Starlink access restored for Ukrainian forces as Israel launches Hebron operation
Ukrainian forces have regained access to Starlink and Starshield after a disruption whose cause remains disputed. Israel has launched a multi-day operation around Hebron following the deaths of two Israeli soldiers, with demolitions and movement restrictions reported. In Hungary, a proposed law would bar some senior officials and politicians from leading large sports organizations, while a report says European leaders received late invitations to the October 23 commemoration in Budapest.
- Ukrainian forces regain access to Starlink — Ukrainian forces have regained access to Starlink and the military Starshield network, while accounts of the cause of the earlier restriction remain disputed.
Original (Hungarian): Helyreállt az ukrán erők hozzáférése a Starlinkhez - Israel seals off a West Bank city and demolishes homes it says belonged to terrorists — Israel launched a multi-day operation around Hebron after two Israeli soldiers were killed in a Palestinian gun attack, imposing restrictions and demolishing homes as B’Tselem warned of possible displacement of Palestinian residents.
Original (Hungarian): Izrael lezárt egy ciszjordániai várost és olyan házakat bont le, amikről azt állítják, terroristák otthonai voltak - Bill before parliament could remove Kubatov Gábor and Deutsch Tamás from club leadership posts — A bill to tighten rules on conflicts of interest in sports leadership would bar senior state officials and politicians from leading organizations with more than 500 registered athletes, potentially affecting Kubatov Gábor and Deutsch Tamás.
Original (Hungarian): Parlament előtt a javaslat, ami kisöpörné Kubatov Gábort és Deutsch Tamást a klubelnöki pozíciójukból - Euronews says Macron, Tusk, Meloni and other European leaders were invited late to the October 23 commemoration and therefore did not come to Budapest — Sources cited by Euronews said several European leaders received invitations too late to attend the Budapest event, while around 40 countries ultimately sent delegations, mostly represented by ministers or parliamentary speakers rather than prime ministers.
Original (Hungarian): A Euronews cikke szerint Macron, Tusk, Meloni és más európai vezetők későn kaptak meghívást az 56-os ünnepségre, ezért sem jöttek Budapestre - The Bolsonaros are back—but the question is how far they will go — Flávio Bolsonaro led Lula in the first round with 47 percent and could return his family to power, with the article examining the reasons for his support and what a victory might mean for Brazil’s democracy.
Original (Hungarian): Bolsonaróék visszatértek – Már csak az a kérdés, hogy mennyire - AfD emails hacked, suggesting Alice Weidel may have lied — More than 420,000 leaked AfD emails suggest Alice Weidel knew by July 2017 about campaign donations routed through Swiss intermediaries, although she later said she learned of them in September; the party called the leak a political action and did not comment on the emails’ authenticity.
Original (Hungarian): Feltörték az AfD emailjeit és kiderült belőlük, hogy Alice Weidel hazudhatott - Two Philippine military aircraft collide in midair — Two Philippine Air Force SF-260 training planes collided during a practice flight in Batangas province, killing all four pilots, and training flights using the aircraft have been suspended pending an investigation.
Original (Hungarian): Összeütközött a levegőben a Fülöp-szigetek hadseregének két repülőgépe - Building collapses in Kenya, seven people missing — A building under construction, reported to be 16 or 18 storeys tall, collapsed in Nairobi, leaving seven people missing as authorities investigate the cause and whether construction rules were followed.
Original (Hungarian): Összeomlott egy többemeletes épület Kenyában, heten eltűntek - Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest burns in Bavaria — A fire broke out at the Eagle’s Nest, Hitler’s former mountain retreat, with about 200 firefighters responding and no injuries reported; police detained a suspect as they investigate the cause.
Original (Hungarian): Leégett Hitler Sasfészke Bajorországban - Meghan Markle’s father accused of possessing a large collection of child sexual abuse images — Meghan Markle said allegations that images depicting child sexual abuse were found at her father’s home in the Philippines deeply upset her, while Thomas Markle denies the claims and authorities investigate.
Original (Hungarian): Meghan Markle apját azzal gyanúsítják, hogy hatalmas gyűjteménye van gyermekek szexuális zaklatását ábrázoló képekből - Heir apparent hardens his stance, and abortion remains banned in Liechtenstein despite parliament’s liberalization bid — Liechtenstein’s Crown Prince Alois vetoed parliament’s proposal to allow abortion during the first three months of pregnancy, prompting protests in Vaduz as the procedure remains prohibited except in limited circumstances.
Original (Hungarian): Bekeményített a trónörökös, hiába akart liberalizálni a parlament, tiltott marad az abortusz Liechtensteinben - British prime minister says talks should be held on restoring free movement between the EU and Britain — Andy Burnham called for evidence-based talks with the EU on restoring free movement, while ruling out eurozone and Schengen membership and noting that the government says full EU re-entry is not on the agenda.
Original (Hungarian): A brit miniszterelnök szerint tárgyalni kell az EU és Nagy-Britannia közti szabad mozgás visszaállításáról - Kósa Lajos says “many more people will be taken away” — After an October 23 event in Debrecen, Kósa Lajos called the detention of three former ministers a “show bakery,” accused the Tisza government of using the cases to distract the public, and predicted more arrests.
Original (Hungarian): Kósa Lajos szerint „még rengeteg embert el fognak vinni” - Orbán in Paris: “Wouldn’t it be nice if you left me alone and let me enjoy my life here?” — Orbán Viktor, vacationing in Paris with his wife and grandchild, told Telex he would comment on the Matolcsy case after returning to Budapest and asked the reporter to leave him alone.
Original (Hungarian): Orbán Párizsban: „Nem lenne jó, ha békén hagyna esetleg, és engedné, hogy éljem itt az életemet?” - Orbán Ráhel no longer responsible for branding her husband’s companies — Orbán Ráhel left her managing director post at BDPST Koncept on October 15, and Weigert Zsanett Mariann is taking over the company’s branding and communications work.
Original (Hungarian): Orbán Ráhel már nem felel férje cégeinek márkaépítéséért - Jordan Bardella re-elected leader of Le Pen’s party — Jordan Bardella was re-elected head of France’s National Rally with 98.98 percent of the vote as the sole candidate, while about 13,000 people protested in Orléans during the party congress.
Original (Hungarian): Újraválasztották Le Pen pártjának élére Jordan Bardellát - Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation president shot dead at home — Slavi Binev, 60, was shot dead at his home near Sofia, and three suspects have been detained as authorities investigate without yet disclosing a motive.
Original (Hungarian): Otthonában lőtték le a Bolgár Tekvondó Szövetség elnökét - Cristiano Ronaldo has earned more than $2 billion as a footballer — Forbes estimates that Cristiano Ronaldo is the first active athlete to earn more than $2 billion over his career, including an expected $250 million from Al-Nassr in the 2026–27 season.
Original (Hungarian): Több mint 2 milliárd dollárt keresett már Cristiano Ronaldo focistaként - One person in Hungary became 5.19 billion forints richer on Saturday night — A single player won 5.197 billion forints in Saturday’s Ötöslottó draw, the fifth-largest jackpot in the game’s history, and has 90 days to claim the prize.
Original (Hungarian): Szombat este egyik pillanatról a másikra 5,19 milliárd forinttal lett gazdagabb egy ember Magyarországon - Car chase in Budapest; three people detained — Police detained three people in Budapest’s 14th district after they fled in a car withdrawn from traffic and broke several road rules; drug tests were positive for the unlicensed driver and both passengers.
Original (Hungarian): Autós üldözés volt Budapesten, három embert állítottak elő - Fake emails sent in the name of Miskolc’s mayor — Tóth-Szántai József said fraudulent emails invoking a conference call were being sent in his name and urged recipients not to reply, click links, or open attachments.
Original (Hungarian): A miskolci polgármester nevében küldenek hamis e-maileket - Car rolls into Sikonda lake — An Opel Corsa was found fully submerged in Sikonda’s Lake I on Saturday morning, and disaster-response workers recovered it.
Original (Hungarian): Belegurult a sikondai tóba egy autó - Győr firefighters rescue a pigeon — Firefighters in Győr used an aerial rescue vehicle to free an exhausted pigeon hanging upside down, then gave it water and nearly two hours to rest before it flew away.
Original (Hungarian): A győri tűzoltók megmentettek egy galambot - Rain, rain, stay for three weeks! — A cold front arriving from the west on Sunday is expected to bring light rain in many areas, with little significant precipitation before clearing by Monday morning and calmer weather for several days.
Original (Hungarian): Ess, eső, ess, három hétig ess! - They thought the revolution had won, so they set out to photograph a shattered Budapest — An exhibition at the National Széchényi Library presents amateur photographs, recollections, and posters from the 1956 revolution, including images of the damaged city taken by engineer László Füri.
Original (Hungarian): Azt hitték, győzött a forradalom, úgyhogy elindultak lefotózni a szétlőtt Budapestet - So you don’t forget: from police violence to the reburial of Imre Nagy — Elbert Márta’s documentary uses archival footage to trace the return of public remembrance of the 1956 revolution, from demonstrations broken up by police in 1988 to the 1989 reburial of Imre Nagy and his fellow martyrs.
Original (Hungarian): Hogy ne feledjétek: rendőri erőszaktól Nagy Imre újratemetéséig - Umami #9: Always leave a little mystery! The Rosenstein, Budapest’s family-run fine-dining institution, turns 30 — The Umami podcast’s Robi Rosenstein discusses the restaurant’s 30-year family history, surviving crises, its renovation, and future ideas including a garden and a new cookbook.
Original (Hungarian): Umami #9: Mindig maradjon egy kis titok! – 30 éves a Rosenstein, Budapest egyetlen családi csúcsétterme - Borízű hang #291 [long and tough]: In our arrest-critique series, György Matolcsy – 9/10 — The podcast discusses the possibility of György Matolcsy’s arrest and international examples involving central bank governors, alongside topics including Orbán’s politics, Serbia’s EU path, loyalty cards, hair transplants, and everyday absurdities.
Original (Hungarian): Borízű hang #291 [hosszú és kemény]: Letartóztatás-kritikai sorozatunkban: Matolcsy György – 9/10 - A raven does not peck out another raven’s eye, and a white-tailed eagle does not chase flies — MTI photographer Attila Kovács photographed ravens and white-tailed eagles at the Pacsmag Lakes nature reserve, and the images were included in the agency’s selection.
Original (Hungarian): Holló a hollónak nem vájja ki a szemét, a rétisas nem kapkod legyek után
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