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Peter Magyar celebrates after ousting Viktor Orbán as Hungary’s prime minister, winning two-thirds of the seats.

‘Like a mosh pit’: Celebrating a new political future, Budapest-style

Our Europe correspondent joins the euphoric crowds in Budapest’s Batthyany Square as they celebrate the ousting of Hungary’s hardline leader Viktor Orbán after 16 years.

  • David Crowe

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US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media outside the Oval Office.

On America’s most important day, Trump may have little to celebrate

The Trump brand is in retreat right around the world. The timing couldn’t be worse.

  • Bruce Wolpe
Ousted prime minister Viktor Orbán addresses supporters after receiving the results of the election.

How a former Orbán ally toppled the populist right-wing leader

It’s tempting to see Viktor Orbán’s defeat in the Hungarian election as a seismic shift against populist conservatism, but that’s not what cost him his job as prime minister after 16 years in power.

  • David Crowe
A man waves a Hungarian flag as he celebrates in the streets after the announcement of partial results.

Trump-backed Viktor Orbán swept from power in Hungary after 16 years

The emphatic election victory for challenger Peter Magyar appears set to install a new government with enough seats in parliament to overturn Orbán’s laws.

  • David Crowe
Viktor Orbán speaks to supporters at his Fidesz party’s final campaign rally on Saturday.

The election that everyone seems to have a stake in – especially Putin and Trump

Whatever the result of Hungary’s hard-fought election, the loser has already laid the groundwork for blaming a foreigner for shaping the outcome. Washington and Moscow are also watching closely.

  • David Crowe
US Vice President JD Vance, from left, Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, and US President Donald Trump, during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of White House last year.

Hungarian voters face a big question. JD Vance thinks he has the answer

Viktor Orban, who has led Hungary for the past 16 years, is relying on his American friend to deliver a public show of support this week.

  • David Crowe
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears alongside Hungarian President Victor Orbán in Budapest.
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Trump’s best friend in Europe counts on White House to stay in power

Hungary’s right-wing populist prime minister has long been a thorn in the side of the European Union – and he could also be a sign of things to come.

  • David Crowe
Budapest Keleti railway station was built between 1881 and 1884.

This grand old station is the perfect place to begin a train journey

An impressive survivor from the golden age of rail, this European hub has been updated and modernised for 21st-century travel.

  • Tim Richards
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out the fire following a Russian rocket attack that hit a multi-storey apartment building in Dnipro, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Ukraine seeks more help after Russia pounds it with drones, missiles

President Volodymyr Zelensky is looking to allies for support as nightly attacks of swarming drones put energy networks at risk.

  • David Crowe
Muhammed Ali, right, launches an attack on Bugner in Las Vegas 1973.

Boxer ‘Aussie Joe’ Bugner, who fought Ali and Frazier, dies aged 75

Former heavyweight boxing champ Joe Bugner was born in Hungary and made his name in Britain. But he only felt accepted in Australia, living more than half his life on the Gold Coast and fighting under the name “Aussie Joe”.

  • Glenn Moore