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Georgia’s other Russian-style law is fueling a bitter culture war
Proposed restrictions on LGBTQ+ rights have proven far harder for politicans at home and abroad to unite against than the government’s “foreign agent” bill.
Georgia president vetoes ‘foreign agent’ law
Slovak PM Fico has ‘positive prognosis’ as his attacker appears in court for first time
US State Department issues unusual worldwide LGBTQ+ travel alert
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy rejects Macron’s Olympic truce proposal
Bodies of 3 Israeli hostages recovered, military says
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White House not thrilled by Macron’s D-Day invite to Russia
“Perhaps this will remind the Russians that they actually fought real Nazis once, not imaginary ones in Ukraine,” an administration official said.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy signs law allowing some convicts to serve in the army
Between 10,000 to 20,000 convicts are expected to be mobilized.
Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ bill also targets private individuals
Fresh outrage boils in Tbilisi over amendments to Russian-style bill, which critics say were added “secretly.”
Give Ukraine long-range missiles to hit Russian targets, German minister says
Amid heavy Russian attacks on Kharkiv, the West must send long-distance missiles, said Annalena Baerbock.
France riles allies by inviting Russia to D-Day ceremony
Vladimir Putin is not on the guest list, but Russian representatives have been invited to take part in WWII commemoration.
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Putin says Russia doesn’t want to capture Kharkiv as troops advance
But Kremlin leader threatens to turn Ukrainian region into a buffer zone.
EU warns Microsoft’s Bing could face probes over deepfakes and false news
Brussels suspects tech giant violated content moderation law.
Trump’s son-in-law Kushner secures controversial Belgrade real estate deal
Serbian government ignores criticism to ink agreement.
Liechtenstein legalizes same-sex marriage in near-unanimous vote
The microstate is the last German-speaking country to introduce marriage equality.
US House passes Republican bill rebuking Biden’s Israel weapons pause
Democrats largely held the line amid heavy lobbying against it from the White House and their party’s leadership against what many deemed a ploy to divide them.
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How Russian disinformation could skew EU election — and whether Europe can fight it
Ursula von der Leyen made a promise this week: if she secures another term as president of the European Commission, she will prioritize beefing up the EU’s …