Kafka, chaos and the "Master of Apocalypse": The world of Laszlo KrasznahorkaiLaszlo Krasznahorkai, the 71-year-old Hungarian novelist, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his visionary and compelling o...
10 Oct, 2025, 01.43 PM IST
Is America heading toward autocracy under Trump? Obama’s stark warning for the world’s oldest democracyBarack Obama cautioned that the U.S. is nearing the normalization of behaviors seen in autocratic regimes, drawing parallels to Hungary's p...
19 Jun, 2025, 07.11 PM IST
ICC opens inquiry into Hungary for failing to arrest NetanyahuThe International Criminal Court (ICC) is demanding answers from Hungary regarding its failure to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne...
17 Apr, 2025, 10.38 PM IST
Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 French presidential race after embezzlement conviction—what does this mean for France’s political future?Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 French presidential race after being convicted of embezzling €4.1 million in EU funds. A Paris court sentenc...
31 Mar, 2025, 08.00 PM IST
Bumper election year brings headwinds for liberal democracies2024 elections witnessed a global wave of political upheaval, marked by the return of Donald Trump to the US presidency and rising polariza...
27 Nov, 2024, 11.22 AM IST
Charting the Global Economy: Prospects dim for European economyThe euro fell to its lowest level since 2022 against the dollar after the purchasing managers gauge of service providers and manufacturers ...
24 Nov, 2024, 10.51 AM IST
Donald Trump’s man in Europe gambles on return of his American allyUS Elections: Hungarian Leader Viktor Orban visited Georgia, showing support for its pro-Russian leadership. Anticipating Donald Trump's po...
02 Nov, 2024, 12.05 PM IST
Charting the global economy: China cuts rates; mild US inflationChina’s central bank decreased the rate of the medium-term lending facility by 20 basis points to 2.3%, the first reduction in almost a yea...
28 Jul, 2024, 11.01 AM IST
In a shock for Europe, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders records a massive win in Dutch electionsWilders' election program includes calls for a referendum on the Netherlands leaving the European Union, a total halt to accepting asylum-s...
24 Nov, 2023, 11.01 AM IST
The Ukraine war changed this company foreverNokian Tyres of Finland made 80% of its tires in Russia, where energy was cheap; after losing billions, it prioritised political security o...
06 Jul, 2023, 09.40 AM IST
Finland joins NATO, dealing blow to Russia for Ukraine warEarlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Finland's membership reflects the alliance's anti-Russian course and warned that...
04 Apr, 2023, 06.56 PM IST
War, hunger, Covid-19 cast gloomy shadow over EuropeFrom political upheaval to battered industries and the threat of a migration crisis, European leaders face myriad threats to the stability ...
02 Jun, 2022, 11.17 AM IST
Before Joe Biden’s democracy summit, China says: We’re also a democracyChina’s paper on democracy was the latest salvo in a weekslong campaign seeking to undercut Biden’s virtual gathering, which begins Thursda...
07 Dec, 2021, 11.38 PM IST
Hungary grants PM Orban sweeping new powers to tackle Coronavirus crisisAfter declaring a state of emergency on March 11, the new bill will give Orban the power to largely rule by decree indefinitely until the g...
31 Mar, 2020, 12.34 AM IST
Brexit is not the biggest risk for EU: Citibank“Hungary (on EU refugee quotas) and Italy (on constitutional reform) will likely have referendums in H2 of 2016."
05 Jul, 2016, 06.11 AM IST
Junk status still likely for India? Five factors that endanger sovereign ratingsS&P said that the direction & pace of policy reforms, more than which political party takes control, can affect ratings on the sovereign.
15 Apr, 2014, 02.40 PM IST
- Europe turns towards IMF fix for Greece
The euro fell sharply on Friday as the European Commission pressed EU member states to approve financial aid pledges for debt-laden Greece ...
19 Mar, 2010, 10.19 PM IST