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​Wreckage at the site where a train was derailed when a construction crane fell onto its carriages in Sikhio district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, on January 14, 2026.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Construction crane kills dozens in Thailand, Hungary’s Orbán in more trouble, China posts record trade surplus, French farmers protest trade deal

​An Israeli activist records illegal settlers driving past a village in Masafer Yatta in the West Bank, on October 28, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Israel arrests violent settlers, US House ends extended recess, Botswana eyes majority stake in diamond giant, & More

In Hungary, Orbán's grip on power is slipping
The Debrief

In Hungary, Orbán's grip on power is slipping

Don't let a chummy White House visit fool you. He's on the ropes.

​US President Donald Trump and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán shake hands in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Orbán seeks Russian oil carveout from Trump, Nigerien uranium to pass through risky area, Israel hits southern Lebanon

​A woman lights a cigarette placed in a placard depicting Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest, Hungary, on March 25, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Budapest Pride parade, Rwanda and DRC peace agreement, SCOTUS ruling on Trump’s executive power

Hungary’s capital will proceed with Saturday’s Pride parade celebrating the LGBTQ+ community, despite the rightwing national government’s recent ban on the event.

​Viktor Orbán watching his party leave him behind.
by ian bremmer

Viktor Orbán is in trouble. Europe’s populist right isn’t.

For the past fifteen years, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has coasted from one election victory to another.

​The June 2024 LGBTQ Budapest Pride parade in Hungary.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Hungary moves to cancel Pride, China seeks to increase consumption, ‘Coalition of the Willing’ takes shape for Ukraine, HIV treatments run low without US aid, Tourists get cheeky at the Great Wall

​FILE PHOTO: The X account of Elon Musk in seen blocked on a mobile screen in this illustration after Brazil's telecommunications regulator suspended access to Elon Musk's X social network in the country to comply with an order from a judge who has been locked in a months-long feud with the billionaire investor, Sao Paulo, Brazil taken August 31, 2024.
What We're Watching

Hard Numbers: X marks the spot in Brazil again, China stocks plummet on stimulus worries, Cameroon insists on presidential signs of life, Hungary embraces the olive

Ursula von der Leyen (CDU), President of the European Commission, stands in the plenary chamber of the European Parliament and speaks while Vikor Orban (Fidesz), Prime Minister of Hungary, can be seen in the background.
What We're Watching

Von der Leyen lays into Orbán over Russia

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had strong words on Wednesday for Hungary’s strongman, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, about his close relationship with Russia.

Asylum seekers wait outside the foreign office in Brussels, Belgium.
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Crackdowns against asylum-seekers gain momentum in Europe and the Americas

On both sides of the Atlantic, a range of countries adopted new measures to clamp down on asylum-seekers this week, amid rising concern about the political impacts of immigration.