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Woman whose firm was linked to the exploding pagers is under Hungarian protection, her mother says

The mother of the woman whose company was linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria says her daughter is under the protection of the Hungarian secret services

The Independent UK

Chess: India win every match at Olympiad as US and England trail

With three rounds to go, India have won all eight of their matches in Budapest without loss of a game, while the top seeded US team is fifth and England 17th

The Guardian - UK

Watch: Hungary’s Danube River bursts banks as flooding reaches parliament in Budapest

Watch as the swollen Danube River reaches Hungary's parliament building in Budapest as flood waters continued to rise on Friday, 20 September.

The Independent UK

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Iron Maiden announce Run For Your Lives world tour in 2025: dates and ticket information

The heavy metal legends have revealed only the UK and European dates for the 50th-anniversary tour — including one at the London Stadium

Evening Standard

British Airways flight to Budapest forced to return to Heathrow

A British Airways flight to Budapest has been forced to return to Heathrow Airport shortly after departure due to a suspected technical issue.

Evening Standard

Taiwan Denies Shipping Gold Apollo Pagers To Middle East

Taiwanese officials deny Gold Apollo pagers were shipped to Lebanon for Hezbollah attack. Pagers used were from a Budapest-based company.

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Israel planted 5,000 pager explosives months before deadly blasts, Lebanese security sources say

Israel’s spy service injected explosive materials activated by coded messages into thousands of pagers during production, months before they were imported by the Lebanese group Hezbollah, a senior Lebanese security source said. Hezbollah fighters were using the low-tech devices, produced by the Taiwan-based company Gold Apollo, in an attempt to…

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Gold Apollo says the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria were made by a company in Budapest

Taiwanese company Gold Apollo says that it authorized its brand on the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria but that another company based in Budapest manufactured them

The Independent UK

Budapest and Wroclaw reinforce river banks ahead of more flooding

A state of natural disaster has been declared across the affected region of southern Poland

The Independent UK

Chess: England seeded eighth as Carlsen targets gold at Budapest Olympiad

The world No 1 will lead Norway at the event in Hungary shortly after defeating Hans Niemann and Alireza Firouzja at the speed championship finals in Paris

The Guardian - UK

Modern Hungarian folklore awaits at the Marcel Wanders-designed Kimpton BEM hotel in Budapest

Kimpton BEM Budapest, a 19th-century mansion turned luxury hotel, begins an exuberant new chapter in the capital’s old town

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Hungary Seeks Foothold In Restive Sahel As West Pulls Out

Hungary has bucked a trend by Western nations to withdraw from the Sahel region of Africa where Russia has increased its presence, and plans to deploy soldiers to Chad, whose leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno is in Budapest for talks.

International Business Times

Chess: Ethan Pang, nine, beats three grandmasters but misses 2300 rating

The London schoolboy defeated three GMs in successive games in Budapest and narrowly failed to achieve a world age record 2300 and a Fide Master title

The Guardian - UK

EU ministers take a very public swipe at Hungary over a lack of respect for the bloc's values

Senior government ministers from Ireland, Luxembourg and Belgium have taken a public and potentially embarrassing swipe at Hungary

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Evening Standard

Sziget Festival review: scorching heat and red-hot music at this Budapest extravaganza

The festival served up a mix of chart-topping headliners and quirky circus acts

International Business Times UK

The 'World's Most Beautiful Café', New York Café, Is In Budapest And Has 2000 Customers Daily

The New York Café in Budapest, renowned for its opulent decor and historical significance, welcomes around 2,000 guests daily, making it one of the most beautiful and popular cafes in the world.

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Sue Perkins’s cultural highlights

The broadcaster and standup comedian on her love of Angela Carter, bewitching Budapest, and a pizza restaurant that fuses Indian and Italian cuisine

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Yagiz Erdogmus, 13, on the verge of 2600 and closing on world age record

The Turkish teen is poised to achieve the landmark rating at September’s 193-nation chess Olympiad in Budapest

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Rattled Max Verstappen faces further frustration at Belgian Grand Prix

Red Bull driver, who launched tirade at team after car underperformed and handled badly in Budapest, struggling to handle threat of resurgent McLaren team

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Hamilton will speak to FIA officials over Verstappen crash partial blame

Lewis Hamilton wants to speak with FIA officials after Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix stewards declared he "could have done more to avoid" the Budapest crash with Max Verstappen.

The Independent UK

Katarina Johnson-Thompson: ‘France will always have a special place in my heart’

The heptathlon world champion looks to follow in the footsteps of Jessica Ennis-Hill and add the missing piece – an Olympic gold – to a glittering career

International Business Times

Late-night Gamer Verstappen Eyes Redemption At Belgian Grand Prix

A week after ranting on the team radio in Budapest, Max Verstappen heads to the Belgian Grand Prix warned to take "nothing for granted" and advised by Red Bull to give up late-night simulation racing during race weekends.

International Business Times

Hungary Gets Damning EU Rule-of-law Assessment

Hungary falls well short of EU democratic standards, notably on corruption, bribery, political funding, conflicts of interest and lack of media independence, according to a European Commission evaluation published Thursday.

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Hungary Loses Hosting Rights For EU Meeting Over Orbán's Actions

Hungary's PM Orbán faces EU backlash over Ukraine peace efforts, leading to relocation of strategic meeting from Budapest to Brussels.

The Independent UK

EU takes away Hungary’s right to host ministerial meet over its stance on Ukraine

Budapest calls decision ‘childish’ and slams ‘concerted and hysterical attacks’ on prime minister Viktor Orban’s recent meetings with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jingping

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