What are the takeaways for Beijing from Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe? | Xi Jinping

What are the takeaways for Beijing from Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe? | Xi Jinping

Chinese president conducts five-day charm offensive, signing trade deals and pledging investments. Chinese President Xi Jinping has wrapped up his first visit to Europe in five years. He visited France, Serbia and Hungary during his trip – with a different tone and agenda at each stop. But Xi’s overarching goals…

Key takeaways from Xi Jinping’s European tour to France, Serbia and Hungary | Politics News

Key takeaways from Xi Jinping’s European tour to France, Serbia and Hungary | Politics News

Chinese President Xi Jinping has concluded a five-day tour of Europe, after visiting France, Serbia and Hungary, where he touted Beijing’s vision of a multipolar world and held talks on trade, investments and Russia’s war in Ukraine. In France, President Emmanuel Macron feted Xi with gifts of luxury bottles of…

Thousands demonstrate in anti-Orban protest in Hungary | Protests News

Thousands demonstrate in anti-Orban protest in Hungary | Protests News

The protest was led by Peter Magyar, a former government insider who plans to challenge Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in downtown Budapest to protest against the government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The protest on Saturday was led by…

Amid legal woes, Brazil’s Bolsonaro seeks passport return for Israel trip | Jair Bolsonaro News

Amid legal woes, Brazil’s Bolsonaro seeks passport return for Israel trip | Jair Bolsonaro News

Brazil’s embattled former President Jair Bolsonaro has requested the return of his passport in order to visit Israel, fuelling speculation that he could be seeking respite abroad from his domestic legal troubles. Defence lawyer and Bolsonaro spokesperson Fabio Wajngarten addressed his request in a social media post on Thursday. “The…

Hungary’s Orban claims Trump said he won’t ‘give a penny’ to Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Hungary’s Orban claims Trump said he won’t ‘give a penny’ to Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

PM Viktor Orban tells Hungarian state broadcaster that Trump has a ‘clear vision’ after meeting former US president in Florida. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says former US President Donald Trump has told him that he would “not give a penny” to the war in Ukraine. Orban related the comments…

Hungary parliament elects new president following scandal | Politics News

Hungary parliament elects new president following scandal | Politics News

Parliament approves appointment of Tamas Sulyok, 67, a Constitutional Court chief, to replace Katalin Novak. Hungary’s parliament has elected a political novice as president after the resignation of his predecessor, who caused outrage by pardoning a man convicted in a child abuse case. The affair has turned into the biggest…

Hungary, Sweden sign fighter jet deal before NATO membership vote | NATO News

Hungary, Sweden sign fighter jet deal before NATO membership vote | NATO News

Hungary, the last NATO country to approve Sweden’s membership bid, will hold a parliamentary vote on Monday. Hungary has signed a deal to buy four fighter jets from Sweden, as Budapest finally prepares to approve Stockholm’s bid to join NATO after nearly two years of delays. “We not only keep…

Hungary could ratify Sweden’s NATO membership in February: PM Orban | NATO News

Hungary could ratify Sweden’s NATO membership in February: PM Orban | NATO News

Budapest is the only NATO member yet to ratify Stockholm’s membership to the world’s largest military alliance. The Hungarian parliament can ratify Sweden’s NATO membership when it convenes for its new session later this month, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has told his supporters. “It’s good news that our dispute with…