Trump Gives Hungary a Reprieve on Sanctions After Meeting With Orban

The United States has imposed sanctions on nations buying Russian oil, but President Viktor Orban successfully argued that Hungary had few other options.

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Russian Sanctions Risk Straining Trump’s Chummy Relationship With Hungarian Leader

New U.S. penalties on Russian energy could be a sticking point as President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary meet.

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Putin Plays to Trump’s Ego as U.S. Wavers on Ukraine Aid

After Thursday’s phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, President Trump appeared to express doubts about supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons.

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Orban’s ‘Propaganda State’ in Hungary Is Starting to Show Cracks

The Hungarian leader has secured power by keeping control over the news media. Now, a political opponent is starting to show the limits of his tactics.

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Athens Democracy Forum: As Democracy Erodes Globally, So Do Women’s Rights

A global swing by governments seeking to assert control has meant repercussions for women, including attempts to delegitimize them and limit their rights, experts said.

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Athens Democracy Forum: Freedom of Speech in Academia Is Under Attack

Clashes on university campuses, and administrators’ failures when dealing with them, have triggered actions by some governments meant to limit what universities and their students can say and do.

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Budapest Pride Parade Will Go On Despite Orban’s Ban. How Will He Respond?

Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party enacted the ban, trying to create a dilemma for the opposition leader. Now it is the government that faces a tough choice.

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U.N. Report Says We’re Missing the Real Fertility Crisis

Policymakers in many countries assume that birthrates have fallen because people want fewer children, but a global study says financial insecurity is driving those decisions.

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In the Battle for Next Pope, Cardinal Erdö Emerges as a Conservative Favorite

The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope Francis.

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Cardinal Erdo of Hungary Is a Favorite of Conservatives to Become Pope

The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope Francis.

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