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Dozens of prominent conservatives from Europe, the United States and elsewhere have gathered in Hungary for the American Conservative Political Action Conference, being held in Europe for the first time

Many experts fear the United States is coming to look like Hungary, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his allies have captured the mechanisms of democracy.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan should read Tolstoy before blocking Finnish and Swedish membership in NATO.

“Maybe Florida is becoming our American Hungary,” conservative commentator Rod Dreher mused last month.

To right-wingers in the United States, steeped in anti-liberal grievance, Hungary offers a glimpse of culture war victory and a template for action at home.

The European Union's efforts to impose new sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine appear to have bogged down.

The European Union wants to impose a new round of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, but Hungary has emerged as one of the biggest obstacles to unanimous support needed from the bloc’s 27 member nations.

The European Union is struggling to approve a sixth round of sanctions against Russia with a few nations pushing back on a proposed oil embargo.

There is no shortage of evidence available to help make the case that American conservatives are falling out of love with democracy.

Talks gained momentum last week after a major holdout, Germany, softened its opposition.

Russia's playing hardball on natural gas.

Only months ago, Robert Golob was virtually unknown in politics, didn’t belong to any party, but had a clear goal: remove Slovenian populist Prime Minister Janez Jansa from power and stop a democratic backslide in the tiny Alpine state.

Early official results from Sunday's parliamentary election in Slovenia show that an opposition liberal party convincingly won, in a major defeat for populist Prime Minister Janez Jansa, who was accused of pushing the small European Union country to the right while in office.

Marine Le Pen’s vision for France — if the far-right leader wins Sunday’s presidential runoff — would include no Muslim headscarves in public, schoolchildren in uniforms and laws passed by referendum.

When he visited Ukraine last month with two other European leaders, Prime Minister Janez Jansa of Slovenia hoped to show solidarity with the war-stricken nation and to attract support at home ahead of what is expected to be a close parliamentary election.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has met with Pope Francis at the Vatican as the war in Ukraine cast a shadow over two leaders who have long sought closer ties with Russia.

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny waded into France’s tight presidential campaign, urging voters to back incumbent Emmanuel Macron in Sunday's runoff and alleging that far-right challenger Marine Le Pen is too closely linked to Russia.

Remolding France into an ideal partner for the likes of Viktor Orban would weaken Europe and divide the West.

A win for far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in France's presidential race would have immense repercussions on the functioning of the European Union.

Emboldened by a crushing win at the polls, Hungary's Putin-friendly leader could crack the West's united front over Ukraine. Is that his aim?

Shortly after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban notched up a fourth landslide election win, the European Union triggered powers that may ultimately deprive his government of more than 40 billion euros ($44 billion) in funding. The dramatic move shows the frustration among Hungary’s neighbors at Orban’s gradual consolidation of power and erosion of minority rights. If they succeed and Orban backs down, it would bolster democracy and EU unity. Failure may rekindle talk of Hungary’s potential e

Russia’s central bank say it's lowering a key interest rate and said more cuts could be on the way.

Poland’s de-facto leader has used strong words to criticize his long-time ally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and said further cooperation is not possible unless Orban’s approach to Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine changes

With war singeing the European Union's eastern edge, French voters will make a choice in a presidential election that will have an impact beyond the country's borders.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is appealing to NATO to provide his war-torn country with weapons to help avoid further atrocities like those reported in the town of Bucha this week.

The resolution, passed by the House on Tuesday, expresses support for NATO and its "democratic principles."

The move comes two days after nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban won a fourth consecutive term.

The European Commission will launch proceedings to suspend support payments to Hungary for breaching the 27-nation bloc’s rule-of-law standards.

Hungary's Viktor Orban and Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic won comfortable reelections on Sunday. That's good news for their friend in Moscow.

New evidence of alleged Russian atrocities near Kyiv emerges on Day 40 of the Russian invasion.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban easily sailed to victory against a coalition of political opponents from the left and right, while Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic won a second term.

Parliamentary elections in Hungary and Serbia brought landslide wins for the two countries’ longtime, pro-Putin leaders — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

Hungary's nationalist leader Viktor Orban dubbed his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, an opponent on Sunday.

As he prepares to continue his autocratic governance of Hungary for another four years, Viktor Orban faces a shattered opposition at home but an increasingly isolated position abroad.

The margin of victory was unexpectedly large. The campaign was under a cloud from the Ukraine war, with Orban allowing many Ukrainian refugees into Hungary but striking a neutral and even anti-Ukrainian tone at times.

Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban looks set to remain in power in Hungary with early projections showing his Fidesz party leading by a wide margin after Sunday's nationwide election.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has declared victory in Sunday’s national elections, claiming a mandate for a fourth term as a partial vote count gives a strong lead for his right-wing party.

A coalition of opposition parties made an appeal to voters before Hungary's election on Sunday, which decides whether nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban will win a fourth consecutive term.

A coalition of opposition parties made an appeal to voters before Hungary's election on Sunday, which decides whether nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban will win a fourth consecutive term.

Opposition parties made their final appeal to Hungarian voters ahead of Sunday's fiercely fought national election.

Hungary’s nationalist prime minister has portrayed his country’s upcoming election on Sunday as an existential turning point and a choice between war and peace.

Hungary’s foreign minister has accused Ukraine’s leadership of attempting to interfere in the upcoming Hungarian election.

Hungary’s foreign minister on Wednesday accused Ukraine’s leadership of attempting to interfere in the upcoming Hungarian election, a charge later denied by his Ukrainian counterpart in an episode that put further strain on relations between the two countries. In a video on social media, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto claimed that there was “ongoing coordination between the Hungarian left and representatives of the Ukrainian government,” and that Ukraine was attempting to influence Hungary’s April 3 election in favor of a coalition of opposition parties.

A grassroots civic initiative in Hungary has recruited more than 20,000 volunteer ballot counters to ensure a fair tally in the upcoming general election.

Tens of thousands of refugees from Ukraine have found safety and help in Hungary.

Russian forces in Ukraine appear to have shifted their focus from a ground offensive aimed at Kyiv to instead prioritizing what Moscow calls liberation of the contested Donbas region.

Political and cultural leaders are aligning on this axis at more distance than one might have expected.

Two mass rallies in Hungary's capital were dominated by anxiety over Russia’s ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine and the future of Hungary’s position in a changing geopolitical landscape.

Croatian officials have criticized NATO for what they called a slow reaction to the military drone that apparently flew all the way from the Ukrainian war zone over three alliance member states before crashing in an urban zone of the Croatian capital.

Not long after winding down 20 years of war, President Joe Biden now finds the United States entrenched in a conflict in Ukraine.

Hungary's Viktor Orban has had a week of sharp reversals and swift political retreats.

Hungary’s right-wing nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, has nurtured close political and economic ties with Russia for more than a decade.

Hospitality in some countries has highlighted stark differences in treatment given to migrants and refugees from the Middle East and Africa in 2015.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has achieved in days what remained out of the grasp of the European Union for many years and decades.

The hospitality greeting Ukrainians fleeing the violence in their native country has highlighted the stark differences in treatment given to migrants and refugees from the Middle East and Africa.

From “Nobody comes in” to “Everybody gets in.”

Several of Russia's closest allies and former Soviet satellite states have sharply rebuked President Vladimir Putin over his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.Why it matters: As the Western world seeks to make Putin an international pariah, even his closest allies are resisting showing support for his assault on Ukraine.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeDriving the news: Czech President Milos Zeman and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor

Russian troops are storming toward Ukraine’s capital, and street fighting is breaking out.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked the former Soviet satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe, drawing strong condemnation even from the region’s most pro-Kremlin politicians.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked the former Soviet satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe, drawing strong condemnation even from the region’s most pro-Kremlin politicians. Two until now major pro-Russian voices in the European Union, Czech President Milos Zeman and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, didn't mince their words in criticizing Moscow’s most aggressive action since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro for talks in Moscow and hailed ties between the two countries, which he described as “friendship and mutual understanding.”.

An independent conservative will try to topple the right-wing Fidesz government in polls on 3 April.

Local authorities and officials in central Poland are protesting government plans to gift Hungary a precious, 15th century manuscript in order to highlight the two countries' close ties.

Poland is the largest European Union nation to border Ukraine and the government is making preparations to accept Ukrainian refugees in the event of another Russian attack on that country.

Hungary’s nationalist prime minister has warned of the possibility of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees entering his country in the case of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Many European Union nations are wary about spending big on their militaries.

The comments were his first on the standoff in more than a month.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban lobbied for a higher volume of Russian natural gas shipments to Hungary during a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Russian leader's remarks came as diplomatic efforts continue. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Kyiv and Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Russian counterpart.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the U.S. and its allies of ignoring Russia’s top security demands but says Moscow is willing to talk more to ease tensions over Ukraine.

A new study has compared the response of populist and non-populist governments during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered about 8,500 U.S. troops on heightened alert, preparing for possible deployment to Europe, if needed, to reassure NATO allies in the face of Russian aggression on the border of Ukraine.

Hungary's nationalist leader is keen to use the threat of migrants at his country's southern border to give him an advantage in the upcoming general election.

A group of migrants huddles beside a small, smoky fire inside an abandoned building in northern Serbia, the last moments of warmth before they set out into the driving snow toward the razor wire, cameras and sensors of Hungary's electrified border fence. A few hours later, they return, their efforts to cross through Hungary and toward Western Europe thwarted by the three-meter (10-foot) fence and heavy Hungarian police patrols which, after intercepting them, escorted them back across the border into Serbia. “I’m going to Austria, I’m going to Germany, I’m going to the Netherlands," says Muhtar Ahmad, a 26-year-old from Aleppo, Syria, who is squatting with around 35 other migrants in the makeshift camp outside the Serbian village of Majdan, a mile (less than two kilometers) from the Hungarian border.

The leader of Hungary’s political opposition has announced he has tested positive for COVID-19 amid a surge in cases fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant.

Hungary’s president says the country will hold a parliamentary election on April 3.

Bosnian officials and religious leaders have denounced suggestions voiced by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his spokesman that the integration of Bosnia into the European Union will be challenging because of its large Muslim population.

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian officials and religious leaders on Wednesday denounced suggestions voiced by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his spokesman that the integration of Bosnia into the European Union will be challenging because of its large Muslim population. Orban’s spokesman Zoltan Kovacs has tweeted that “the challenge with Bosnia is how to integrate a country with 2 million Muslims.” During his long speech on Tuesday in Budapest, right-wing populist Orban said Hungary supports Bosnia’s EU bid, adding that as an EU member, Hungary had to mobilize a lot of energy to overcome “the enlargement fatigue that has taken hold of the European Union.”

Hungary's prime minister says his country won't change its immigration policies despite a recent ruling from the European Union's top court that found them in contradiction with the bloc’s laws.

French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks in Hungary’s capital with the leaders of the European Union’s eastern nations.

As coronavirus infections and deaths soar in Hungary, the country’s journalists and public health professionals are demanding more detailed data on the outbreak from the government.

President Joe Biden has wrapped up his two-day democracy summit, an event that was more about starting a global conversation about how best to halt backsliding than producing immediate results or expanding democracy’s reach.

President Joe Biden has expressed alarm about a “backward slide” of democracy around the globe at a virtual Summit for Democracy.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has defended a recent meeting of European populist leaders by saying that his government is seeking allies in its challenge of what he called a “centralized Europe.”.

People of the former Soviet bloc rejoiced when the Iron Curtain fell and embraced membership in the European Union. Hungary is an example of a growing culture clash in the conservative East.

The leaders of European right-wing populist parties say they will cooperate more closely at the European Union’s parliament in order to defend the sovereignty of their nations.

The European Union’s highest court has advised that the principle of linking the bloc’s budget disbursements to respect for rule of law is compatible with EU law and that a challenge by Hungary and Poland should be dismissed.

Tens of thousands of supporters of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his right-wing government marched in Budapest on Saturday in a demonstration of unity behind the populist leader's contentious policies that have led to challenges to his power both in Hungary and the European Union. The rally was dubbed a “Peace March” and participants gathered along the western bank of the Danube River and departed across Liberty Bridge, winding through downtown Budapest toward the site of a rare public speech that Orban delivered to his supporters.

An elderly Iraqi goes to cast his ballot

When Hungary and Poland joined the European Union in 2004, after decades of Communist domination, their citizens thirsted for Western democratic standards and prosperity. “Brussels sends us overlords who are supposed to bring Poland to order, on our knees," a leading member of Poland's governing Law and Justice party, Marek Suski, said this month, adding that Poland “will fight the Brussels occupier” as it fought past Nazi and Soviet occupiers.

Hungary's Viktor Orban, who built a fence to keep migrants out, gave Pope Francis a gift that pointedly references a centuries-old onslaught of invaders.

Pope Francis urged Hungary on Sunday to "extend its arms towards everyone," in a veiled critique of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's anti-migrant policies.

And how our institutions should foster them, according to Jan-Werner Müller.

Organisers accuse Hungary's right-wing government of seeking to discriminate against gay people.

Rising anger over the policies of Hungary's right-wing government filled the streets of the country's capital on Saturday as thousands of LGBT supporters marched in the annual Budapest Pride parade. March organizers expected record crowds at the event, and called on participants to express their opposition to recent steps by populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government that critics say stigmatize sexual minorities in the Central European country. Budapest Pride spokesperson Jojo Majercsik said this year's march is not just a celebration and remembrance of the historical struggles of the LGBT movement but a protest against Orban's current policies targeting gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people.

Hungary's government wants to hold a national referendum in an effort to showcase public support for a new law that the European Union says discriminates against LGBT people. In a video posted on Facebook Wednesday, Prime Minster Viktor Orban said the referendum was necessary to counter strong opposition to the measures by the EU, which he said had “abused its power" by launching legal action against Hungary over the law. “Brussels has clearly attacked Hungary in recent weeks due to its child protection law,” Orban said.

The old Nicaraguan revolutionary, with his receding hairline and the goatee that he had finally let turn grey, spoke calmly into the camera as police swarmed toward his house, hidden behind a high wall in a leafy Managua neighborhood. Decades earlier, Hugo Torres had been a revered guerrilla in the fight against right-wing dictator Anastasio Somoza. Among those prisoners was Daniel Ortega, a Marxist bank robber who would become Nicaragua’s elected president and later its authoritarian ruler.

Hungary is banning LGBTQ content from classrooms and media that reaches minors. Not if these educators can help it.

Populist leader Viktor Orban dismisses the outcry, vowing that Hungary "will not let LGBTQ activists among our children."

America’s longest war is ending. On Thursday, President Biden announced, “Our military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on August 31st.” Over two decades, more than 775,000 U.S. service members were deployed to Afghanistan as part of operations Enduring Freedom and Freedom’s Sentinel. More than 2,300 personnel have been killed in action, with over 20,000 wounded. Yahoo News National Security Correspondent Zach Dorfman explains how the war evolved over the years — and what is expected to happen when the U.S. leaves for good.