What Ukrainians really think of Trump, Europe and Russia after four years of war
Country’s leading polling firm finds most Ukrainians do not support either side in the US-Iran war
Viktor Orbán
Kneecap: ‘These topics have been out of bounds for many years’
The controversial group have had a year of a kind that few artists will ever experience. They’re determined to stand their ground as they release their album Fenian
Breakthrough on EU’s €90bn Kyiv loan gives Zelenskiy a ‘great day’ in Cyprus sun
Removal of Viktor Orbán might mean Paris and Berlin have to play the bad guy on Ukraine’s membership
EU provisionally approves €90bn loan to Ukraine and new Moscow sanctions
Hungary lifts aid veto after Russian oil flows resume through Druzhba pipeline
Patrick O’Donovan is no Viktor Orbán, but he does have role to play in nation’s media
Intervention in fuel protests coverage highlights uneasy relationship between State and news outlets
Bulgaria’s likely next leader is friendly toward Russia but no Viktor Orbán
Early returns point to election win for former president Rumen Radev’s centre-left Progressive Bulgaria party
Orbán was defeated by a vote ‘too big to rig’. Could Trump follow?
Worldview: Democratic standards have retreated globally, but there is nothing inevitable about this
Patrick O’Donovan’s attack on RTÉ was wrong, but he had a point about the media
It is fair to ask if news media do a good job of capturing and representing a range of public views
Ivana Bacik would not have made Viktor Orbán jibe ‘if I was a woman’, says Patrick O’Donovan
Labour leader had criticised Minister over his comments on media coverage of fuel protest
Fuel protests: ‘Ireland seems determined to head down the same route as Hungary’
‘At times like this, it behoves politicians and civic leaders not to add fuel to the flames’
Hungary’s €10bn use-it-or-lose it EU challenge
Fast approaching deadline to tap EU cash will be an early test of Péter Magyar’s incoming administration
The mix of chaotic politics and a resilient economy cannot last
World’s economy has withstood much chaos, but IMF forecasts make for sober reading
Hungary after Orbán: the daunting work of dismantling a captured state
The country has become beholden to former premier’s oligarchs and Russian interests, experts warn
Orbán’s defeat is a ‘dunt in the snot’ for Trump - and a lesson for Ireland
Peter Magyar’s win strengthens the hands of EU members who regard the union as a partnership of sovereign states
Hungary’s prime minister-elect accuses foreign minister of shredding confidential EU files
Péter Magyar said he would rebuild relations with Europe and end the country’s ties to Russia
Assessing the value of JD Vance’s support in light of the Hungarian election
The US vice-president’s influence might not be what he thinks it was
Viktor Orbán stifled the press at home and cultivated media friends abroad
He showed how the international illiberal right could survive inside a liberal democratic alliance
The Irish Times view on Hungary’s election result: end of a dark era
The Viktor Orbán experiment celebrated by strongmen and populists has failed
Peter Magyar vows to pursue those who ‘plundered’ Hungary, after election win
Prime minister-elect promises ‘new era’ for country after defeating far-right Viktor Orban
Viktor Orbán’s veto power paralysed the EU. His election loss is good news in Brussels
Election defeat ends year of paralysis, where Hungary blocked EU support for Ukraine and other key foreign‑policy decisions
Echoes of 1989 as Hungarians deliver crushing defeat to Orbán
Budapest erupted into celebration after a landslide vote, with scenes recalling the last heady moment when Hungary felt history turning.
Orbán’s defeat a blow to nationalist parties in advance of key European votes
Momentum of hard right falters before elections in France, Italy, Slovakia and Serbia
Who is Peter Magyar, the man set to take over from Viktor Orbán in Hungary?
Once part of Orbán’s inner circle, Magyar is set to succeed him as prime minister after a landslide election victory
EU needs to rein in Hungary expectations after Viktor Orbán’s election defeat
Election victor Peter Magyar opposes accelerating Kyiv’s EU admission and rejects the migration and asylum pact
Orbanomics failure costs Hungary’s strongman his grip on power
Viktor Orban’s economic model has been a disaster, making Hungary far poorer than it would be otherwise
Viktor Orban concedes defeat in Hungarian election as opposition heads for landslide win
Peter Magyar’s Tisza party projected to win 138 out of 199 seats, a two-thirds majority that would enable it to change the constitution
The Melania mystery – why did the Slovenian Sphinx relight the Epstein fire?
The US first lady’s shock statement last week took everybody – including Trump – by surprise, but what was behind it?
Faced with an untrustworthy US, Europe must make bold diplomatic moves
Worldview: European elites are ill-prepared for this scale of change in their relations with the US
Czech prime minister Babis backs Hungary’s Orban ahead of vote
Billionaire businessman has turned from liberal to Orban ally in Patriots for Europe EU parliament faction
Elections in Hungary: Putin’s poodle Viktor Orbán is a disgrace
If Orbán wins and continues to act as he has been doing, EU membership should be suspended
Orbán makes last-ditch appeal to voters as Hungary prepares for pivotal elections
Polls show opposition Tisza party led by Peter Magyar heading for landslide victory but outcome remains uncertain
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