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Europe correspondent with The World. Formerly EU reporter with the BBC World Service and former broadcaster on Newstalk theworld.org/contributors/orla-barry

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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Global foreign aid is shrinking at a historic rate. What are the consequences? Listen back to our reporting on @theworld.org w. 🙏 @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social @isglobal.org @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social @idos-research.bsky.social Nilima Gulrajani @odi.global theworld.org/segments/202...
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
More questions than answers swirl around incident at RAF military base in Fairford yesterday. Comments from President Trump conflict with what we're hearing in the UK. Joining @theworld.org shortly to talk about the latest. Tune in: theworld.org
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 27/09/2026
Ireland players refuse handshakes before Nations League win over Israel
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Ireland players refuse handshakes before Nations League win over Israel
Republic of Ireland players did not shake hands with the Israeli team before their Nations League match on Sunday night.
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Foreign aid has dropped sharply across Europe and the US in the past two years. What is the impact? Coming up shortly on @theworld.org w. 🙏 @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social @isglobal.bsky.social @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social @idos-research.bsky.social Nilima Gulrajani @odi.global Tune in: theworld.org
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Police use teargas on protesters as 87 year old disabled woman is evicted from her Madrid home www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Police use teargas on protesters as disabled woman, 87, evicted from Madrid home
Housing rights campaigners decry landlord’s ‘barbaric behaviour’ after apartment Maricarmen had lived in for 71 years was bought by a developer
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Merz stays for now but can the German Chancellor survive until the next election. Listen back to our reporting on @theworld.org with 🙏 @tbiebricher.bsky.social @sdavidwilp.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social theworld.org/segments/202...
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz may be in the clear for now, but can he last a full term in office? @sdavidwilp.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social @tbiebricher.bsky.social reflect in my report up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Lol! The world is 'right to be afraid' but you 'should trust us to do the right thing’ www.bbc.com/news/article...
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OpenAI's Sam Altman says world 'right to be afraid' but 'should trust' AI firms
Sam Altman and other tech CEOs say there are incentives to limit advancements in AI, as fears grow over the threats it poses to humanity.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/09/2026
Trump: "They say you can't generalize about groups of people. But you can!"
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Today Giorgia Meloni becomes the longest continuously-serving PM in Italy since Mussolini. So how secure is her grip on power? Coming up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Ratko Mladić tributes spark outrage in Bosnia. Listen to our reporting @theworld.org on how marches and memorials celebrating the "butcher of Bosnia" is re-opening old wounds theworld.org/segments/202...
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Marches and memorials honouring Ratko Mladić, the "butcher of Bosnia" have sparked outrage among many in Bosnia. Coming up shortly on @theworld.org why the death of the former military commander is re-opening old wounds. Tune in: theworld.org
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The head of the Orban backed think tank, MCC Brussels, Frank Furedi has resigned, accusing its financial backers of failing to pay staff www.politico.eu/article/boss...
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Boss of Orbán-backed MCC Brussels quits, saying staff have not been paid
Executive Director Frank Füredi resigned Monday alleging salaries were going unpaid following the change of government in Budapest.
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Iceland has voted No to re-opening accession talks with the EU www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Icelanders reject EU-accession talks, broadcaster RUV reports
Icelanders have voted to stay out ​of the European Union, broadcaster RUV reported on Sunday, rejecting a government push to reopen membership talks and siding with ‌those who said Iceland's fishing w...
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Today Iceland holds a referendum on whether to reopen accession talks with the EU. What’s at stake? Listen to our reporting on @theworld.org : TheWorld.org: theworld.org/segments/202...
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Could Russia and Trump push Iceland closer to joining the EU. Tomorrow the Nordic country holds a referendum on whether to restart EU accession talks. Polls show the vote is on a knife edge. Coming up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Trump’s latest post. Sometimes you just have to wonder
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Ratko Mladić, Bosnian-Serb general dubbed the ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ dies in detention at The Hague www.cnn.com/2026/08/27/e...
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Ratko Mladić, Bosnian-Serb general dubbed the ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ dies aged 84 | CNN
Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian Serb general who orchestrated the Srebrenica massacre and the siege of Sarajevo during the Balkan wars, has died
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Professors at Ghent University had questioned Nathan Cofnas' academic qualifications for his role at the university months ago. Cofnas was the key accuser of plagiarism against Jason Arday, saying Arday was not qualified for his position at Cambridge www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Ghent professors challenged expertise of Jason Arday’s plagiarism accuser
Allegations Nathan Cofnas was unqualified for Ghent role and would cause ‘negative impact’ made to senior leaders months ago
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"Am I going to prison? Where am I going to live?” asked 74 yr old George Mason who has dementia and is facing deportation from Sweden. Sweden is ordering UK citizens to leave at three times the rate of other EU countries. Why? Listen @theworld.org f/t @hsvenneling.bsky.social shorturl.at/RTO6P
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Why is Sweden deporting so many British citizens after Brexit? - The World from PRX
Sweden is ordering British citizens to leave at a far higher rate than any other EU country since Brexit. The UK Foreign Office calculates that Sweden has rejected more than a quarter of residency app...
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Why is Sweden deporting so many British citizens? Coming up shortly on @theworld.org we hear from vulnerable Brits and their families who've been ordered to leave and why it's not all about Brexit. Also f/t @hsvenneling.bsky.social Tune in: theworld.org
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
To the tune of ‘Danny Boy’ “Poor Donny boy your polls, your polls are falling. Your reflecting pool is green as Mountain Dew. Your wig’s a mess….’ Rosie O’Donnell Ends Late Night Stint With ‘Donny Boy’ an adaptation of a famous Irish song www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/a...
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Rosie O’Donnell Ends Late Night Stint With a Ditty to ‘Donny Boy’ (Gift Article)
“It’s kind of weird to think he spent more nights with me this week than Melania,” O’Donnell said of President Trump on her last night guest-hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"I have my child's ashes on a bookshelf at home" - Figen Murray whose son Martyn was killed in the Manchester Arena attack. Murray talks to me ahead of the UK's first national day for survivors and victims of terrorism. Up shortly on @theworld.org also f/t @jwhite692.bsky.social @rusi.bsky.social
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The tragic death of a Cambridge University professor turns the spotlight on the British media. My report on @theworld.org f/t @goodlawproject.org @femiowolade.bsky.social theworld.org/stories/2026...
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Questions raised over media scrutiny of Cambridge professor in UK before his death - The World from PRX
The death of Jason Arday, a Black professor at the University of Cambridge, has sparked a debate in Britain over the media scrutiny he faced in the weeks leading up to his death. Arday made history in...
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Questions continue over media coverage of Jason Arday, the former Cambridge professor in the weeks before his death. Former colleagues say the University of Cambridge has questions to answer too. My report coming up shortly on @theworld.org f/t @goodlawproject.org Tune in: theworld.org
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I saw a clip of you saying in Welsh, “It’s all downhill from here,” speaking about your Emmy nominations. Are the Welsh very pessimistic? You can’t just be like, I’m amazing? Oh, my God, no. And I would attribute this to all the Celtic countries www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/m...
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The Charming, Amusing, Surprisingly Low-Confidence Matthew Rhys (Gift Article)
The “Widow’s Bay” star on his two Emmy nominations, his penchant for going dark and his wobbly self-esteem.
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Why the EU's new border checks created so much chaos at airports this summer. Listen @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Not to be some wild-eyed innocent, but I think it should be slightly bigger news that The Lancet have crunched the numbers and found that Musk's USAID cuts will kill 14 million people. And that's just by 2030. That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Two Palestinian families have been trapped by settlers for days. About 10 to 15 settlers have been attacking them around the clock, throwing stones and an ax www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/w...
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Settler Siege of Palestinian Homes Highlights Growing West Bank Chaos (Gift Article)
Two families have been trapped by settlers for days, casting a spotlight on the army’s struggle to curtail settler violence and protect Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank.
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This is just like the movie "Air Force One"! Oh, wait -- in that scenario, President Harrison Ford stayed on the plane, protected everyone else, and fought off the bad guys. I guess he didn't know about the catering cart option - comment below article www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/u...
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With Trump Secretly Evacuated, Imperiled Air Force One Became a Flying Decoy (Gift Article)
In response to a threat against the jet last month, the president was clandestinely removed in a catering container. But the plane was sent into the skies anyway with government employees and reporter...
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Why the EU's new biometric border checks have caused such a headache for airline passengers this summer and what can be done about it. Coming up shortly on @theworld.org Join us: theworld.org
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
In more comforting news for flight passengers...Boeing 737 Max operators told to check fuselages of around 470 aircraft for cracks www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Boeing 737 Max operators told to check fuselages for cracks
Inspections ordered by US regulator will affect about 470 aircraft, after reported problems in earlier models
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A Black barrister told he could not park in a London court’s car park because “it’s not for defendants” on trial www.theguardian.com/law/2026/aug...
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Black barrister was told ‘it’s not for defendants’ at London court car park
Stephen Akinsanya says being mistaken for defendant shows lack of progress on racism within legal system
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Council wants pubs in London’s Soho and West End to ban standing www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Council wants pubs in London’s Soho and West End to ban standing
Sadiq Khan criticises Westminster council’s ‘anti-growth policies’ after it recommends stopping ‘vertical drinking’
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A US Judge has paused an order to send Trump financial data to the BBC www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
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Judge pauses order sending Trump financial data to BBC
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Ceuta crossings become the latest test of Europe's migration policy and expose a deeply divided bloc. Listen back to my conversation with @marcowerman.bsky.social on @theworld.org with 🙏 Camille Le Coz @migrationpolicy.bsky.social theworld.org/segments/202...
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Ceuta crossings expose EU divisions on migration - The World from PRX
The European Union is scrambling to contain the political fallout after more than 70,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco last Friday. Most have since returned home, b...
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The EU is scrambling to show a united front after several EU governments turned on Spain after the arrival of over 70,000 migrants to Ceuta. Why did it happen and how will the bloc respond next time? Joining @marcowerman.bsky.social on @theworld.org shortly. Also f/t @migrationpolicy.bsky.social
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A new public register of domestic violence offenders is being introduced in Ireland. It follows a years long campaign by the family of Jennifer Poole who was murdered by her ex partner. Some domestic abuse campaigners worry such registers may backfire. My report coming up on @theworld.org
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
UEFA has declared a loss of confidence in Gianni Infantino as FIFA president in new statement released a short time ago, calling the latest proposal a “shabby backroom deal”
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The politics of the Berlin Pride attack. Coming up shortly on @theworld.org politicians of all sides are debating how the country tackles extremism. For the LGBTQ community, the debate rings hollow. Thanks to @bag-relex.bsky.social bsky.social @hornsteinrr.bsky.social Tune in: theworld.org
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
It is a bad deal for Fifa’s member associations, a bad deal for football, and a bad deal for the long-term future of the game.- says Infantino's senior adviser who quit on Friday www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Infantino increasingly embattled after senior adviser resigns over World Cup sell-off plans
Gianni Infantino’s authority has been dealt a fresh blow after Carlos Cordeiro, one of his senior advisers, resigned with immediate effect in protest at proposals to sell a stake in the World Cup
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
At least 18 people have died as approximately 49,000 migrants arrived in Ceuta, Spain from Morocco, triggering a political crisis for the Madrid government and unleashing a barrage of criticism from other EU countries www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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At least 18 die as 49,000 people cross to Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco
Some drowned and others got caught up in crush, official says, as incident prompts criticism of Spain from France and Italy
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled Every Country during a State Department presentation at ‌a global conference www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at ‌a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screen...
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It was like in the movies where hell cracked the ground open, and you see the red hell - Jose Miguel Encinas, 53, in La Vall d'Uixo in eastern Spain www.reuters.com/business/env...
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Firefighters in France, Spain scramble to contain blazes as new heatwave looms
Firefighters raced on Tuesday to subdue huge wildfires that have forced unprecedented evacuations of tens of thousands of people ​across France and Spain, as Western Europe braced for another heatwave...
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Why do teenage hackers do what they do. In my report on @theworld.org former hacker Conor Freeman details how he was drawn into that world while @nixonnixoff.bsky.social who has spent years tracing hackers gives an insight into how they operate. Listen: TheWorld.org: theworld.org/segments/202...
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The hex is broken, dispelled, banished, and a story that bewitched Ireland for decades has ended in fairytale: Mayo are all-Ireland champions www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Mayo beat 75-year-old ‘curse’ to become Gaelic football champions
Team to return for euphoric homecoming after winning all-Ireland men’s final against Kerry, ending decades of defeats
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Inside the world of teenage hackers. Coming up shortly on @theworld.org how teen hackers have become a top cybersecurity threat f/t @nixonnixoff.bsky.social Tune into theworld.org
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orlabarry.bsky.social @orlabarry.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Tate brothers arrested in the US after more charges including rape, child pornography and sex trafficking laid against them in the UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Tate brothers arrested in US after more charges laid against them in UK
The Crown Prosecution Service said it would seek to extradite the brothers from the US, while their lawyer dismissed the new charges as "slander".
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Hungary’s de-Orbánification continues: President Tamás Sulyok has signed the law removing himself from office and ousting Constitutional Court judges over 70—including court chief Péter Polt, an Orbán loyalist & former longtime chief prosecutor. The illiberal state is ending. www.reuters.com/worl...
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