister Viktor Orban s referendum aimed at rejecting a contested EU migrant quota plan

Tiga bidang investasi yang ditawarkan Jokowi kepada Hongaria
Hongaria telah menginvestasikan dana senilai US 20 juta untuk membangun pembangkit tenaga listrik surya PLTS

Migrants head for Croatia to avoid Hungarian fence
Human rights group Amnesty International charges that meeting those fleeing conflict and persecution with razor wire troops and draconian new laws Hungary is showing the ugly face of Europe s shambolic response to the growing refugee crisis

Hungary rushes to complete anti-migrant barrier
The four meter high barrier being built along Hungary s 175 kilometer 110 mile border with Serbia is aimed at stopping the several thousand migrants who enter Hungary

Austrian leader compares Hungary migrant treatment to Nazi era
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann says the treatment of refugees by Hungary brings back memories of the darkest period of our continent

Hungary PM wants 3-billion euro refugee aid plan
Millions of people have been displaced by Syria s 4 year war with many given refuge in camps in neighboring countries

Video shows refugees fed 'like animals in pen' in Hungary camp
Women and children were caught in the chaotic scrum as hungry people frantically tried to catch the bread flying through the air

Migrants breach Hungary police lines as army prepares for action
The break out involving at least 400 migrants takes place near the flashpoint town of Roszke where migrants have to wait at a collection point before being taken to a nearby center for registration

Migrants stream into Austria from Hungary
2nd UPDATE Hungary has become the newest flashpoint as hundreds of thousands of migrants try to cross its borders on their journey to Western Europe
