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Turkey seeks US aid; Pakistan, Hungary's role to keep troops in Afghanistan

Besides US "diplomatic, logistic and financial assistance," Turkish President Erdogan says Ankara is looking for Pakistan and Hungary's involvement in new mission in Afghanistan following departure of US-led NATO troops.

The neglected dangers of the far-right network in the Balkans

Their ideologies and policies have become normalised and the region is under threat of destabilisation, with potentially dangerous consequences for Bosnians and other vulnerable groups.

Critics fear censorship as Hungary plans to reform pop music

Hungary's PM Viktor Orban's government unveils a $74-million-plan to promote Hungarian culture and reform local pop music but critics say the move opens a new front in an escalating culture war.

Erdogan: Turkey's position on east Med won't change

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara is in a decision-making position in the eastern Mediterranean and its determined position remains the same.

Hungary's Fidesz party leaves largest EU parliamentary group

Fidesz's departure from the EPP group is likely to reduce PM Orban's influence in Brussels following a long conflict over his perceived backsliding on the rule of law and human rights.

Students at Soros-funded university endure nightmare Vienna move

Pushed out by the Hungarian government, CEU relocated operations from Budapest to Vienna, a move that has been a tortuous bureaucratic ordeal for some non-European students.

Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan is just what the EU ordered

You don’t need to look much further than the Biden administration to see that the European Union has much to learn from the US about how to become a superpower and think big.

UK sees 1,100+ deaths, over 52,000 new Covid-19 cases – latest updates

The novel coronavirus has infected more than 88 million people globally and claimed over 1.8 million lives. Here are the updates for January 7:

Romania's Orban distances himself from his Hungarian namesake over EU veto

Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban expresses his displeasure after Hungary and Poland earlier this week blocked EU's $2.1 trillion long-term budget and coronavirus rescue package and plunged the bloc into political crisis.

Hungary and Poland put brakes on EU rescue budget over ‘rule of law’ clause

A 1.8 trillion euro package to finance the EU budget and coronavirus recovery plan requires unanimous approval but a clause linking funds to respect for ‘democratic norms’ has become a barrier.

Eastern Europe rejects EU migrant plan

The European Commission, the bloc's executive, published new plans on Wednesday for tougher border controls and streamlined procedures for expelling rejected asylum seekers.

Hungarian orchestra conductor invents music-enhancing face mask

The music-enhancing face mask has two plastic cups shaped liked life-size palms attached to the mask's strings and designed to fit around the wearer's ears.