The Latest Breaking News from Budapest

Hungary opposes Ukraine's accession to the EU, threatening a veto, but Budapest is not against EU enlargement entirely: Prime Minister Orbán backs the Western Balkans and supports Moldova and Georgia in a complex balancing act.

All passengers on board the Cessna Caravan, eight Hungarians, two Germans and their Kenyan pilot, died when the aircraft crashed in a forested area of Kwale County

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Budapest marches by ruling Fidesz party and opposition Tisza will take place in a highly polarised political climate

Volodymyr Zelensky says attacks show Russia is not serious about diplomacy

It’s a comeback that every teenager has used. However, when several members of the Trump administration turn to the reply "your mom" to answer newsworthy questions, many online have become concerned about the White House and government officials behaving like puerile teens.

“I don’t want to have a wasted meeting,” Trump said in comments that followed reports his planned Budapest meeting with Putin has been shelved over Moscow’s refusal of an immediate ceasefire in its war against Ukraine.

US president said he has good conversations with his Moscow counterpart but they ‘just don’t go anywhere’

ANALYSIS: Sam Kiley in Dnipro, Ukraine, welcomes the collapse of the Budapest summit and argues that to give peace a chance Kyiv must be able to better make war