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Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova was found raped and murdered in a park in the city of Ruse on the weekend. Marinova, a presenter for the local television station TVN, had been investigating alleged corruption involving EU funds. While the motive for the murder has not been officially established, commentators see parallels with the murders of other reporters in Europe.

A conflict is simmering between Hungary and Ukraine: Ukraine expelled a Hungarian diplomat after a naturalisation ceremony was held for Hungarian-born Ukrainians in the Hungarian consulate in the city of Berehove in western Ukraine. Relations between the two countries had already become strained after Ukrainian was made the mandatory language of instruction in schools in 2017. What is really behind the dispute?

Mit knapper Mehrheit von 50 zu 48 Stimmen hat der US-Senat für die Ernennung von Brett Kavanaugh zum Richter des Supreme Courts gestimmt. Er wurde umgehend auf Lebenszeit vereidigt. Viele Kommentatoren sehen darin einen Sieg der Republikaner. Andere meinen hingegen, dass die Demokraten dennoch nicht verloren haben.

In Romania a referendum aimed at having marriage defined as a union exclusively between a man and a woman in the country's constitution failed on the weekend. For the vote to be valid, at least 30 percent of those entitled to would have had to participate, but only 20.41 percent cast their ballot. This is a defeat not just for the Romanian Orthodox Church, commentators explain.

In der bulgarischen Stadt Ruse ist die Journalistin Wiktorija Marinowa vergewaltigt und getötet in einem Park aufgefunden worden. Die Moderatorin des lokalen Fernsehsender TVN recherchierte zu mutmaßlichen Veruntreuungen von EU-Geldern. Das Motiv für die Tat ist noch ungeklärt. Kommentatoren bringen sie jedoch in Zusammenhang mit der Ermordung anderer Journalisten in Europa.