German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised a new law in Hungary banning LGBTQ educational content for children as 'wrong'. The German leader said she saw it as a contradiction that single-sex partnerships are allowed in Hungary but education about them is restricted.

Angela Merkel condemns Hungary's new LGBTQ law as 'wrong'

A late Leon Goretzka goal salvaged a 2-2 draw for Germany against Hungary on Wednesday night, in a whip-saw contest that sets the Germans up for a June 29 Round of 16 match against England at Wembley.

Euro 2020: Late Goretzka equaliser against Hungary sends Germany into last 16

Hungary's ban on school talks about sexuality or transgender issues is "an affront to human rights", Britain's first Special Envoy on LGBT Rights said on Thursday, saying he would join the European Union (EU) in fighting the new law.

Britain slams Hungary's anti-LGBT+ law as an 'affront to human rights'

Hungary will leave everything on the pitch against world champions France in their Group F match on Saturday in Budapest, coach Marco Rossi said, noting wryly that the French team is worth 15 times more than his side.

Euro 2020: Hungary must leave everything on the pitch against France - coach

Hungary’s parliament voted Tuesday to adopt legislation that would increase sentences for sex crimes against children, but critics say the law is being used to target the country’s LGBT community before crunch elections for Prime Minister Viktor Orban next year.

Hungary adopts child sex abuse law that also targets LGBT community

Hungary appeared to backtrack on plans to build a Chinese university in the capital Budapest after thousands took to the streets at the weekend accusing the government of cosying up to Beijing, provoking an angry Chinese response.

Hungary appears to back-pedal on Chinese university plans after protests

The mayor of Budapest on Wednesday announced plans to rename streets in the Hungarian capital near the location of a planned Chinese university’s campus to commemorate alleged human rights abuses committed by Beijing.

Budapest renames streets near planned Chinese university to highlight human rights abuses

Hungary will bank on its X-factor to emerge from the toughest group at Euro 2020 alongside defending champions Portugal and the past two world champions in France and Germany.

Football: Hungary count on X-factor in Euro 2020 group of death

Hungary's Roma community has been largely left out of the country's aggressive COVID-19 immunisation rollout and has been forced to fend for itself, leaders of the poverty-stricken minority say.

Hungary's Roma battle Covid on their own

Hungary Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto slammed what he called the European Union's 'one-sided' statement on Israel. His comments camem even as his European counterparts called for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinians "I have a general problem with these European statements on Israel.

Hungary foreign minister slams EU for 'one-sided' statements on Israel

Lobbying by Poland and Hungary has led to the removal of the phrase "gender equality" from a draft declaration on advancing social cohesion that the EU is due to publish on Friday, according to diplomats and documents seen by Reuters.

Poland, Hungary push against 'gender equality' at EU social summit

Karmen Bastyur is one of thousands of people from Roma families in Hungary that have been particularly hard hit by the pandemic. Many already marginalized Roma adults lost their jobs as Hungary's economy buckled under lockdowns, pushing their families into deeper impoverishment and food insecurity. Some have reported selling their belongings, like mobile phones, to make ends meet.

Hungary's poor Roma struggle with remote education

The word 'time capsule' has largely come to be associated with science fiction. But the discovery of a 'time capsule' at a magnificent Hungarian cathedral has generated renewed interest.

176-year-old 'time capsule' found in a cross atop a cathedral in Hungary

A Hungarian government plan to reinvigorate the local pop music scene and promote Hungarian culture at the same time has sparked concerns about political influence and censorship.

Hungary pop music reform opens new front in culture war

African swine fever has threatened the Hungarian Mangalica pig. Mangalica pigs are listed as an endangered animal and are developed by cross-breeding. WION tells you more.

African swine fever threatens Hungarian Mangalica pig

The tragedy is unfolding in Hungary. Some households are finding it hard to make ends meet so they have to make an unfair choice. Since firewood is too expensive many have resorted to burning plastic or rubber to keep warm and Hungary's household pollution levels are rising.

Hungary's household pollution levels are rising; Watch report

Hungarian health authorities have approved Russia's coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, the government said Sunday, with 40,000 doses of the jab already to be given. Official testing has been completed "and the vaccine may be administered", Miklos Kasler, the human resources minister who is in charge of health, said on social media.

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine gets all-clear in Hungary

Hungary plans to begin administering the Chinese-made Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine to its citizens later this month, a government minister said Friday. Hungary broke ranks with the EU last month by becoming the first bloc member to approve and order both Sinopharm and Russia's Sputnik V jab, in quantities of five million and two million doses respectively.

Hungary says first Chinese jabs can be given this month

The Hungarian government said Friday it had reached a deal to buy large quantities of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, even though it has not been approved by the European Union's medicines watchdog.

Hungary procures 'large quantities' of Russian vaccine

Hungary has amended the definition of family in its constitution to allow an effective ban on adoption by same-sex couples. The new Hungarian constitution on Tuesday defined family as “based on marriage and the parent-child relation.

Hungary amends constitution to redefine family, limits gay adoption

The legislation, proposed by Orban’s government, says only married couples can adopt children and single people can only adopt with special permission from the family affairs minister.

Hungary's parliament passes law effectively banning same-sex adoption

The Hungarian Parliament passed a raft of sweeping measures on Tuesday that curtail the rights of gay citizens and make it more difficult for opposition parties to challenge Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his party in future elections.

Hungary passes laws curtailing gay rights and expanding executive power

River Borzhava was once a stunning site but now the river is filled with hundreds of plastic bottles & other waste items. Authorities blame locals for the pollution despite warnings. WION brings you a report.

Ukraine: Borzhava river turns into garbage dumps

The Tisza, one of the main rivers in eastern Europe, starts in Ukraine and flows across Hungary to join the Danube in Serbia.

Hungary asks Ukraine to clean shared river

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