Kraków shooting suspect dies; Medián poll shows Fidesz at a new low
The suspect in Saturday’s deadly shooting in Kraków has died in hospital; six people were killed and 15 injured, and two wounded police officers have regained consciousness. A Medián poll reported a sharp fall in Fidesz support and a slight rise for Tisza. Other major stories included a deadly fire in China, escalating tensions involving Iran, and an oil spill from a damaged pipeline in Croatia.
- Kraków shooting: suspect dies of his injuries — The 24-year-old man who killed six people, including his parents and sister, in Kraków on Saturday died in hospital; 15 people were injured, and the two police officers who stopped him have regained consciousness.
Original (Hungarian): Krakkói vérengzés: belehalt sérüléseibe a merénylő - Medián: Fidesz hits a new low as Tisza support rises again — A Medián poll found that Fidesz support has fallen by 6–7 percentage points since late September to a multi-decade low, while Tisza rose slightly and Mi Hazánk gained ground; current figures could give Tisza 160–162 seats.
Original (Hungarian): Medián: Újabb mélyponton a Fidesz, ismét nőtt a Tisza támogatottsága - At least 14 dead in fire at Chinese high-rise — A fire in a high-rise building in Taiyuan killed 14 people and sent 38 to hospital, while the cause is under investigation.
Original (Hungarian): Tűz ütött ki egy kínai toronyházban, legalább 14-en meghaltak - US offers $20 million reward for information on Iran’s nuclear programme — The United States offered up to $20 million for reliable information about Iran’s nuclear programme as the IAEA has lost visibility over key nuclear stocks and components, while mediators work on proposals to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resolve the conflict.
Original (Hungarian): Az Egyesült Államok 20 millió dolláros nyomravezetői díjat ajánlott fel Irán atomprogramjával kapcsolatos információkért - Half a million litres of oil spill from damaged Croatian Janaf pipeline — About 500,000 litres of crude oil spilled after a work machine damaged the Janaf pipeline in Croatia, affecting farmland and a stream bed, while authorities said they had found no water contamination.
Original (Hungarian): Félmillió liter kőolaj ömlött ki a megsérült horvátországi Janaf vezetékből - Zelensky promises tough action over corruption scandal involving Ukraine’s security service — Zelensky promised further dismissals and a full investigation after anti-corruption authorities accused senior security and law-enforcement officials of protecting a criminal network, and said he was preparing a bill requiring all SBU employees to declare their assets.
Original (Hungarian): Zelenszkij kemény lépéseket ígért az ukrán titkosszolgálatot érintő korrupciós botrány miatt - No Hungarian victims in Kraków shooting; British and Austrian tourists among the dead — The Kraków attack killed six people, including a British and an Austrian tourist, and left 16 requiring hospital care; prosecutors are investigating it as a terrorist act.
Original (Hungarian): A krakkói vérengzésnek nincs magyar áldozata és sérültje, de egy brit és egy osztrák turista is meghalt - Two police officers who stopped Kraków attacker wake from comas and are to receive state honours — The two officers injured while stopping the Kraków shooter have regained consciousness, and Poland’s president intends to award them state honours; one officer remains in serious but stable condition.
Original (Hungarian): Felébredt a kómából és állami kitüntetést kap a két rendőr, akik megállították a krakkói merénylőt - Bodies found in Kraków shooter’s flat identified as his family members — The three bodies found in the suspected attacker’s flat were identified as his parents and younger sister, whose deaths were apparently caused by gunshot wounds.
Original (Hungarian): A krakkói lövöldöző lakásában talált holttesteket a családtagjaiként azonosították - Iran executes three people accused of taking part in ‘armed riots’ — Iran executed Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh after the Supreme Court upheld convictions accusing them of armed unrest and setting public buildings on fire during January protests.
Original (Hungarian): Kivégeztek három embert Iránban, akiket a hatóságok azzal vádoltak, hogy „fegyveres zavargásokban” vettek részt - US secretary of state calls Iran’s demands ‘outrageous, ridiculous and completely unrealistic’ — Marco Rubio said talks with Iran had made no meaningful progress and described Tehran’s demands as unacceptable, while Trump continues to favour diplomacy but has not ruled out military action.
Original (Hungarian): „Felháborító, nevetséges és teljesen irreális” – az amerikai külügyminiszter kiborult az irániak követelésein - Houthis attack Saudi capital as they accuse Saudi strikes of killing children in Yemen — The Houthis again attacked Riyadh, damaging a Saudi Aramco office without reported injuries, while Houthi-linked sources said Saudi airstrikes in Yemen killed at least 33 people, including women and children.
Original (Hungarian): A szaúdi fővárost támadták a húszik, a húszik szerint Jemenben szaúdi rakéták öltek meg gyerekeket - French foreign minister says Europeans will join Abu Dhabi talks on ending Ukraine war — France and other European countries will be represented at US-mediated Russian-Ukrainian talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11, which are set to address postwar security, de-escalation, humanitarian issues and steps towards peace.
Original (Hungarian): A francia külügyminiszter szerint az európaiak is ott lesznek az ukrajnai háború lezárásáról szóló abu-dzabi tárgyalásokon - Italian foreign minister says hackers leaked his personal data — Antonio Tajani said hackers published his personal information on the dark web and threatened his family, while Giorgia Meloni blamed pro-Russian hackers and called for a firm response.
Original (Hungarian): Az olasz külügyminiszter szerint hackerek szivárogtatták ki a személyes adatait - Nvidia investigates CEO after reports he had a relationship with Chinese intelligence operative — Nvidia has launched an independent review of reports that CEO Jensen Huang may have been targeted by a Chinese intelligence operation, while the company said there was currently no reason to believe business secrets or national security had been compromised.
Original (Hungarian): Vizsgálatot indít a Trump-tanácsadó vezérigazgatója ellen az Nvidia, miután kiderült, hogy kínai kémnővel volt viszonya - International ice hockey federation removes Norway from junior worlds and gives its place to Russia — Following a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling, the International Ice Hockey Federation awarded Norway’s place at the 2027 U20 World Championship to Russia, though Russia’s participation remains uncertain amid visa concerns and threatened boycotts.
Original (Hungarian): Sporttörténelmi káosz jöhet a jégkorongban: a nemzetközi szövetség kirúgta Norvégiát a juniorvébéről, és visszavette a helyére Oroszországot - Trump’s betrayal — The article says Republicans suffered a major midterm election defeat as Democrats took majorities in both chambers of Congress, reflecting rejection of Trump’s personal politics and the party’s neglect of voters’ cost-of-living concerns.
Original (Hungarian): Trump árulása - Social affairs ministry files complaint over more than one billion forint in Erzsébet camp advertising — The ministry filed a complaint on suspicion of mismanagement after finding that the government spent more than one billion forints advertising Erzsébet camps shortly before the election, while Havasi Bertalan called the move a political attack.
Original (Hungarian): A szociális minisztérium feljelentést tett az Erzsébet-táborok több mint egymilliárd forintos reklámozása miatt, Havasi Bertalan szerint a Tisza a gyermeküdültetést vette célba - Asbestos found near troubled container school in Gyömrő; area covered for now — Asbestos-contaminated crushed stone was found near the Fekete István Primary School in Gyömrő, prompting the area to be closed and covered as residents call for further testing.
Original (Hungarian): Azbesztet találtak a hányattatott sorsú gyömrői konténeriskola körül, egyelőre letakarták - Classic cash-in-transit robbery in Nyíregyháza: air-pistol suspect caught, most gold still missing — Police arrested a man suspected of robbing a cash-in-transit vehicle with an air pistol and stealing gold worth about 19 million forints and 100,000 Japanese yen, but most of the valuables remain missing.
Original (Hungarian): Klasszikus pénzszállítós rablás Nyíregyházán: a légpisztolyos tettes meglett, az arany nagy részének nyoma veszett - Newly appointed district education chief steps down, citing lack of trust — Balogh Tamás László withdrew from leading the North Budapest District Education Centre, saying the necessary mutual trust with local institutions had not developed; the ministry will appoint an interim head and reopen the post.
Original (Hungarian): „Komoly meglepetésként ért, hogy engem választottak erre a feladatra” – bizalomhiánnyal indokolja visszalépését a frissen kinevezett tankerületi vezető - K-Monitor: Opera House paid Ókovács 73 million forints beyond his base salary — Court-ordered disclosures show that Ókovács Szilveszter received more than 73.4 million forints beyond his base salary from 2021 to 2025, including nearly 12 million for fuel and substantial compensation for unused leave.
Original (Hungarian): K-Monitor: Az alapfizetésén felül 73 millió forintot fizetett Ókovácsnak az Operaház - Magyar Péter: 57 billion-forint national tree-planting and urban greening programme to begin — A four-year programme will spend 57.8 billion forints on planting 12 million saplings, renewing parks and greening public institutions, with funding opportunities open to every Hungarian municipality.
Original (Hungarian): Magyar Péter: 57 milliárd forintos országfásítási és települészöldítései program indul - MÁV to monitor its operational sites with ‘smart drones’ — From the end of the year, MÁV plans to use AI-supported drones to detect suspicious activity at its operational sites and alert guards, with the system also intended to help prevent accidents.
Original (Hungarian): „Okos drónokkal” fogja a MÁV felügyelni a hozzá tartozó üzemi területeket - Next week could bring the heaviest rain in a long time, with temperatures reaching 20 degrees — A Mediterranean cyclone could bring 30–40 millimetres of rain in many areas and up to 50 millimetres locally by Saturday, potentially easing drought, before cooler weather arrives over the weekend.
Original (Hungarian): Jövő héten annyit fog esni, mint már rég nem, és egyik nap akár 20 fok is lehet - Severe cold arrives, with overnight temperatures below minus 10 in several places — Three weather stations recorded temperatures below minus 10 degrees for the first time this season, while the national cold record remained intact and milder, more changeable weather is expected.
Original (Hungarian): Itt vannak a zord napok, több helyen is mínusz 10 volt éjjel - Cruise-ship pianist survives nine hours in the ocean before being found and rescued — Two fishermen rescued a man near Santa Catalina Island after he may have spent up to nine hours in the Pacific, and he was taken to hospital in stable condition after saying he was a pianist aboard the Ovation of the Seas.
Original (Hungarian): Élve megúszta az óceánjáró zongorista, kilenc órát töltött a vízben, mire megtalálták és kimentették - Two surgeons nearby treated wounded officers and attacker after Kraków shooting began — Two surgeons who were having lunch nearby rushed to Kraków’s main square after hearing gunfire and treated the wounded police officers and the attacker.
Original (Hungarian): Két sebész épp a közelben ebédelt, amikor eldördültek az első lövések Krakkó főterén, ők látták el a tűzpárbajban megsérült rendőröket és a merénylőt is - ‘It was just a bit of fun’: Trump says he never intended to offer UFC chief Dana White White House press secretary job — Trump said he was joking when he previously offered Dana White the White House press secretary position and named fighters as possible assistants, after an AI video showed MMA fighters beating journalists.
Original (Hungarian): „Csak egy kis móka volt” – Trump valójában nem is akarta felkérni az UFC-s Dana White-ot fehér házi sajtófőnöknek - ‘Let’s hope the speaker doesn’t see it’: sexist jokes and posters in parliament — A video by Magyar Péter showed posters depicting women’s bodies in a basement workshop at Parliament, which were removed before the speaker arrived; the article criticises the scene as an example of sexist humour and objectification.
Original (Hungarian): „A házelnök asszony azért meg ne lássa” – parlamenti pronyó, csöcsös miniszterelnöki rihiröhi - Former KDNP minister Nógrádi László says he was monitored, not an informant — Nógrádi László said a file under the codename “Sziklay” does not show that he informed on others during the Kádár era, but that he was monitored and the record was created without his knowledge during military service.
Original (Hungarian): A volt KDNP-s miniszter, Nógrádi László szerint megfigyelt volt, nem pedig megfigyelő, sorkatonai szolgálata idején a tudta nélkül állítottak ki róla nyilvántartási kartont - Nagy Ervin offers Magyar Péter’s campaign van Ricsi to the Transport Museum — Nagy Ervin said he would donate the Ford Transit used by Magyar Péter during the campaign to the Transport Museum, though the museum has not confirmed whether it will display the vehicle.
Original (Hungarian): Nagy Ervin a Közlekedési Múzeumnak ajánlja fel Ricsi nevű furgonját, amivel Magyar Péter járta az országot a kampányban - Hong Kong buyer pays 40 million forints for a single white truffle — A Hong Kong buyer paid 110,000 euros, or about 40 million forints, for a 1.009-kilogram white truffle at an international auction in Alba, with proceeds going to charity.
Original (Hungarian): 40 millió forintot fizetett a pénzes hongkongi egy darab fehér szarvasgombáért egy nemzetközi árverésen - Umami #10: Olive oil becomes a star product as cultivation grows less predictable — Hungarian olive oil imports have increased more than 160-fold since 1992, while climate change is making production less predictable for Laki Juli’s Greek family business and Spanish markets influence prices.
Original (Hungarian): Umami #10: Az olívaolaj sztártermék lett, de a termesztés egyre kiszámíthatatlanabb - Young people and social media: bans seem ineffective; children should be prepared for the digital world — Timár Borbála said that although research has not reached a clear consensus on social media’s effects on young people, outright bans do not appear effective and children should be prepared for digital life while regulation addresses addictive platform design.
Original (Hungarian): Fiatalok a közösségi médiában: a tiltás nem tűnik jó megoldásnak, helyette inkább fel kéne készíteni a gyerekeket a digitális világra - ‘Perhaps reading books is just a strange historical interruption lasting a few hundred years’ — Author Joe Hill discussed combining horror and comedy in King Sorrow, his writing and editing process, and his experiments with genres beyond traditional horror.
Original (Hungarian): „Talán az, hogy könyveket olvasunk, csak egy fura, pár száz évig tartó történelmi fennakadás” - The 2026 Sense and Sensibility will not change the world, but that is not its job — A review says the 2026 adaptation benefits from Jane Austen’s enduring characters and social criticism, while questioning whether the film offers anything substantially new compared with earlier versions.
Original (Hungarian): Az Értelem és érzelem 2026-ban sem váltja meg a világot, de nem is ez a dolga - Sense and sensibility — The weekend roundup covers Hungarian stories about Russian influence, ministry departures and sexist remarks in Parliament, alongside international news, cultural topics and the new Sense and Sensibility adaptation.
Original (Hungarian): Értelem és csöcsök
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