Top Hungary news: Popeyes opens, Orbán-Trump meeting date, Trump-Putin meeting in Budapest — 16 October, 2025

Featured Hungary news stories:

• Orbán explained how Trump may help him before the 2026 Hungarian elections – this could be a big story!
• New British Ambassador to Hungary greets the nation in fluent Hungarian! – video
• A new bird has landed! Popeyes opened its first restaurant in Budapest
• Calm autumn weekend ahead of us in Hungary

Foreign affairs, diplomacy:

• Hungary sent fake observers to Georgia’s elections
• Ukraine’s intelligence chief: Russia would have already lost the war if not for its allies
• Orbán and an unmuted mic: we’ve learned when he’ll meet Trump – who is also set to hold talks with Putin in Budapest

Budapest:

• Budapest’s newest shopping centre opens today!
• Beautiful Budapest: Archduke Joseph’s Palace getting the treatment it deserves
• Beneath Budapest: What’s under the famous Gellért Baths?

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