Politics

He has also promised to mend relations with the European Union, something that has resonated with many Hungarians.

Mr. Orban appears to be counting on his ties to Mr. Trump to help boost his chances.

His opponent, Peter Magyar, once a well-connected member of Mr. Orban’s Fidesz party, is running on an anti-corruption platform.

He has spent many years working to weaken democracy in Hungary, and his strongman policies, especially on immigration and his closeness to Russia, have made him a figure that has galvanized conservative and hard-right movements in Europe and the United States.

Mr. Orban has touted transforming Hungary into an “illiberal state.”

Mr. Orban is facing a potentially tough challenge in national elections in April.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday praised what he called the close personal ties between President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary.

Its charter gives the Board of Peace a sprawling, global mandate, and analysts say that Mr. Trump is trying to create a rival to the United Nations that puts him in charge.

The body, which mostly includes heads of state, was originally expected to supervise the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

The announcement came days ahead of the first Board of Peace summit meeting in Washington.

The peacekeeping mission is part of President Trump’s Board of Peace initiative.

The force would not engage in combat and was meant to help stabilize Gaza for humanitarian and rebuilding purposes.

President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia and other world leaders are expected to attend on Thursday.

Around 1,000 troops would be ready to deploy to Gaza by early April.

The contingent would then grow to as many as 8,000.

Indonesia's military said that it was preparing to send thousands of troops to Gaza for a peacekeeping mission.

Any H-1B fraud, they all agreed, should be rooted out.

Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general who is running for senator, announced an investigation into three businesses accused of fraud in the video.

Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, ordered a pause on H-1B hiring at public universities and Texas agencies.

In Frisco, the tensions over H-1B were heightened by a conservative content creator who recently posted a much-watched video in which she made claims about possible H-1B fraud in the area.