Hungarians protest state media ‘propaganda factory’ and demand unbiased press

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the headquarters of Hungary’s public media corporation on Saturday to demonstrate against what they say is an entrenched propaganda network operated by the nationalist government at taxpayer expense.

Hvaldimir autopsy finds no gunshot wounds in alleged Russian spy whale

The official findings run contrary to claims by animal rights groups that the beluga was shot to death.

Ukraine left in security limbo with Zelensky US trip results unclear

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will have another chance to pitch the victory plan next week at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Ramstein, Germany. After he failed to get the missile restrictions lifted, Kyiv could receive some other sort of aid during the Germany conference, said an anonymous diplomat.

Russian prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for US man accused of fighting for Ukraine

Prosecutors asked the court to take into account 72-year-old Stephen Hubbard’s age and said he has admitted guilt, according to Interfax. They asked that Hubbard serve the sentence in a maximum-security penal colony.

Bomb kills security chief of Russia-held Ukrainian nuclear plant

While it didn’t say it carried out the killing, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency HUR accused the security chief of collaborating with Russian forces. The explosion occurred two days after a car bomb killed a Ukrainian former judge, also accused of being a traitor.

EU moves to sanction Iran for providing missiles to Russia

A first set of measures could hit about a dozen individuals and entities, including engineering, metals and aviation companies. Separately, the U.S. has said it will sanction Iran for its recent attack on Israel and wants allies to do the same.

International Criminal Court unseals war crimes arrest warrants for 6 Libyan suspects

The International Criminal Court unsealed arrest warrants Friday for six men allegedly linked to a brutal Libyan militia blamed for multiple killings and other crimes in a strategically important western town where mass graves were discovered in 2020.

Kaiserslautern, home to US troops, bans cannabis use near city hall and mall

A new law will ban most weekday cannabis use in Kaiserslautern’s center for the next year, the city said.

Different adversaries mean different US answers to missile attacks on Israel, Ukraine

The United States helped Israel shoot down Iranian missile attacks in recent days while shooting down Ukraine’s request to do the same against Russian missiles.