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

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