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Romania's Constitutional Court on Monday rejected a law that would have abolished major pension privileges for judges and public prosecutors. Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan had made his staying in office contingent on the reform going through, but since the rejection was not in principle but on technical grounds he has said he will present a new version of the law instead. The government needs to act quickly as judicial reform is a requirement for Romania to access EU funds.

This year's Sakharov Prize awarded by the European Parliament has gone to Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli, two journalists imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia, respectively. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said their courageous work makes them symbols of peace and democracy and called for their release. Commentators praise the jury's decision.

Eighteen months after the assassination attempt on Robert Fico, a court has found the defendant guilty of shooting and seriously injuring the Slovak prime minister in May 2024, and sentenced him to 21 years in prison for terrorism. The 72-year-old pensioner confessed to the shooting and cited hatred of Fico and his government's policies as his motive. What conclusions can be drawn from the case?

Sie operiert Kinder, hat selbst drei grossgezogen und ist Nationalrätin: Die Ärztin Bettina Balmer, Präsidentin der FDP-Frauen, fordert neue Antworten in der Gleichstellungsdebatte. Liberal statt links, ohne Quote, aber mit besseren Chancen für berufstätige Frauen.

Prinz Harry, Nobelpreisträger und KI-Pioniere schlagen Alarm: Sie fordern ein Verbot künstlicher Superintelligenz – Systeme, die uns Menschen in allem überlegen sind. Das steckt dahinter.

Nächste Trainerentlassung in der Super League. Nach dem FC Winterthur zieht überraschend auch der FCZ die Reissleine. Trainer Mitchell van der Gaag muss nach nicht einmal ganz fünf Monaten bei den Zürchern wieder gehen.