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- Aug 17, 2026
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Germany rethinks law protecting politicians from insults (opens the original)
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Germany’s political parties have converged on an unusual point of agreement: A law penalizing citizens for insulting politicians needs to change, following controversial investigations of people who mocked Chancellor Friedrich Merz as “Pinocchio” and “Lying Fritz.” But while politicians across the spectrum agree the law needs fixing — they just can’t agree how, or when, to change it, according to a POLITICO survey of the lawmakers responsible for the issue from each of the parties represented in
Oktoberfest Champagne dispute leaves far-right German politician facing arrest warrant (opens the original)
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A German district court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for far-right Alternative for Germany lawmaker Maximilian Krah over unpaid legal fees stemming from a dispute with comedian Jan Böhmermann, according to various German media outlets. In 2024, Böhmermann read out a listener’s letter on his podcast alleging that Krah, a former member of the European Parliament, had ordered 200 bottles of Champagne for an entire tent at Munich’s Oktoberfest. Krah denied the claims and called the story “co
Ukraine hammers key Russian port in overnight drone attack (opens the original)
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Russian authorities said Ukraine’s overnight bombardment of the western Krasnodar region killed two people and injured at least 12. Andrei Kravchenko, mayor of the Russian city Novorossiysk, said the attack killed one child and injured eight people. Drone debris damaged four businesses and 21 residential buildings, including apartment blocks, he said. Krasnodar Krai regional governor, Veniamin Kondratyev, said on his Telegram channel that more buildings were damaged elsewhere in the region, kill
Latvia discovers secret migrant tunnel at Belarus frontier (opens the original)
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Latvian authorities have discovered a tunnel used by migrants to cross the border from Belarus illegally amid long-standing concerns that Minsk is weaponizing migration against the EU. On Monday, border guards detected 15 people who had come through a 10-meter-long tunnel near the border fence between Belarus and Latvia, Riga’s Interior Minister Jānis Dombrava said Tuesday. Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his regime has supported Mos
Putin used North Korean ballistic missiles in lethal attack on Ukraine, Zelenskyy says (opens the original)
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Russia bombarded Ukraine with North Korean missiles overnight, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Russian attack killed six people and injured at least 19 in Zaporizhzhia, said the city’s mayor, Rehina Kharchenko. Four apartment buildings and several non-residential buildings were damaged in the southeastern city, Kharchenko wrote on her Telegram channel. According to Zelenskyy, the city was struck with North Korean ballistic missiles, Zircons and guided aerial bombs. In a
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