Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has inspired populist movements globally, could not overcome the growing dissatisfaction of his own citizens.Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban waves to supporters at the Balna centre in Budapest during a general election in Hungary, on April 12, 2026. Orban conce
Mr. Magyar’s success in the Hungarian election is fueled in large part by widespread public anger at corruption and concern about sluggish economic growth.Peter Magyar at a rally last month for his party, Tisza, in Keszthely, Hungary. He has promised to improve relations with the European Union.
Lake Balaton was beloved as a vacation spot. Now, luxury real estate projects serve many friends of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and the locals are fed up.Peter Magyar, who leads the opposition Tisza party, at a rally in Keszthely last month.
Vice President JD Vance led the highest-level talks between the United States and Iran in nearly 50 years.Vice President Vance arriving for a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran in Islamabad on Sunday.
Iranian officials said that while Iran had approached the negotiations in good faith, the U.S. team had failed to gain the Iranian delegation’s trust.Tehran on Saturday. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s top negotiator and the speaker of its Parliament, said the U.S. team had failed to “gain the trus
The lack of a breakthrough after 21 hours of negotiations leaves the Trump administration facing several unpalatable options.Vice President JD Vance leaving after negotiations with Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday.
Representative Eric Swalwell, a Washington figure, was largely unknown in the California State Capitol. But influential groups began backing him for governor in the weeks before he was publicly accused of sexual assault.Representative Eric Swalwell is facing calls to resign after he was publicly acc
The House could move within days to consider expelling Representative Eric Swalwell, Democrat of California, in light of sexual assault allegations against him. There could be more to come for both parties.Four House members could face expulsion in the coming weeks.
In an interview with The New York Times, the Rev. Al Sharpton reflected on the performances of 10 Democrats who spoke and explained why two did not.The Rev. Al Sharpton interviewed more than a half-dozen Democrats seen as potential presidential contenders.
All six board members that oversee the national historic landmark were terminated, part of the administration’s efforts to reshape the federal bureaucracy.President Trump has fired the board that oversees the Presidio, a national historic site at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Miguel Díaz-Canel’s stance on “Meet the Press” reflected how Cuba is digging in against pressure from a Trump administration distracted by the war in Iran.President Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba in Havana last month. He told “Meet the Press” on Sunday, “We’ll defend ourselves, and if we need to die, we’
As half of an unfathomably powerful couple, Mrs. Sánchez Bezos seems to have influenced the uber-rich to stop apologizing, and start enjoying themselves.Lauren Sánchez Bezos treats the pursuit, and spreading, of joy as a kind of mandate.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani will announce plans for a city-owned grocery store at La Marqueta, moving to deliver on a campaign pledge.La Marqueta, a marketplace under elevated train tracks, once covered five city blocks and had many vendors, but now hosts just a few.
Surging inflation and rising prices have some people re-evaluating date nights and how much of their splurges they can share with friends.People in New York City said they were cutting back in different ways as higher costs for essentials and fun increase at the same time.
Jasper County, S.C., along the coast, has seen a crush of newcomers in recent years, drawn by its proximity to beaches and low taxes. Locals fear they may be losing their rural way of life.
Hundreds of patients every year have trouble finding emergency care, even though the country has a world-class medical system. For some, the delays have been fatal.Emergency workers at a hospital in Seongnam, a city outside Seoul.
A Times reporter met the Gilgo Beach murderer through her co-op. Not long after, the ascendancy of prestige true crime narrative began.After more than a decade with no suspect in the Gilgo Beach killings, a Long Island architect, Rex Heuermann, was arrested in 2023.
The death of 23-year-old Shannan Gilbert remains the great unsolved mystery surrounding the Gilgo Beach serial killer case.Mari Gilbert at the burial of her daughter Shannan Gilbert. Shannan’s disappearance led to the investigation of a serial killer; yet her death was never considered a murder.
A self-taught topiary artist, he discovered a talent for carving trees and shrubs into extraordinary shapes, creating a world-famous garden in a tiny South Carolina town.Mr. Fryar in 2005. He began landscaping his yard more than four decades ago in an effort to win an award from the local garden clu
Before each performance, the actor sprints around the Hudson Theater enlisting audience members to take part in the interactive show.“The engine that powers this show is kindness,” Daniel Radcliffe said. “If you get up and you’re kind, everything else is a bonus.”
Natasha Newman-Thomas has stepped in as the new costume designer for the third season of HBO’s chaotic megahit. It’s a lofty task.
Ahead of the Season 3 premiere on Sunday, the show’s creator discussed his reputation, the loss of Angus Cloud and the soul-searching that followed.
The president should at long last recognize the ineptitude of his impulsive, go-it-alone approach.
Conversation is not a reward to be bestowed on those with whom we agree; it’s a base line practice.
