Hungary’s newly opened state-security records database dominated domestic debate. The archive said an IT error wrongly classified about 160 monitored people, including Sándor Lezsák, as agents; it apologized, corrected the entry and began reviewing the records. The database’s incomplete and sometimes contradictory material prompted calls for caution, while Fidesz–KDNP demanded resignations and legal action. Separately, Parliament elected Péter Fejes chief prosecutor and passed a law allowing wealth checks on current and recently departed senior officials. Authorities also opened investigations into pandemic-era ventilator purchases, Kisfaludy Program grants and chamber-of-commerce property deals.
Questions about public institutions and spending continued. Hungary’s media authority announced a review of the media market, and an international delegation welcomed initial media reforms while calling for stronger safeguards. Public media began consultations on possible layoffs of up to 160 staff. The Opera House dismissed its director and deputy after an audit found alleged irregularities, while the Foreign Ministry dismissed the head of its Foreign Affairs Institute. Reports also scrutinized public-road maintenance purchases, sponsorship spending and advertising for Erzsébet camps.
Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure left hundreds of thousands without electricity, and a strike on a school used for aid distribution in Zaporizhzhia killed dozens, according to reports. A Russian attack on a Kharkiv hospital injured 62. Ukraine said it had intercepted hundreds of drones, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces had damaged every Ukrainian power plant and later reported the use of North Korean missiles. Ukraine, Russia and the United States could hold talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11; Zelenskyy also said he was ready to meet Vladimir Putin in Turkey. Donald Trump promised a deal to end the war but gave no details.
International news included sweeping Democratic gains in the US midterm elections, with the party set to control both chambers of Congress and scrutinize the Trump administration. A mass shooting in Kraków killed six people and injured 15, while three bodies were found at the attacker’s home. Protests over living costs took place in France and Germany, and demonstrators in Ireland and Finland opposed new data-center projects. Other developments included a magnitude 5.7 earthquake in Japan and political turmoil in Paraguay following the collapse of OTP-backed Ueno Bank.
In sport, Ferencváros beat AC Milan 2–0 in the Europa League, with Lenny Joseph scoring both goals despite his side finishing with ten players. In Hungary, the Budapest–Belgrade railway still had no passenger-service start date as its safety system awaited adaptation to European requirements and two quality-assurance approvals. A fire caused by an e-scooter battery in a Budapest apartment building led to the evacuation of 13 residents.
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