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Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok, front right, receives Chinese President Xi Jinping, front left, with military honors in the Lion Court of the Castle of Buda in Budapest, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

China’s Xi receives ceremonial welcome in Hungary ahead of talks with Orban

By Bela Szandelszky - Associated Press

Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, left, shakes hands with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban at the Carmelite Monastery in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Feb 23, 2024. Nearly two years after Sweden formally applied to join NATO, its membership now hinges on convincing one country — Viktor Orban's Hungary — to formally ratify its bid to join the military alliance. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Hungary and Sweden agree on defense deal ahead of final vote on Sweden’s NATO accession

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his annual "State of Hungary" speech in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. The message on lectern reads: "For us Hungary is the first!" (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

U.S. senators to submit resolution condemning democratic backsliding in Hungary

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

Hungarian President Katalin Novàk delivers her speech during Pope Francis' meeting with the authorities, civil society, and the diplomatic corps in the former Carmelite Monastery in Budapest, Hungary, April 28, 2023. Hungary’s conservative president has resigned amid public outcry over a pardon she granted to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case, a decision that unleashed an unprecedented political scandal for the long-serving nationalist government. Katalin Novák, 46, announced in a televised message on Saturday Feb. 10, 2024, that she would step down from the presidency, an office she has held since 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool, File)

Hungary’s president resigns over a pardon to a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

FILE - Hungarian President Katalin Novak delivers his speech during Pope Francis' meeting with the authorities, civil society, and the diplomatic corps in the former Carmelite Monastery in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, April 28, 2023. Pressure is mounting on Hungary’s head of state to resign after it was revealed that she issued a presidential pardon to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool, File)

Pressure mounts on Hungary’s president to resign over pardon in child sexual abuse case

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

An employee serves customers at Advent Bazilika market, one of Europe's most famous outdoor Christmas markets in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Dec 9. 2023. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

$23 sausage dog, anyone?: Inflation is pinching Hungary’s popular Christmas markets

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a press conference after their meeting in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Even before last month’s Hamas attacks in Israel, the leader of Hungary had long promoted his country as the safest in Europe for Jews. Now the Israeli men’s soccer team is taking his word and heading to a tiny Hungarian village as it prepares to play its remaining home games in the Euro 2024 qualifying tournament. Israel will host “home” games against Switzerland next Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. and Romania three days later. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, Pool, File)

Netanyahu and Orban’s close ties bring Israel’s Euro 2024 qualifying matches to Hungary

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

A Belgian military diver is getting ready to dive under the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, during an international training exercise which prepares military divers to find and remove unexploded underwater ordnances. Hungary this year hosted the 10-day exercise for the second year in a row and provided the soldiers from Hungary, Germany, Belgium and Lithuania with hands-on training in a variety of environments, like facing the powerful current of the Danube River. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

Hungary hosts international training for military divers who salvage unexploded munitions

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

Noah Lyles, of the United States celebrates anchoring his team to gold in the Men's 4x100-meters relay final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) **FILE**

Lyles, Richardson and lots of unknowns as track gets ready for Paris Olympics

By Eddie Pells and Pat Graham - Associated Press

Amane Beriso Shankule of Ethiopia reacts as she crosses the finish line to win the women's marathon during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Shankule weathers hot conditions to lead 1-2 finish by Ethiopia in the women’s marathon at worlds

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Holly Bradshaw, of Great Britain, uses an ice filled towel on her head to lower her body temperature, between attempts in the Women's pole vault qualification during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

As temperatures climb across the globe, track and field athletes try to keep cool

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

Sifan Hassan, of the Netherlands and Faith Kipyegon, of Kenya race to the line to finish a Women's 5000-meters heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Hassan and Kipyegon run in same opening heat of the 5,000 at worlds, treating it like a final

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

Gabrielle Thomas, of the United States crosses the line after racing in a Women's 200-meters heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

American sprinter Gabby Thomas well-researched in power of sleep, even writing paper on rest

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

Noah Lyles, of the United States, celebrates after winning the Men's 100 meters during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Noah Lyles breaks into tears on medal stand after receiving gold medal for 100-meter win at worlds

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

Tobi Amusan, of Nigeria competes in a Women's 100-meters hurdles heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

World-record hurdler Amusan never had doubt she’d be at worlds to defend title

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Noah Lyles, of the United States, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Men's 100-meter final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Lyles wins world title at 100 meters and sets his sights on more

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

President of World Athletics, Sebastian Coe gestures during a press conference ahead of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday Aug. 17, 2023. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)

Russia doping questions persist because of the war in Ukraine

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, gestures besides Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban prior to the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Argentina and Croatia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) **FILE**

Track world championships the latest play by Orban’s Hungary for global sports spotlight

By Eddie Pells and Pat Graham - Associated Press

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for the European Political Community Summit at the Mimi Castle in Bulboaca, Moldova, Thursday, June 1, 2023. Leaders are meeting in Moldova Thursday for a summit aiming to show a united front in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine and underscore support for the Eastern European country's ambitions to draw closer to the West and keep Moscow at bay. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

What was Hungary’s role in freeing Ukrainian POWs from Russia? The European Commission wants to know

By Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers the keynote speech at the opening session of Hungary Conservative Political Action Conference Hungary in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, May 4, 2023. The two-day CPAC meeting organized by Center for Fundamental Rights of Hungary features some 60 prestigious foreign speakers from 20 countries and five continents. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

Hungary’s Orban bemoans liberal ‘virus’ at CPAC conference

By Justin Spike - Associated Press