Stockholm allowing burning a copy of Holy Quran as part of freedom of speech "is just plain stupidity," says Hungary's Foreign Minister Szijjarto, advising Nordic country to "act differently" if it wants to secure Ankara's backing for NATO seat.
The cause of the fire was not immediately clear, a Hungarian police spokeswoman said.
IFRC and ICRC urged "immediate, unrestricted access to all migrants, including at borders".
Hungary's PM Viktor Orban's government unveils a $74-million-plan to promote Hungarian culture and reform local pop music but critics say the move opens a new front in an escalating culture war.
Fidesz's departure from the EPP group is likely to reduce PM Orban's influence in Brussels following a long conflict over his perceived backsliding on the rule of law and human rights.
Formula One organisers restart curtailed programme in Europe with eight-race. The first two will be held behind closed doors in Austria on July 5.
The global coronavirus pandemic has affected more than 4.6 million people, with over 308,000 deaths, according to a tracker. Here are more coronavirus-related developments for May 16:
Hungarians are protesting a government draft bill that proposes an overhaul of the financing and management of state-funded theatres.
Turkish President Erdogan said that Turkey will continue hosting the four million refugees currently residing in the country regardless of the EU's help, but will open the doors to Europe if it can no longer handle the issue alone.
Gergely Karacsony, a unity candidate for a wide range of opposition groups, beat the ruling Fidesz candiate in the Hungarian capital.
The Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States is ready to welcome Uzbekistan as a new member while Turkmenistan expects to become an observer state.
Campaigners say apartments offered to tourists for short periods of time are to blame for rising rents in the Hungarian capital.
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