The siege of Budapest, one of World War II’s longest urban battles, saw relentless street combat and left the city in ruins.

Hungarians rebelled against the tyranny of the Soviet Block. Thousands were killed or wounded before the Russians managed to crush their valiant attempt to regain their freedom.

Without the help of the Russian tsar, the new Habsburg Emperor, Francz Joseph, would have been unable to crush the 15 March ...

On March 15, the west coast of Scotland could see heavy snow, stretching as far inland as Glasgow, according to the latest weather maps from WXCharts ... colder weather before the middle of ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he’ll move to ban the country’s annual Pride parade, raising fears of a wider crackdown on civil liberties ahead of elections. “This is over ...

Orban’s move comes before elections in a little over a year’s time ... In recent years ambassadors from Hungary’s allies regularly took part in the event to show solidarity with the LGBTQ community.

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Night - Cloudy with a 60% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 37 °F (2.8 °C). Cloudy with a high of 50 °F (10 °C) and a 72% chance ...

María Antonia Cuero’s identity card states she was born in October 1901 - some 13 years before World War 1 had started. Article continues below This reportedly makes her the oldest person in ...

To get from Budapest, the capital of landlocked Hungary, to Trieste on Italy’s Adriatic coastline, containers need to travel more than 550 km, including across the breadth of neighbouring Slovenia.

María Antonia Cuero’s identity card states she was born in October 1901 - some 13 years before World War 1 had started. This would make her the oldest person in the world, beating a Guinness ...