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Europe’s summer heatwave reveals Ice Age mammoth bones, sunken Nazi relics in receding Danube River

Near Opatovac, Croatia,receding water levels have also begun to reveal a shows the wreckage of the Hungarian cargo ship Fulton which sunk in the Danube in 1937 while transporting coal.

A drone view shows people swimming near a sunken German warship from World War II, exposed due to low Danube River levels caused by drought and extreme heat, in Prahovo, Serbia, July 30, 2026.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony to present Gold Star medals to service members, who were involved in the country's military campaign in Ukraine and awarded the title of Hero of Russia, in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2025.

Putin embraces the dark corners of Russia’s history – opinion

The Ozora Festival in Hungary.

Israeli stabbed at Hungary's Ozora music festival, two suspects arrested

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during Hungary's National Day celebrations in Budapest

Hungarian opposition party Fidesz's office raided by prosecutors, party claims


Hungary denies report PM Viktor Orban plans to introduce presidential system

Hungary's government spokesman denied a media report that Prime Minister Orban was planning to introduce a presidential system.

 L to R: Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, Orban's senior advisor and Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Relations of Hungary Zoltan Kovacs.

Budapest becomes unexpected haven for Israelis as post–Oct. 7 migration surges

Graffiti is a common sight in some alleys of Budapest, but in the Jewish Quarter, visitors may also unexpectedly spot memorial stickers for fallen IDF soldiers and October 7 massacre victims.

Rabbi Shmuel Raskin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel's national curling team delivers best-ever Deaflympics showing in Tokyo

Israel's curling team is fighting for a historic playoff spot at the European Championships. Despite losses, they feel they're "moving in the right direction" toward their goal.

THE ISRAELI delegation celebrated a historic performance at the 2025 Deaflympics in Tokyo, highlighted by the country’s first-ever silver medal.

Israel’s curling team aims for historic playoff spot at European Championships

The privilege of representing Israel on the international stage, especially during such a challenging period, is a great responsibility and a source of pride. We are fighting for our country.

Israel national curling team  is participating this week at the European Curling Championships in Finland.

US grants Hungary exemption on Russia sanctions after warm Trump-Orban meeting

The exemption will last for one year and includes a Hungarian commitment to buy US liquefied natural gas with contracts valued at $600 million.

US President Donald Trump hosts a bilateral lunch with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the White House in Washington, DC November 7, 2025.

Hungary withdraws scholarship from Jordanian student who interrupted Israeli professor

Hungary's Culture and Innovation Minister Balázs Hankó initiated the withdrawal of the scholarship and stated that "Hungary is not only an ally, but also a friend of Israel."

A student wear a Keffiyeh on campus. Ilustrative.

Hungary to revoke scholarship of pro-Palestinian student who disrupted Israeli lecturer

Eötvös Loránd University was "deeply shocked" after a student disrupted a lecture by Israeli historian Alexander Yakobson.

Balazs HANKO for Hungary during the meeting of Minister of the European Union for Education Youth Culture and Sport in the European Council in Brussels in Belgium on 12th of May 2025.

High-status seventh-century Avar warrior grave uncovered at Aba-Székesfehérvár border in Hungary

Volunteers from the Szent István Király Museum crafted a bespoke wooden crate to safely extract a fragile sabre, an exceptionally rare Avar weapon.

Grave. Illustration.

Kenyan plane carrying Hungarian and German tourists crashes, 11 killed

The plane was carrying eight Hungarians and two Germans. "Sadly, there are no survivors," Mombasa Air Safari said in a statement.

Security officials secure the wreckage of the aircraft 5Y-CCA operated by Mombasa Air Services, which crashed on its way from Diani to Kichwa Tembo, at the Tsimba Golini area in Kwale County, Kenya, October 28, 2025

Israel, Hungary join forces to combat rising antisemitism in Europe, Diaspora Ministry announces

Israel's Minister Amichai Chikli and Hungary's Minister János Bóka met Monday to discuss rising rates of antisemitism across Europe.

Israeli Minister Amichai Chikli and Hungarian Minister Minister János Bóka meet to discuss European antisemitism, Oct. 2025