Tue, 21-Oct-2025

EU warns of retaliation over Hungary’s plan to send migrant buses to Brussels

EU warns of retaliation over Hungary’s plan to send migrant buses to Brussels

The EU’s executive branch warns of Hungary’s threat to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels. Hungary’s anti-immigrant government is serious about providing free one-way travel to Brussels for migrants. The measure aims to pressure the European Commission into dropping heavy fines imposed on Hungary. On Tuesday, the EU’s powerful executive branch warned that … Read more

Hungary could further delay Sweden’s NATO bid, parliament speaker says

Hungary could further delay Sweden's NATO bid, parliament speaker says

Hungary is uncertain about approving Sweden’s NATO application. Approval has been delayed due to concerns about criticism of Hungary’s democracy. Sweden requested NATO membership due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The parliament speaker told local television late on Sunday that Hungary is not sure if it needs to approve Sweden’s application to join NATO, perhaps … Read more

First-ever art exhibition of Pakistani artists held in Budapest

Budapest exhibition.

ISLAMABAD: The Embassy of Pakistan in Hungary organized the first-ever art exhibition of Pakistani artists in Budapest to showcase the works of talented artists and provide a platform for cross-cultural exchange. The exhibition titled “ChaharBagh” (Four Gardens of Oaradise) showcased the artwork of eight Pakistani artists. Organised in cooperation with the Embassy of Turkiye in … Read more

Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem in World Athletics Championship

Arshad Nadeem World Athletics Championship

Departed with coach Salman Butt; participating in javelin throw. Competing in qualification round on August 25, potential final on August 27. Nadeem hopes for success and aims to achieve personal best for gold. Arshad Nadeem, Pakistan’s prominent javelin thrower, is currently participating in the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary. Departing for Hungary accompanied … Read more

Finnish parliament approves bid to join NATO

Finnish parliament

Finland and Sweden’s applications to join NATO have been approved by 28 of 30 countries. While Turkey and Hungary have not yet done so. Only Turkey and Hungary have not yet completed this. In a parliamentary vote on Wednesday, the majority of Finnish legislators voted in favor of the nation’s application to join NATO. “On … Read more

FM Bilawal Bhutto reaches Hungary on day-long visit

Bilawal Hungary

FM Bilawal Bhutto reaches Hungary He will be staying for a day in Hungary It is the first time any Pakistani FM is visiting the country ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister (FM) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari reached Hungary on a day long visit. As per details, Ambassador of Pakistan to Hungary Asif Hussain Memon and top officials of … Read more

Arshad Nadeem hopes to be fit for World Athletics Championship

Arshad Nadeem World Athletics Championship

Arshad Nadeem won a gold medal for Pakistan in the Islamic Solidarity Games Currently undergoing rehabilitation after having elbow surgery in London. Javelin thrower Nadeem has broken his own Commonwealth Games record. Arshad Nadeem, a gifted javelin thrower from Pakistan who is presently undergoing rehabilitation, declared on Friday that if he is able to compete … Read more

Ukraine summons Hungary’s envoy in response to Orban’s ‘unacceptable’ remarks

Ukraine
  • The new low point in relations between the two neighbors.
  • Orban told reporters that Ukraine was a no-land man and compared it to Afghanistan.
  • Hungary has repeatedly criticized European Union sanctions.

According to Kyiv, the Ukrainian foreign ministry will summon Hungary‘s ambassador to complain about “completely unacceptable” remarks made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban about Ukraine.

The announcement represents a new low point in relations between the two neighbors. Hungary has repeatedly criticized European Union sanctions against Russia, claiming that they have failed to significantly weaken Moscow while endangering the European economy.

According to a Facebook post by Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko, Orban told reporters that Ukraine was a no-land man and compared it to Afghanistan.

“Such statements are categorically unacceptable. Budapest is pursuing a deliberate policy of destroying Hungarian-Ukrainian relations “He stated.

“The Hungarian ambassador will be summoned to the Ukrainian foreign ministry for a frank discussion. We reserve the right to take other measures in response.”

Orban previously stated on Friday that Hungary would veto any EU sanctions affecting nuclear energy against Russia. Hungary has a Russian-built nuclear power plant that it intends to expand.

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Turkey postpones NATO meeting with Sweden and Finland

Turkey
  • Swedish-Turkish relations have recently been strained.
  • Turkey has postponed a new round of talks.
  • Swedish far-right leader’s burned the Holy book Quran over the weekend.

Turkey Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, Turkey has postponed a new round of talks with Sweden and Finland on the Nordic neighbors’ NATO membership bids indefinitely.

The meeting in Brussels has been postponed at Ankara’s request, according to the state broadcaster on Tuesday. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is also expected to attend the upcoming talks.

Turkey’s decision came a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden that he would not support its bid to join the Western US-led defense alliance in the aftermath of a Swedish far-right leader’s burning of the Quran over the weekend.

Bids to join NATO must be ratified by all members of the alliance, of which Turkey is a member.

Swedish-Turkish relations have recently been strained, and Ankara has been outraged by the burning of the Quran outside its embassy in Stockholm.

Despite Turkey’s strong objections, the Swedish authorities approved the protest.

Elections in Turkey

Erdogan’s remarks and Tuesday’s postponement reduce Sweden and Finland’s chances of joining the bloc before Turkey’s parliamentary and presidential elections in May.

Finland hinted for the first time on Tuesday that it might consider joining NATO without Sweden due to Stockholm’s diplomatic problems with Ankara.

The Biden administration reiterated on Tuesday its support for Finland and Sweden joining NATO as soon as possible.

After Turkey’s president said Sweden should not expect his country’s support, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said during a press briefing that he would not consider Finland’s possible accession without Sweden.

Previous rounds of trilateral NATO talks were attended by foreign ministry officials and focused on a specific list of Turkish demands, including the expulsion of dozens of mostly Kurdish suspects.

Only Turkey and Hungary have not ratified the Nordic neighbors’ historic decision to break their tradition of military non-alignment in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has promised that the two bids will be approved by his parliament next month.

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Pakistan to participate in Socca World Cup 2022 in Hungary

Pakistan

Group Pakistan will take part. In the six-a-side Socca. World Cup 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. Pakistan team will head out to Hungary on Thursday, the eighth of September, and will play against top notch groups. Like Mexico, Scotland, Ireland, and Mauritius. The top public 6-a-side groups from one side of the planet to the other … Read more

Hungary will receive two nuclear reactors from Russia

Hungary

The two new reactors will be built in Hungary, according to the country’s foreign minister, by the Russian nuclear power corporation Rosatom. The existing Paks nuclear facility will be expanded as part of the 2014 agreement made between Russia and the EU state. The EU has not imposed sanctions on Russia’s nuclear sector as a … Read more

Russia planning on building two nuclear reactors in Hungary

nuclear

The project is part of a €12.5 billion ($12.4 billion; £10.6 billion) deal between Russia and the EU. Poland has not imposed sanctions on Russia’s nuclear sector due to Ukraine conflict. EU states have been trying to lessen their dependence on Russian supplies of energy. The two new reactors will be built in Hungary, according … Read more

Hungary’s weather expert fired for wrong forecast

Heavy rainfall Karachi

St. Stephen’s Day was celebrated on Saturday night with “Europe’s biggest fireworks display”. The authorities cancelled the event seven hours before it was supposed to begin. The National Meteorological Service had forecasted a rainstorm that reversed course and hit eastern Hungary instead. Due to an incorrect weather forecast that caused political commotion, Hungary’s top two … Read more

CJCSC Gen Nadeem Raza reaffirms defence ties with Hungary

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RAWALPINDI: Commander of Hungarian Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, on Friday called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Nadeem Raza. During the meeting at Joint Staff Headquarters., matters of bilateral defence cooperation including security, military exchanges, training and prevailing regional environment were discussed, said a statement by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). … Read more

Viktor Orban adviser Hegedus resigns after ‘pure Nazi’ speech

Viktor Orban

Hungarian prime leader spoke out against becoming “peoples of mixed race”. The address was delivered on Saturday in a Romanian province. Zsuzsa Hegedus called the speech a “pure Nazi text”. After the Hungarian prime leader spoke out against becoming “peoples of mixed race,” a member of Viktor Orban’s inner circle quit. According to Hungarian media, … Read more

One killed, six injured in Serbia migrant shootout

Serbia migrant shootout
  • One migrant was killed and at least six injured in the Serbia-Hungary shootout.
  • The incident took place in a forest on the outskirts of Subotica, 100km north of Belgrade.
  • It is not known what triggered the clash between Afghan and Pakistani migrants.

 

One migrant was killed and at least six others, including a teenage girl, were injured in a shootout between migrant groups in Serbia near the Hungarian border on Saturday, according to state-run RTS television.

According to RTS, the 16-year-old girl suffered life-threatening injuries in the incident, which occurred in a forest on the outskirts of Subotica, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) north of Belgrade, where the injured were hospitalized.

Police, who made no immediate comment, blocked access to the forest where the incident took place, only around a kilometre from the Hungarian border.

Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin rushed to the scene.

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British man walks all the way to Makkah to do Hajj

Makkah

Adam Mohammed walked through 10 countries and took 10 months and 26 days to complete the journey. He was greeted by a huge group of pilgrims and other people when he reached his destination. Muslim pilgrim says that Hajj was his “highest and dearest wish”. Adam Mohammed, a British citizen with Iraqi roots, walked all … Read more

Ex-footballer Samuel Eto’o pleads guilty to tax fraud to avoid prison

Samuel

Samuel Eto’o avoids going to jail for tax fraud committed while playing for Barcelona. Reports claim he will pay a fine of 1.8 million euros ($1.9 million). His former representative Jose Maria Mesalles sentenced to 12 months and a fine. Former Cameroon football star Samuel Eto’o has struck a deal with Spanish prosecutors to avoid going to … Read more

Vettel utilizes Canadian Grand Prix to fight tar sands

Vettel

Sebastian Vettel attended the Canadian Grand Prix focusing his foundation’s focus on the tar sands. The Aston Martin driver said he will likewise wear an exceptional cap for Sunday’s race featuring the issue. Vettel showed up at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve riding bike wearing a white T-shirt donning an image of pipeline with “Quit Mining Tar … Read more

In an unprovoked incident ahead of the England match, a police officer is knocked unconscious

England

A police officer was attacked outside the Molineux Stadium prior of England’s match. The incident prompted four arrests. Officer was approached from behind by a group of males. A police officer was attacked outside the Molineux Stadium prior of England’s defeat against Hungary, prompting four arrests. Before kick-off in Wolverhampton, the PC was stationed near … Read more

Hungary condemn England to terrible home loss since 1928

Hungary

Hungary beat England 4-0 to go top of their Nations League gathering. Gareth Southgate made nine changes from the side that drew with Italy. Hungary player Roland Sallai started the defeat when he controlled the ball on his knee after a miscued header from John Stones. Be that as it may, regardless of ruling belonging, … Read more

EU takes first step on thorny asylum reform

EU

The European Union’s long-stalled efforts to reform its asylum policy. The aim, to shift 10,000 asylum seekers from frontline states such as Greece. Austria expressed hostility to the idea before the ministers’ meeting. The European Union’s long-stalled efforts to reform its asylum policy received a small boost Friday when France announced that “a large majority” … Read more