Hungary has taken the step of banning the commander of the Ukrainian unit responsible for the most recent strike against the Druzhba oil pipeline, one of Central Europe’s main energy lifelines. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced on Thursday in Budapest that the officer will not be allowed to enter Hungary or any country in the…
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Will Trump’s India tariffs hurt American consumers?
Washington’s high levies could spiral into increased costs for consumers US tariffs of 50% on Indian imports kicked in earlier this week, which could impact numerous sectors in the South Asian nation. The levies are on a wide variety of Indian goods, and comprise a 25% tariff announced by US President Donald Trump in late…
EU public skeptical of sending troops to Ukraine – WSJ
The sentiment stems from concerns that any deployment could put the military in harm’s way, the report says A significant proportion of the EU population is unhappy about the prospect of sending troops to Ukraine after any ceasefire or peace deal due to the absence of firm US “security guarantees” and fears of being drawn…
Islamic Flags at the White House: Have We Lost Our Minds
What is happening in America? Outside the very gates of the White House, Muslims marched through Washington, D.C., waving Islamic flags for Arbaeen — pounding their chests, chanting slogans, and turning our nation’s capital into a stage for their ideology. What is happening in America? Have we lost our minds? Outside the very gates of…
The Táltos Drum Resonates in the Upland
At this year’s Perbenyik (Pribeník) St Stephen Days, one of the festival’s most captivating moments was the sound of the táltos (Hungarian shaman) drum echoing across the Upland. While the drum has deep roots in Hungarian tribal tradition, and its spiritual interpretations—such as linking communities to the rhythm of nature or inducing trance states—reflect cultural…
‘Soros and His Gang of Psychopaths Have Caused Serious Damage’: Trump Threatens to Sue Billionaire Philanthropist
Donald Trump on Wednesday tore into billionaire George Soros and his heir, Alexander, calling for their prosecution under federal racketeering laws and accusing them of bankrolling chaos across America. “They should be prosecuted under the RICO Act for their support of violent protests—and much more—throughout the United States of America,” Trump declared on Truth Social,…
US disease control chief fired in clash over Covid vaccines
Susan Monarez has accused Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of “weaponizing public health” The White House has dismissed Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after she refused to resign in a dispute over vaccine policy, with her ouster triggering turmoil and further resignations by senior health officials….
Americans needed to see Zelensky’s White House ‘blowup’ – Vance
The US vice president believes the outburst shed light on Washington’s frustration with Kiev US Vice President J.D. Vance has defended his Oval Office clash with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky earlier this year, saying the heated exchange helped expose flaws in Washington’s past approach to the conflict and was “useful” for the American people to see….
Zelensky appoints graft suspect as new ambassador to US
Olga Stefanishina will replace Oksana Markarova, who was accused of meddling in American elections Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has appointed former deputy prime minister and top European integration official Olga Stefanishina as Ukraine’s new ambassador to Washington, despite ongoing corruption allegations linked to her past government work. In his evening address on Wednesday, Zelensky announced…
No Nvidia H20 China sales; AI chip capacity; Correct view of the history of World War II
Summary of today’s top items: 1. Nvidia reports no H20 sales to China – Nvidia released Q2 earnings earlier today and the company announced it made no H20 sales to China in Q2 and was not forecasting any in Q3: There were no H20 sales to China-based customers in the second quarter. NVIDIA benefited from…
Trump’s 50% tariffs on India take effect
Prime Minister Modi has called on Indians to buy more domestically-made products US President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on most imports from India came into effect on Wednesday. The US first imposed 25% tariffs on the country in early August, as New Delhi and Washington could not arrive at a trade agreement. Trump then announced…
How America abandoned its suicide safeguards
In 2020, Jane, a 29-year-old Colorado woman with eating disorders, was “provided with lethal drugs … in the midst of a mental-health crisis”, according to a lawsuit filed this year by the Patients Rights Action Fund, an advocacy group seeking to overturn Colorado’s assisted-suicide program. Jane qualified for assisted suicide, the lawsuit contends, yet she…
What Reform could learn from Greece
Spending the summer in rural Greece provides a strange perspective on Britain’s rapidly accelerating immigration debate, now a regular staple on the news here. As a highly nationalistic ethnostate, where the Greek flag is omnipresent — I can see one fluttering over my neighbour’s house as I write — the idea that raising the national…
My Corbynista shame
I have a confession. When I was a nerdy ingénue at an all-girls’ public school, I went to two Jeremy Corbyn rallies. At one, I drank too much and threw up on my shoes. They were suede brothel creepers. It feels good to get this off my chest. Being swept up in the Corbyn frenzy…
John Robison: the first tech bro
There may be some literary justice to the fact that, in these hopelessly confusing and terminally dangerous times, an obscure screed written more than 200 years ago by an opium-addicted mechanical engineer might serve as a clarification. The author was one of the first tech bros, a polymath born in the 18th century — when…
EU ready to impose secondary sanctions on Russia’s partners – Bloomberg
Brussels has reportedly run out of ideas on how to hurt Moscow directly The European Union is weighing potential punitive measures against states it claims are helping Moscow bypass Western restrictions, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing sources. Western governments have unleashed an unprecedented wave of sanctions against Moscow over the past decade, with the EU…
Dr. David Speicher’s Peer-Reviewed Bombshell: DNA Contamination in Pfizer’s mRNA Vaccines (Video)
Pembroke, Ontario — A Canadian molecular virologist and epidemiologist, Dr. David J. Speicher, PhD, has emerged as one of the most formidable scientific voices challenging the COVID-19 narrative. With over two decades of infectious disease research spanning four continents, Speicher is now at the center of a breakthrough moment: his previously suppressed findings on mRNA…
China boosts AI chip output amid US export curbs – FT
Beijing is reportedly trying to triple production to offset Washington’s restrictions on advanced semiconductors China has accelerated efforts to expand its AI chip production, aiming to triple domestic output next year in the face of US export controls, Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The US began curbing sales of cutting-edge chips to China in 2022…
Trans Shooter Obsessed with Mass Murderers Targets Catholic School Killing Multiple Children
Another transgender shooter carried out a horrific killing spree at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, killing two young children and wounding 17 others. A trans monster targets children praying Multiple reports contend that the gunman, 23, is identified as Robert Westman, who changed his name to “Robin” when he was a minor…
Fifty shades of the EU: Queen Ursula should start charging to watch her kinky dance with Trump
Is the US president having his way with the EU, or just getting more “solidarity” smoke and mirrors? Brussels has “bent at the knee” before US President Donald Trump – that’s how one White House official described the recent trade deal involving tariffs, massive investment in US economy and a pledge to purchase American energy….
Popularity of Russian cartoon ‘cringe’ – Kiev propaganda outlet
The ‘Trukha’ Telegram channel has chided Ukrainian parents for letting their children watch ‘Masha and the Bear’ One of Ukraine’s largest propaganda channels on Telegram has denounced the record success of Russian children’s cartoon ‘Masha and the Bear’ in the country as “cringe.” The beloved kids’ show, based on the shenanigans of a mischievous little…
Ferencváros Beat Qarabağ But Fall Short in UCL
Hungarian champions Ferencváros were facing their Azeri counterparts Qarabağ FK for one of the 36 places in the UEFA Champions League new league phase in the 2025–2026 season. The German football database Transfermarkt is considered a reliable source for player market value estimates in the international football press. However, this time, it really misled Fradi…
Transgender Minnesota shooter had ‘kill Donald Trump’ on magazine – media (PHOTOS)
The alleged shooter at a Catholic school in Minneapolis has been identified as Robin Westman, said to have published a manifesto hours before the crime The gunman who opened fire on a church at a Catholic school in south Minneapolis on Wednesday has been identified as Robin Westman by The New York Post, citing sources…
US spent ‘tens of millions’ in Moldova – former USAID chief
Samantha Power has admitted that Washington financially supported the pro-Western candidate in the last presidential election The US Agency for International Development (USAID) invested tens of millions of dollars in Moldova to support pro-EU President Maya Sandu, former USAID chief Samantha Power has admitted in a call with Russian pranksters. Speaking to Vovan and Lexus,…
Сhina rules out nuclear arms reduction talks with US and Russia
Beijing has said Washington carries the primary responsibility for disarmament, as it has one of the world’s biggest arsenals China said on Wednesday that it would not participate in denuclearization talks with the US and Russia, calling the idea “unreasonable and unrealistic,” since it holds a minimal number of nuclear weapons for national defense. Asked…
‘I will end Islam in Texas’ – GOP candidate burns Quran (VIDEO)
Republican congressional hopeful Valentina Gomez has published a video showing the destruction of Islamic scripture A Texas Republican congressional candidate has set fire to a copy of the Quran in a campaign ad, igniting a furor on X. Valentina Gomez, a self-styled ‘MAGA America First’ political hopeful, published the video on Tuesday, asking for help…
Cut welfare, give billions to Ukraine, suppress opposition: The German leader’s checklist to success
Friedrich Merz thinks he is the savior of the old German establishment. He is really more of a gravedigger German chancellor Friedrich Merz has made a moderate media splash and ruffled some feathers in his own ruling coalition with the Centrist Social Democrats (SPD). Using the platform of a regional party congress of his CDU…
Musk vows to fund lawsuits against UK officials over grooming gangs
An inquiry has found local British authorities negligent in responding to widespread child abuse Elon Musk has said he is prepared to finance legal cases against “corrupt officials” in Britain after an inquiry found “gross negligence” in handling grooming gang crimes. The gangs, primarily involving men of Pakistani origin, have been active in the UK…
US school shooting leaves three dead and over a dozen wounded
The gunman took his own life after the rampage, authorities in Minneapolis have said A gunman opened fire on a church at a Catholic school in south Minneapolis on Wednesday, killing two children and injuring at least a dozen people, ABC News reports, citing sources. The shooting took place during a mass at the Annunciation…
Economist fined €16,100 for implying a Green politician might be stupid, calling a state media journalist a “nincompoop” and accusing the creep who denounced him to the speech police of snitching
Thomas Vierhaus is an economist from Düsseldorf with a small but active social media presence, particularly on Twitter/X. There, he now and again replies caustically to the idiocies of our media and politicians. Because our media and politicians do not like caustic commentary, Vierhaus is now facing prosecution and serious fines for three speech offences:…
EU faces ‘first-of-its-kind’ sanctions case from Russian tycoon – Euronews
Billionaire Alisher Usmanov’s lawyer has petitioned Germany’s top court for permission to sue the bloc’s council Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov’s legal team is seeking clearance to sue the EU Council for defamation over its rationale for sanctioning him, Euronews reported on Wednesday, citing court documents. The case is the first of its kind, the outlet…
Hungary Expands Military with Special Operations Riverine Craft
Hungary’s military has expanded with the addition of Special Operations Craft–Riverine (SOC-R) boats, officially handed over in Budapest on Wednesday. Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky described the acquisition as the arrival of a long-awaited capability, strengthening the Hungarian Defence Forces on land, water, and in the air. The minister said a quiet revolution is underway within…
Denmark apologizes to Greenlanders over birth control experiment
Danish doctors inserted contraceptive devices into thousands of women without their knowledge Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has issued an apology for an enforced contraception campaign aimed at regulating the birth rate in Greenland. The controversial program saw thousands of young Greenlandic women and girls fitted with intrauterine devices (IUDs), often without their knowledge or…
Court refuses bail for detained former Zimbabwean official
Ex-Foreign Minister Walter Mzembi faces charges, including theft of government funds and vehicles Zimbabwe’s former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi will remain in custody after the country’s high court dismissed his appeal for bail pending trial. Last month, IOL reported that a magistrate’s court in Zimbabwe had dismissed Mzembi’s application, challenging his placement on remand and extending…
Denmark summons US envoy over alleged Greenland influence campaign
American agents have been trying to recruit people for a secession movement, according to Danish media Denmark has summoned the top US diplomat in the country over reports of alleged covert American influence operations in Greenland, a Danish semi-autonomous territory. National media have claimed that at least three Americans with ties to US President Donald…
This Is NOT What China Wanted To Happen
Operation Honey Pot: Paste this emoji 🍯 in your comment below. South Korea is at a critical point in history. Will it continue to be a US ally, or will it turn to China? South Korean Leftists Take Over in A Rigged Election | Grant Newsham https://chinauncensored.tv/programs/podcast-303 Want to go deeper than YouTube will let…
Prosecute Soros – Trump
The US president has accused the billionaire of trying to “rip apart” America by supporting violent protests US President Donald Trump has called for criminal charges to be brought against billionaire George Soros and his “Radical Left” son for their “support of Violent Protests, and much more, all throughout the United States of America.” The…
Venezuela accuses US of nuclear violation
Caracas has appealed to the UN following Washington’s deployment of warships and a submarine to the Caribbean Venezuela on Monday accused the US of violating a regional nuclear ban, and urged the United Nations to act after American warships and a naval submarine were deployed to the Caribbean. The move comes after Washington last week…
Mass evacuations after India issues flood alert to Pakistan
The warnings were sent to Islamabad on humanitarian grounds and to help avoid loss of life and property, New Delhi has said Pakistan was able to safely evacuate 150,000 people after India alerted it that it would release excess water from overflowing dams and swollen rivers into low-lying areas along their shared border. The Indian…
Budapest to Modernize Entire Ticket Machine Network by 2026
The Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) will soon completely renew its network of ticket and pass vending machines. Following the completion of the necessary public procurement process and the allocation of funds by the Metropolitan Assembly, the modernization work is expected to begin later this year, the company announced on Wednesday. In recent years, BKK’s machines have increasingly…
France returns looted human remains to former colony
The skulls handed back to Madagascar include one believed to be that of a king decapitated by French troops in 1897 France has returned to Madagascar three human skulls looted during the colonial era and kept for more than a century at a Paris museum. Among the remains handed over at a ceremony hosted by…
Ukraine peace talks must stay confidential – Kremlin
Public debate over the negotiations’ specifics could be detrimental to a positive outcome, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Public discussion of the details of Ukraine peace negotiations could harm the process, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday when asked what compromises Russia might be prepared to offer. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told NBC…
A German lesson for Ireland
Germany will soon mark the 35th anniversary of reunification. In the Lander that once comprised the communist German Democratic Republic, the festivities will likely be muted. For many in “the east”, as it is still called in what was the old Bonn Federal Republic, unification has come to feel like annexation. There is a message…
Sputnik V developer sets out plan for breakthrough HIV vaccine
Russian scientists say a new shot that triggers an immune response could be ready in around two years A Russian vaccine against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) could be ready in about two years, according to the top epidemiologist from the renowned Gamaleya Center in Moscow, as cited by RIA Novosti. The much-anticipated HIV vaccine…
Dave Rubin Releases Documentary about His Visit to Hungary
Famed American political commentator and YouTuber Dave Rubin was one of the featured speakers at CPAC Hungary 2025 in Budapest, Hungary, this May. After his appearance, he also recorded an episode of his talk show The Rubin Report in front of a live audience at the Danube Institute. Now, Rubin has released a short, 30-minute…
Ukrainian drone hits residential building in Russia
The Defense Ministry has reported 27 UAVs destroyed, while Rostov’s governor has confirmed property damage but no casualties Ukraine launched yet another wave of drone attacks on several Russian regions overnight, The Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Wednesday morning. One strike sparked a massive fire in a residential building in the city of Rostov-on-Don….
EU targeting Georgia with ‘lies, slander and misinformation’ – Tbilisi mayor
Brussels is punishing the country for refusing to fight Russia for Ukraine, Kakha Kaladze has said European Union officials are spreading “lies, slander and misinformation” to pressure Georgia, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze asserted on Monday, saying the bloc had failed before in trying to draw the country into war with Russia using the same approach….
US energy giant ‘in secret talks’ to return to Russia – WSJ
President Vladimir Putin allowed ExxonMobil to reclaim its stake in a Far Eastern enterprise ahead of his recent meeting with Donald Trump ExxonMobil is considering the possibility of returning to Russia, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing people familiar with the discussions. The US energy giant withdrew from the country along with many other…
Hungarian Cinema Shines with Dual Premieres at 82nd Venice Festival
Two Hungarian premieres will be part of the competition programme at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, opening this Wednesday. László Nemes Jeles presents his new feature, Orphan, while Ildikó Enyedi returns with Silent Friend. Both screenings will be held with the participation of their creative teams, supported by the National Film Institute (NFI). Orphan,…
Russia ‘has no faith’ in German Nord Stream sabotage probe
Berlin seems to be covering up former US President Joe Biden’s possible role in orchestrating a terrorist attack, a Russian envoy has argued Russia has accused German authorities of attempting to cover up the true circumstances of the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions by blaming private “scapegoats” for what Moscow insists was likely a state-sponsored…
Trump moves to ‘fire’ Federal Reserve governor
The US president has cited mortgage fraud allegations in his attempt to oust Lisa Cook US President Donald Trump has taken steps to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, but her lawyer said they would contest the move, arguing that he lacks the authority to do so. In a letter sent to Cook on Monday…