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VIKTOR ORBAN

Firms that leveraged ties to former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to build sprawling empires through large government projects such as sports stadiums and highways must find a new course as the new ruling party moves to stamp out alleged cronyism.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2026
Life after Orban: Hungary Inc. digs in as new political era takes hold
Former officials, companies and analysts said billionaires among former Prime Minister Viktor Orban¡¯s inner circle were rethinking operations under new leader ?Peter Magyar.
LGBTQ+ supporters and advocates for freedom of assembly cross Elizabeth Bridge during the Budapest Pride March on June 27.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 14, 2026
What Budapest¡¯s Pride march taught me about Japan
Marching is good. But the right to marry, to adopt, to be recorded as a family in the koseki would be great.
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar speaks during a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on June 2.
WORLD
Jul 13, 2026
Hungary is poised to oust president in a rollback of Orban era
Prime Minister Peter Magyar¡¯s administration is seeking to oust President Tamas Sulyok less than three years into his five-year term.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar during a rally in Gdansk on Monday
WORLD / Politics
May 21, 2026
Magyar and Tusk tout Hungary¡¯s return to Europe in post-Orban era
Hungary could learn from Poland on fighting corruption and restoring ties with Europe, new Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar says.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, the day Russia celebrates the anniversary of the Soviet Union¡¯s victory over Nazi Germany in WWII.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2026
How Moscow lost friends and global influence
With even Russia¡¯s closest friends hedging their bets, the Kremlin¡¯s ability to project power and shape world affairs has been severely weakened.
Poland's former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro during an Independence Day march in Warsaw on Nov. 11, 2022. Ziobro, wanted on several criminal charges in his home country, confirmed on Sunday that he has fled Hungary for the United States, following local media reports.
WORLD / Politics
May 11, 2026
Polish fugitive minister fled Hungary as Orban ousted
Zbigniew Ziobro and his wife, Patrycja Kotecka, arrived stateside after U.S. President Donald Trump personally intervened to approve their visas.
A Soviet-made T55 tank is exhibited in front of pictures of the victims of communist dictatorship at the House of Terror Museum in Budapest. The building of the museum was used by the state police until 1956 and its basement was turned into a prison.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2026
What China will learn from Orban¡¯s defeat
The lesson Mao drew from these events was that under one-party rule, an opening for dissent can easily ignite rebellion.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (right) meets with Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar in Brussels on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 30, 2026
Hungary¡¯s Magyar pushes to unblock EU billions in Brussels
In a sign he intends to turn the page on the bad blood of Viktor Orban¡¯s rule, incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar visited Brussels before he takes office next month.
Hungarian presidential election winner Peter Magyar speaks during a press conference in Budapest on April 20.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 29, 2026
People linked to top Orban aide were blocked trying to send funds abroad, Hungary¡¯s Magyar says
Peter Magyar is due to be sworn in as Orban¡¯s successor on May 9.
Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a closing campaign rally in Budapest on April 11.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 23, 2026
Big bet on Orban¡¯s exit came from center of his family¡¯s empire
Equilor Asset Management¡¯s bet signals that even insiders were preparing for the defeat of the Hungarian prime minister in an election earlier this month.
Peter Magyar, who is expected to become Hungary's next prime minister, speaks during a press conference in Budapest on April 13.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
Will Hungary join the euro? It¡¯s a long road after Orban
The process of adopting the euro typically takes several years as aspirants work to meet requirements centered around keeping public finances and inflation under control.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends a campaign event in Budapest amid the country's parliamentary election on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2026
After Orban, Hungary faces an even harder battle
Center-right Tisza¡¯s victory in Hungary¡¯s election shows that even a highly entrenched new-right regime can be defeated at the polls.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Hungary's Viktor Orban during an election campaign rally in Budapest on April 7
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 15, 2026
Trump seen as a risk by Europe¡¯s far right after Orban loss
At a critical time for the nationalist movement in Europe, parties are struggling to land on a clear policy of how to deal with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a joint news briefing in Kyiv on July 2, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2026
Hungary vote removes Ukraine¡¯s staunchest foe in EU
Viktor Orban ¡ª a nationalist who maintained warm ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin ¡ª systematically opposed Brussels¡¯ efforts to support Ukraine
Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party, holds a Hungarian flag during an election night event after parliamentary elections in Budapest on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 13, 2026
End of the Orban era: The party is just starting for Hungarians
Many in their 20s described the feeling of seeing Orban ousted akin to their parents¡¯ experience of 1989 and the fall of the Communist dictatorship.
Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party, carries a Hungarian flag at an election night event during parliamentary elections in Budapest on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2026
Once inspired by Orban, Hungary¡¯s Peter Magyar unseats him in landmark election
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban¡¯s election defeat is expected to rattle Russia and send shockwaves through right-wing circles across the West.
Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza party, waves a Hungarian flag as he celebrates, after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat in the parliamentary election, in Budapest on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2026
In seismic vote, Hungary ousts Viktor Orban after 16 years
The election results will redefine the country¡¯s relationship with the European Union, Russia and the U.S.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban votes during the Hungarian parliamentary election in Budapest on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 12, 2026
Hungarians vote in landmark election closely watched by EU, Russia and U.S.
Orban has carved out a model of an ¡°illiberal democracy¡± seen as a blueprint by Trump¡¯s MAGA movement and its admirers in Europe.
An election poster of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of parliamentary elections, in Budapest, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 10, 2026
Hungary¡¯s election could end Orban era and reshape its place in Europe
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is uniquely endorsed by both U.S. President Donald Trump and the Kremlin.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto speaks during an election campaign rally in Gyor, Hungary, on March 27. In leaked audio clips released Wednesday, Szijjarto is heard offering to send his Russian counterpart a document about Ukraine¡¯s European Union accession.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 9, 2026
Hungarian foreign minister offered to send Russia EU document in leaked audio
The clips purport to show how Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban¡¯s government has worked to ?serve ?Russian interests and undermine EU efforts to aid Ukraine.
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A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
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What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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