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Substitute players of Bayern Munich are seen during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Union Berlin and Bayern Munich in Berlin, Germany on May 17, 2020. (AP/Hannibal Hanschke, Pool)
May 17, 2020, 9:43 pm
European leaders are blunt: A vaccine won’t come soon enough
Italy’s Giuseppe Conte and UK’s Boris Johnson warn citizens to adapt to life without a cure, as governments worldwide struggle to restart economies blindsided by pandemic
By Colleen Barry, Pablo Gorondi and Kelvin Chan
An Indian Air Force helicopter showers flower petals on the staff of INS Asvini hospital in Mumbai, India, Sunday, May 3, 2020. The event was part the Armed Forces' efforts to thank the workers, including doctors, nurses and police personnel, who have been at the forefront of the country's battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
May 4, 2020, 5:37 am
As lockdowns ease, some countries report new infection peaks
India and Russia see jumps in virus cases and UK faces mounting pressure to ease restrictions, even though it’s still reporting hundreds of deaths daily
By Frances D'Emilio, Pablo Gorondi and DANICA KIRKA
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for the plenary session of the Parliament in Budapest, Hungary, on March 30, 2020. (Zoltan Mathe/MTI via AP)
March 30, 2020, 11:55 pm
Hungary’s parliament approves sweeping powers for Orban, raising alarm
Bill allowing hardline leader to rule by decree criticized by opposition parties, international institutions and civic groups concerned it could be used to muzzle independent press
By Pablo Gorondi
Illustrative: People attend a ceremony that commemorates the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Budapest Jewish ghetto in Dohany Street Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary on January 19, 2020. (Tibor Illyes/MTI via AP)
January 19, 2020, 6:55 pm
Hungary commemorates 1945 liberation of Budapest ghetto
At ceremony at Dohany Street Synagogue, rabbi speaks of ‘ambivalent feelings’ surrounding anniversary, which contains pain and mourning, but also ‘celebration of life’
By Pablo Gorondi
Agnes Keleti, former Olympic gold medal winning gymnast, demonstrates her flexibility as she poses for a photo with her son Rafael at her apartment in Budapest, Hungary on January 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh)
January 9, 2020, 4:15 pm
Oldest living Olympic champ, a Holocaust survivor, turns 99
Budapest resident Agnes Keleti is a winner of the Israel Prize as well as 10 medals in gymnastics — including 5 golds — at the 1952 Helsinki Games and 1956 Melbourne Games
By Pablo Gorondi
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban of the governing Fidesz party and his wife cast their ballots during local elections in Budapest, Hungary, October 13, 2019. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)
October 14, 2019, 3:10 am
Hungarian opposition wins Budapest in major blow to Orban
PM’s right-wing party ousted in cities across Hungary in local elections, keeps its dominance in small towns and rural areas
By Pablo Gorondi
In this Sunday, February 10, 2019 file photo, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his annual "State of Hungary" speech in Budapest, Hungary. The inscription reads: "For us Hungary is the first!" (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP, File)
March 4, 2019, 10:08 am
Hungary’s leader calls his EU parliament critics ‘useful idiots’
Some members of center-right European People’s Party are seeking to oust Viktor Orban’s Fidesz over illiberal policies, anti-migration ad campaign
By David Rising and Pablo Gorondi
MP Adam Mirkoczky, chairman of the oppositional party Jobbik's Heves county office, delivers his speech during the rally held against the government in Eger, Hungary, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. (Peter Komka/MTI via AP)
December 22, 2018, 1:49 am
Protesters in Hungary reject Orban’s nationalist government
Rally gives country’s fragmented opposition a chance to work together as they challenge PM, who has consolidated powers since 2010
By Pablo Gorondi and Eldar Emric
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, September 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
September 12, 2018, 4:32 pm
EU lawmakers move against Hungary over rule of law
Parliament initiates rare procedure that could lead to sanctions against Orban’s government for posing threat to bloc’s democratic values
By LORNE COOK and Pablo Gorondi
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech in front of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest on March 15, 2018, during the official commemoration of the 170th anniversary of the 1848-1849 Hungarian revolution. (AFP Photo/Attila Kisbenedek)
April 6, 2018, 5:16 am
Hungary’s Orban seeks re-election Sunday on anti-migrant platform
Shoring up last minute support, incumbent PM insists US, UN and Jewish billionaire George Soros want to flood country with Muslims
By Pablo Gorondi
The statue of late US Congressman of Hungarian origin Tom Lantos photographed after its ceremonial unveiling near Lantos's former school, Berzsenyi Daniel Secondary School, in Tom Lantos Walk in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, February 1, 2018. (Noemi Bruzak/MTI via AP)
February 2, 2018, 1:40 am
Holocaust survivor, US lawmaker Lantos gets Budapest statue
Hungarian-born congressman, saved as a teen by Raoul Wallenberg, remembered for his human rights advocacy
By Pablo Gorondi
Chairman of the Jobbik party Gabor Vona. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO/Peter Kohalmi)
December 15, 2017, 10:51 pm
Head of Hungary’s Jobbik renounces party’s anti-Semitic ways
Gabor Vona says he wants to move his far-right party closer to the center, earlier anti-Semitsm ‘impossible to imagine’
By Pablo Gorondi
Backdropped by the Chain Bridge and the Royal Palace in the Castle of Buda, demonstrators hold a banner reading "Why are you afraid of education?" as they protest against the efforts to close Central European University, as part of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s plan to transform Hungary into an “illiberal state” in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Apr. 9, 2017. (Zoltan Balogh/MTI via AP)
April 10, 2017, 3:58 am
Hungary university laws seen as pivot toward ‘illiberal state’
Demonstrators rally against PM Viktor Orban after government moves to close George Soros-founded institution
By Pablo Gorondi
In this Sept. 21, 2016 file photo Hungarian soldiers, front, and police officers patrol at the transit zone at Hungary's southern border with Serbia near Tompa, 169 km southeast of Budapest, Hungary. (Sandor Ujvari/MTI via AP, file)
March 7, 2017, 4:35 pm
Hungary’s leader calls migration the ‘Trojan horse’ of terrorism
Lawmakers in Budapest move to further limit rights of asylum seekers and give police more power to send migrants back to Serbia
By Pablo Gorondi
Camerawoman Petra Laszlo filmed kicking a migrant near the Hungarian-Serbian border in September, 2015. (Youtube screenshot)
September 7, 2016, 8:47 pm
Hungarians indict camerawoman filmed kicking migrants
Petra Laszlo apologizes, says she panicked as refugees and migrants broke through police lines
By Pablo Gorondi
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