Note, by the way, that these figures exclude persons of Jewish ancestry who were recent converts to Christianity; In 1910 there were 23 such in the German Army. Also, it's worth keeping in mind that ...

Today in History for Dec. 31: In 1600, Queen Elizabeth I granted the British East India Co. a monopoly on all trade to the East Indies. In 1687, the first shipload of emigrating Huguenots (French ...

The Freedom Party and its leader, Herbert Kickl, have steadily built support by demonizing immigrants, while entering Austria’s political mainstream.

Mr Kickl’s political hero is Viktor Orban, Hungary’s autocratic leader. But unlike Hungarian voters who first voted Mr Orban ...

A ten-strong team of curators has been announced to lead the next edition of the OFF-Biennale in Budapest. The event was ...

Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean condemned the Russian decision, which is a precursor to a total shutdown of Russian gas exports via Ukraine and to Europe, where it flows further to Slovakia, ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s opponent Peter Magyar sought elections earlier than the one scheduled in 2026 amid opinion polls showing the ruling party losing its popularity.

Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days, both as chancellor and party leader, after talks about forming a coalition government collapsed. The chancellor said his ...

Hungary led the council from 1 July through to the end of the year. On the first day of the new year, they will be succeeded by Poland. Hungary’s term began with a controversial start ...

Police in Hungary have raided the offices of the Integrity Authority, a state body that oversees the use of EU funds. The chief prosecutor has announced that its chairman, Ferenc Biro, is ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept much of the country east of the Rockies ...

(Editor’s note: Looking back on 2024, there were so many good albums released that we decided to reach out to some of today’s artists and get them to weigh in on their favorites. What follows is Devin ...