Top Hungary news: Airbnb ban, Tisza Party’s new foreign policy, Wizz Air, mask-wearing, Palestinian students – 26 January, 2026

We’ve rounded up the top Hungary news from today: Airbnb ban, Tisza Party’s new foreign policy, Wizz Air, mask-wearing, Palestinian students.
Featured Hungary news
- Airbnb ban looms over the entire Budapest city centre
- Mandatory mask-wearing reimposed in several Hungarian hospitals
- Wizz Air nearly doubles weekly flights on busy Budapest route
- Has Hungary forgotten its Palestinian students trapped in war-torn Gaza?
Hungarian politics
- Anita Orbán unveils radical overhaul of Hungary’s foreign policy if Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party triumphs in April – video
- BBC World Questions: Will PM Orbán prevail in April? – video
- Péter Magyar: János Lázár will be Fidesz prime ministerial candidate in place of PM Orbán

Additional news
- Underage hackers who threatened bomb blasts and murders arrested in Hungarian-Romanian operation – video
- Hungary opens new consulate to support holidaymakers
- Hungary launches legal proceedings to annul the REPowerEU regulation and enable Russian imports
World news
- Could Europe face a colder February? What the polar vortex is signaling





