- American President Joe Biden went too far when he called Russian President Vladimir Putin, among other things, a war criminal or a mass murderer 0 the Hungarian Prime Minister declared in Berlin. Viktor Orbán called it a big problem that, unlike in Crimea, the conflict could not be isolated this time.

Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, an iconic figure of Hungarian jazz, died on Sunday morning, at the age of 79,  Source: YouTube (JAP)

The winter break at Hungarian schools will be longer than usual this year, lasting from December 22nd to January 8th - Gergely Gulyás, Head of the Prime Minister's Office, announced.

Italy claimed a place in the Nations League final four with a 2-0 win away to Hungary on Monday. European champions Italy finished top on 11 points from six games, one point above second-placed Hungary who needed to avoid defeat to secure a place in their first Nations League finals.

​​​​​​​The director of the Institute of Polish-Hungarian Cooperation, Prof. Maciej Szymanowski gave an interview to Niezalezna.pl at the Conservative Summit in Bratislawa on Poland and Hungary in the lest few months – excerpts from the talk below.

The European Commission recommends freezing a total of 7.5 billion euros of money owed to Hungary.

Freedom fighter Mária Wittner, former Fidesz member of parliament, died in Budapest at the age of 85. Mária Wittner. Photo by Jan Dzban / PAP (JAP)

World number one tennis player Iga Świątek beat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 6-2 7-6(5) in the US Open final on Saturday. She became richer by 2.6 million dollars.  Iga Świątek wins her first US Open title and third gran slam at the 2022 US Open at Billie Jean National Tennis Center in New York City. Photo by PAP/Abaca

Hungarian President Katalin Novák announced to set up a network of family-friendly presidents, at a press conference held after talks with her Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić on Friday. Hungary's President Katalin Novak meets with Serbian president in Belgrade, Serbia. Photo by  ANDREJ CUKIC / PAP/EPA

The government in Budapest has decided to establish an anti-corruption body in Hungary. This decision serves the purpose of being granted access to the resources of the recovery fund of the EU (EUR 5.8 billion).  Photo by Malina Petr / PAP / CTK (JAP)

"Is friendship with Hungary over?" - asks Michał Karnowski. "The attitude towards war really made us much different. But I think that over time all the other issues in which we showed solidarity, understanding and support will connect us again.