Hungarian authorities have confirmed that the tax office is investigating suspicious business dealings linked to a former company of Márk Radnai, vice president of the Tisza Party, following a complaint alleging fraud, fictitious invoices and the use of homeless intermediaries.

‘Crude oil prices jumped on international commodity markets. A barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil rose from around $67 on 27 February to $77.44 on 3 March. Since yesterday, its price has dropped and stabilized at roughly $75–$76. Thus, it seems that the $119-per-barrel crisis seen after the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been averted.’

Hungary has launched its first evacuation flight to Jordan to bring home citizens stranded in the Middle East due to the ongoing conflict and widespread airspace closures across the region.

A man stabbed two people near the Sighthill Primary School in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. After the attack, he barricaded himself inside a nearby building, which led to an eight-hour stand-off with Police Scotland. During the incident, he was photographed smiling through a window.

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of its foundation, the Ludovika University of Public Service is hosting a series of events. At the first of such events, Balázs Orbán spoke of Hungary’s role in the new system of geopolitics, in the midst of the war in Ukraine, ongoing for four years, and the recently erupted war in Iran.

Ukraine reportedly denied EU leaders access to the Druzhba pipeline during their Kyiv visit, according to diplomats cited by the Financial Times, deepening an already fraught dispute over halted oil transit that has become central to Hungary’s election campaign.