The Latest Breaking News from Budapest

There's something about the Hungaroring and first-time Formula 1 winners. Perhaps it's the flowing layout of the course north-east of Budapest, with almost kart-circuit-like characteristics. Allied to the difficulty to overtake, which puts much more value on a good qualifying session, it makes it a happy hunting ground for maiden…

Despite a foot injury and a poor result last month, Australian BMX freestyle star Logan Martin's self-belief ahead of the Olympics remains solid.

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri joked about the need to be wary of a ‘Bottas moment’ at the first corner of Formula 1’s 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, but the Finn’s famous crash into Norris and the two Red Bulls here three years ago is an important consideration for McLaren.

The McLaren driver beat his teammate, Oscar Piastri, into second with a breathtaking lap in Budapest

Viktor Orbán enraged most of the alliance by meeting with Putin and Xi, while shunning Biden, as he seeks to negotiate a Ukraine war settlement

Mercedes will continue to roll out incremental upgrades in Budapest and Spa after the development of its 2024 Formula 1 car led to a win on merit at the British Grand Prix.

Top five English grandmasters will feature in Budapest – as will nine-year-old prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan

Ukraine maintains it cannot agree to a ceasefire until Russia completely withdraws its forces from its territory

Hungarian PM, an outspoken critic of aid to Ukraine, makes first trip to country since start of Russia’s full-scale invasion

Sources say Hungary’s pro-Russia PM planning to visit president Volodymyr Zelenskiy one day after assuming EU presidency

As of today, 1 July, Hungary has taken over the EU's rotating presidency. However, diplomats are concerned because nationalist leader Viktor Orban, who has been in power since 2010, has frequently clashed with Brussels. What are the main points of contention?