Világmonitor in English
A selection of our foreign-affairs coverage, translated into English for international readers.
Xi Returns to India as Delhi and Beijing Test a New Phase in Ties
When Xi Jinping skipped a BRICS dinner in New Delhi, the absence quickly became news. During the summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a gala dinner for the visiting leaders, a customary gesture by the host. Xi did not attend the dinner. By morning, speculation was rife that something was amiss.
Nicușor Dan: Third Prime Ministerial Nomination This Year, but Snap Elections Ruled Out
In an interview given at the UN General Assembly in New York, Romanian President Nicușor Dan touched upon several pressing issues: cooperation with Ukraine on anti-drone defense, the elections previously annulled due to Russian interference, and a political crisis that has led him to nominate a prime minister for the third time this year.
Twenty-five years ago: A minute-by-minute account of the September 11 terrorist attacks
On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, 19 operatives belonging to the al-Qaeda terrorist network hijacked four domestic US commercial airliners. Two planes struck the towers of New York's World Trade Center, one hit the Pentagon, and a fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers revolted against the hijackers. Officially, 2,977 people lost their lives in the attacks—a toll that continues to rise twenty-five years later due to illnesses caused by toxic dust.
Russian Ambassador in Budapest Promises a "Fitting Response" to Diplomatic Expulsions
Just hours after Hungary announced the expulsion of ten Russian diplomats, both Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova and Yevgeny Stanislavov, Russia's ambassador to Budapest, reacted sharply that same afternoon. In a statement published on the embassy's official Telegram channel, the ambassador called the Hungarian move an "unprecedented and unfounded escalation" and promised a "fitting response," though without naming specific measures.
"New Entente Cordiale": Bardella and Farage Sign Migration Pact Against Channel Crossings
Jordan Bardella, leader of the French National Rally, and Nigel Farage, leader of the British Reform UK party, signed a declaration of intent at Reform UK's party conference in Birmingham that would "forever" put an end to small-boat crossings of the English Channel. Provided, of course, that both win their next elections.