The Latest Breaking News from Budapest

If you’ve ever felt embarrassed for being underdressed somewhere, a new trend has just hit the town. Two brave women took one for the team and arrived at the Four Seasons hotel in Budapest looking like they “couldn’t afford water.”

Keane celebrated Ireland’s unlikely recovery as they rescued their hopes of a fourth World Cup appearance.

The Republic of Ireland secured a World Cup play-off place with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Hungary in Budapest. Troy Parrott was the hero for Ireland, scoring a superb hat-trick, including a penalty and the winning goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time. Hungary took the lead twice through…

An injury-time goal by Troy Parrott to complete his hat-trick booked Republic of Ireland a spot in the playoffs for next year’s World Cup with a thrilling 3-2 comeback win in Hungary

Ireland can book their place in the World Cup play-offs with a win in Budapest

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he struck a deal with President Donald Trump that would protect Hungary's economy from external threats, deepening ties between two nationalist leaders as Budapest faces mounting pressure from the European Union.

White House sources say exemption for Budapest to continue buying Russian oil will apply for a year. The move represents a political win for Orbán heading into an election in April, with the Hungarian economy in dire straits. Low energy prices could be a determining factor in the campaign.

The Hungarian leader said he has managed to convince US President Donald Trump to grant his country a full exemption from sanctions for the purchase of Russian energy, after detailing to him the dire consequences it would have on the Hungarian people.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is set to visit the White House on Friday, where he will meet US President Donald Trump for a high-stakes discussion centred on Hungary’s reliance on Russian energy and the effect of new US sanctions targeting Russian oil.

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The two leaders are politically aligned, but Washington has criticised Hungary for importing Russian energy even as the rest of Europe unplugs from Moscow. Visit could see Hungary could strike an LNG deal with Trump.