For many of his supporters, Peter Magyar promises a ‘reformed Fidesz’ and is seen as a younger, fitter version of the current prime minister without the stench of corruption. Viktor Orban’s simple cottage is just around the corner. Pancho Arena, an “organic-style” soccer stadium that can accommodate twice the population …

It is not yet clear whether Hungary is just an unwilling ally or rather a Trojan horse that is already preparing to switch sides. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Europe’s enfant terrible, is a master of making unexpected and surprising statements. His latest came during his weekly Friday radio interview, …

The liberal-democratic government of Donald Tusk is continuing the hardline approach of its predecessor over migration on the border with Belarus, with an announcement expected on Monday about billions more to be spent on border security. Ahead of an announcement on Monday by Prime Minister Donald Tusk that his government …

Elsewhere in the region, ECHR rules against Poland in surveillance case; Slovakia’s most popular politics show taken off the air; and as EU election polls narrow, Fidesz resorts to disinformation about EU conscription. An informal two-day meeting of 32 NATO foreign ministers kicked off on Thursday in Prague, with the …

The death of Iran’s President Ibrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian might produce modest shifts of emphasis in Iran’s national security strategy.The regime is likely to favor hardline candidates in the June 28 special presidential election to replace him, and permission for reformist candidates to run would signal an …

U.S. forces persistently conduct military exercises alongside the SDF at the military bases established in eastern Syria, Athr Press says. U.S. forces, alongside the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), recently conducted live ammunition military exercises at the Vanguard camp (mouaskar al-Tala’ii) , situated east of Hassakeh. Preceding this, they underwent training …

Protests against the government in southern Syria have continued for a second week, marked by demonstrators waving the flag of the Druze minority, burning banners featuring President Bashar Assad, and even raiding offices belonging to his ruling party. Concurrently, clashes erupted between Arab tribesmen and U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters across multiple …

Bahceli commended the stance of the Kurdish National Council in Syria, which refused to endorse the elections in the Northeast and declared a boycott. The leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party, Devlet Bahceli, condemned the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)’ organization of municipal elections in northeastern Syria. He advocated for …

There are reasons to doubt the veracity of this notice and to consider whether this incident cleverly advanced Russia’s strategic interests. The state-run Polish Press Agency (PAP) briefly posted on Friday that 200,000 Poles, both former military and ordinary civilians, will be called up for partial mobilization on 1 July …

As Amal Nassar lay in pain on a bed at the Al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp in northern Gaza, the echoes of explosions and artillery fire could be heard all around her. It was mid-January and she had made her way to the embattled hospital to give birth …