The following is an adapted version of an article originally published in Hungarian in Magyar Krónika. Light installations on city façades, street theatre, contemporary circus, and music: Pécs will once again host one of Europe’s most prestigious light festivals this year. The Zsolnay Light Festival will be held in Pécs between 3 and 6 July this year….
Show Notes: On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with PRC perspectives on the past two weeks of attacks on Iran. Topics include: dispelling notions that U.S. involvement was welcomed by the PRC, why regional stability in the Middle East is stressed in every PRC statement, and how Iran and other PRC partners may view…
Alexus Grynkewich has said Kiev is fighting with tenacity the US can barely imagine Ukraine can still achieve a military victory over Russia, US General Alexus Grynkewich said during a Senate hearing on Tuesday. He was confirmed as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and head of the US European Command earlier this month. “I believe…
Imagine a group of individuals. All they want to do is have a big event to celebrate their sexual identity. Then, the local government, citing some dubious public safety concerns, puts the kibosh on the whole thing, stopping the group from exercising their free expression rights. When and where could such an injustice be allowed…
The main danger for the bloc is losing economic competitiveness, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned Russia does not pose a primary threat to the EU, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has stated, warning that the bloc’s shrinking role in the global economy is its main concern. Speaking to reporters ahead of the NATO…
Operation Honey Pot: Paste this emoji 🍯 in your comment below. After Trump dropped many bunker buster bombs on Iran, the Chinese Communist Party is worried China is next. China Has a Way into US Military Bases https://chinauncensored.tv/programs/chinese-company-on-us-bases Make sure to subscribe to our free China Uncensored newsletter: https://chinauncensored.substack.com ______________________________ Subscribe for updates: youtube.com/ChinaUncensored?sub_confirmation=1 ______________________________…
Imposing tougher restrictions could undermine peace talks efforts, the US secretary of state has warned Introducing more sanctions against Russia could derail ongoing peace efforts in the Ukraine conflict, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Politico on Wednesday. US President Donald Trump has refused to launch new sanctions targeting Moscow, despite pressure from G7 allies…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán praised US President Donald Trump for managing the conflict between Israel and Iran with ‘common sense’. ‘The fact that the President of the United States is a man of common sense means that new wars will be shorter, and old wars will run out of fuel,’ Orbán told reporters during…
The shooting in the war-torn African country reportedly left two servicemen dead on the spot, while three others died later of their injuries A “drunken” member of the Democratic Republic of Congo armed forces has shot and killed at least five fellow soldiers, according to local media. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday morning in…
Britain is set to lose tens of thousands of wealthy individuals in 2025 due to tax reforms and uncertainty, according to new research cited by the Times The UK is set to lose a record 16,500 millionaires in 2025, The Times has said, referring to a Henley Private Wealth Migration Report published on Tuesday. The…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that President Donald Trump will reject calls from European counterparts to impose further sanctions on Russia during the annual NATO leaders’ summit in The Hague, the Netherlands. ‘If we did what everybody here wants us to do, and that is come in and crush them with more sanctions,…
Shashi Tharoor has said that Islamabad continues to provide a safe haven for terrorists in its largest province Pakistan’s denial that it sponsors terrorism in South Asia cannot be taken seriously, Indian member of parliament Shashi Tharoor has said. In an exclusive interview with RT’s Rick Sanchez on Tuesday, Tharoor, who is also the head…
The US vice president joked that critics of Republican candidates use it to say “we are number one in Washington” US Vice President J.D. Vance offered critics ‘the bird’ during a Republican Party event in Lima, Ohio, on Tuesday, in a thinly-veiled criticism of political culture in Washington, DC. Vance, the second-highest official in the…
“Accomplices of Ukrainian special services” were allegedly planning to kill a Russian military service member Two Russian citizens who were collecting an improvised explosive from a cache outside Moscow, have been killed after opening fire on law enforcement, the Federal Security Service (FSB) reported on Wednesday. The deceased were identified by the agency as “accomplices…
The Israel-Iran conflict has renewed Beijing’s interest in Power of Siberia 2, according to the outlet China’s interest in the construction of Russia’s proposed Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, which would deliver gas via Mongolia, has intensified following the outbreak of the conflict between Iran and Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing…
The event is expected to have a decreased focus on Ukraine support compared to previous years NATO leaders have convened for a two-day summit in the Hague. The agenda of the US-led gathering is expected to revolve around the stand-off between Israel and Iran, Tehran’s nuclear program, the Ukraine conflict, and an increase in member…
A majority of survey respondents have said the app spreads false content, according to Reuters TikTok has become the top source of false or misleading content in Kenya, according to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025 released on Monday. The research, surveying 2,007 Kenyans online between February and May 2025, highlighted the increasing role…
Hungary, the US, Türkiye, Slovakia and others don’t want to formally engage the Ukrainian leader, according to the PM Several NATO members, including the US, are deliberately avoiding meeting with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky at the bloc’s key summit in The Hague, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed. Speaking prior to the gathering on…
Maya Kadosh is an experienced diplomat who has served at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs for more than two decades. In recent years, she has worked as Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s Chief of Staff for Foreign Policy, and was previously a Senior Political Advisor to former Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz. Kadosh has been Israel’s…
Automakers and chemical firms report sharp declines in sentiment amid ongoing trade uncertainty, according to Ifo Expectations have worsened among German exporters in June due to uncertainty regarding US tariffs, according to a survey conducted by the Ifo economic institute. Earlier this year, US President Trump imposed 20% tariffs on EU goods and 25% duties…
The final hours of the Israeli-Iranian conflict would be almost comical if a regional war in the Middle East were not at stake. On Monday evening, President Trump announced the best and biggest peace deal ever made. Overnight, supporters of the intervention poured scorn on “Panicans”, the 2025 equivalent of the Iraq War’s “cheese-eating surrender monkeys”. The following…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán engaged in a war of words on X after the annual summit of NATO member state leaders began on Tuesday night in The Hague, the Netherlands. Although Zelenskyy will not attend the working meeting scheduled for Wednesday—for the first time since 2022—the Ukrainian president was…
The drop has been due to export restrictions prompted by increasing demand in the Russian Far East, according to an energy company CEO Moscow’s supply of electricity to China saw a major year-over-year drop in the first half of 2025, according to the state-run power exporting company Inter RAO. The decline has been attributed to…
Previously agreed humanitarian exchanges need to be completed before any further progress, the Kremlin has indicated Moscow and Kiev are currently working to fully implement the humanitarian portion of their previous agreements, and therefore no negotiations are currently underway on their respective peace roadmaps, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Speaking at a regular press…
The Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile is set to launch a transformative astronomical survey at the end of the year, using the world’s largest digital camera to map the southern night sky in unprecedented detail. The decade-long project will involve contributions from Hungarian researchers and marks a major international effort to better understand the…
A US Supreme Court ruling allows deportations to third countries, including Libya and South Sudan The US Supreme Court has authorized the White House to deport immigrants to third countries, including conflict-stricken South Sudan and Libya, regardless of where the individuals are originally from. The Monday decision lifts an earlier order by a lower court…
The system is designed to melt explosives in mines from a safe distance Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec has unveiled a prototype of a small, remotely operated robot for use disarming unexploded munitions using a powerful laser beam. The system, which has not yet been publicly named, was showcased during an industrial engineering expo in…
In a move stirring controversy over respect for national sovereignty and legal jurisdiction, the Dutch parliament has supported a motion calling on Cabinet members to participate in Budapest’s banned Pride march next month. The event, which violates Hungarian law, has been outlawed under legislation passed in March by Hungary’s elected government. The motion, proposed by…
Bagrat Galstanyan sought to overthrow the government during protests in 2024, Armenia’s Investigative Committee has charged Armenian authorities have arrested a high-profile cleric for alleged terrorism and attempts to stage a coup last year, according to the country’s Investigative Committee and footage on social media. Bagrat Galstanyan was a key leader in the demonstrations calling…
The Russian security service has learned the identities of Moldovan intelligence officers after arresting two agents they were handling The Russian authorities have identified and arrested two Moldovan citizens who have confessed to working for Chisinau’s intelligence agency, according to officials. The Federal Security Service (FSB) hid the identities of the two arrested men in…
The Axiom-4 space mission was successfully launched on 25 June, with research astronaut Tibor Kapu on board—marking the first time in 45 years that a Hungarian has travelled to space. The four-member crew—comprising Kapu, retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, and Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznanski-Wiśniewski—will spend 14 days aboard the International Space…
The outlets reported that the US bombing campaign had failed to destroy key facets of Tehran’s nuclear program US President Donald Trump has lashed out at CNN and The New York Times for reporting that Washington’s recent airstrikes on Iran caused only limited damage. On Tuesday, the two news outlets cited a preliminary Defense Intelligence…
Hungary must reassert its national sovereignty in the face of growing foreign pressure and manipulation, declared Zoltán Szalai, editor-in-chief of Mandiner and director general of Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), during a conference titled The Fight for National Sovereignty held in Budapest on Tuesday. Szalai pointed to the Biden administration’s USAID programmes, which he said have…
Israel and the US falsely accused Tehran of plans to build a nuclear bomb, Vassily Nebenzia has said The US and Israel have spread disinformation about Iran’s nuclear program as a pretext for attack, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia has said. Speaking at the UN Security Council on Tuesday, the diplomat condemned the…
The US president has declined to unequivocally back the alliance’s collective defense obligations US President Donald Trump has refused to publicly affirm that he would unconditionally defend America’s allies under NATO. He made the remarks on Tuesday en route to the NATO summit in The Hague. Under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, NATO…
Many international brands have left Russia since 2022, citing the Ukraine conflict President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Russian government to lay the groundwork for the return of foreign firms that left the domestic market due to the Ukraine conflict. Many major corporations, including Microsoft and McDonald’s, cut ties with Moscow in 2022, citing the…
In March 2025, tens of thousands of Muslims flooded Moscow’s streets for Eid al-Fitr prayers. Loudspeakers blasted the Islamic call to prayer, echoing under the gaze of the Kremlin itself. This wasn’t simply a religious gathering. It was a state-enabled spectacle of Islamic dominance in Russia’s capital—a country once considered the stronghold of Orthodox Christianity….
It looks like Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem meant it when she said that she was going to nail Iranian terrorists before they get a chance to carry out terrorist attacks on US soil. Over the last 48 hours, eleven Iranians who are here illegally have been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs…
Mark Rutte has praised the US leader for “extraordinary” action against Iran US President Donald Trump has posted screenshots of a private text message from NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, in which he showered the American leader with praise for “decisive action in Iran.” The message, which Trump shared on his Truth Social platform, appears…
At the Nato summit currently underway in The Hague, Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is expected to present his plan to transform the Bundeswehr into “the most powerful conventional army in Europe”. This dramatic announcement represents more than a shift in policy — it signals a rupture with the fundamental strategic identity Germany has maintained…
Those of us who are old enough to remember relatives who fought in one or even both world wars know how, in their reminiscences, you’d often get the sense that, yes: war could be terrible. But I recall a clear sense, from my grandparents among others, that wartime was also exciting, vital, even at times…
Tonight is a big night for basketball. It’s the NBA draft: the moment the world’s top 30 basketball teams line up to select the next generation of prodigies. And the worst performing of those 30 get first dibs. This should, theoretically, mean they have better odds at landing top talent. In practice, though, the selection…
Israel’s attack on Iran has been, and continues to be, negotiated largely in public — on X and Truth Social. This is not fully explicable in terms of President Trump’s personal style or willingness to flout precedent, but rather by slower-gestating, historical shifts in how power flows and expresses itself. The spectacle of world leaders…
Summary of today’s top items: 1. Xi meets Singapore PM Wong – Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is in China this week for meetings with top officials including Xi, Li Qiang and Zhao Leji, and to attend the “Summer Davos” in Tianjin. 2. Plans for the 80th anniversary of victory in Chinese People’s War of…
Russians’ view of the US has improved in recent years, but is still negative overall, new data shows A new survey conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) indicates that Russians’ opinions of the US have improved over the past decade, though negative attitudes still prevail overall. The study polled a total of 1,500 people…
The US president has brokered a “historic” ceasefire between Israel and Iran, Congressman Buddy Carter said A US congressman has nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his role in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Iran after nearly two weeks of hostilities. Trump announced the truce just days after the US…
The US president has been pushing to mediate a truce in the Ukraine conflict US President Donald Trump says he would like to see an agreement with Russia that would put an end to the hostilities in Ukraine. He made the remarks on Tuesday morning speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One while en route…
Muridke railway station, Sheikhupura District, Pakistan. (Fahads1982, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian girl who this month escaped the Muslim who kidnapped her said he forcibly converted her to Islam and repeatedly sexually assaulted her as his “wife.” Muskan Liaqat was 14 years old when she was kidnapped at gunpoint…
Berlin banned Compact magazine last year, accusing it of presenting a threat to the German constitutional order Germany’s highest administrative court has declared a government ban on Compact magazine to be illegal. The nation’s interior ministry imposed the restriction last year, claiming it was a “right-wing extremist” publication involved in “anti-constitutional” activities. In its ruling…
Russia’s foreign minister has condemned the economic union’s “radical transformation” into an aggressive military bloc The European Union is turning into an extension of NATO, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. During a speech at an international forum in Moscow, Lavrov recalled that the EU was initially formed as an economic union that was…
Kant is spinning in his grave, while Friedrich Merz is devising maxims from hell Forget the fog of war. Even in war, and sometimes especially in war, some things are exceedingly clear. Regarding the so-called ‘Hamas-Israel War’, for instance, it is obvious that in reality it is not a war at all but a genocide, namely…
