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Epaminondas Korkoneas, sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2008 murder of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos, has been released from prison. In a new ruling Korkoneas's lack of a previous criminal record has been recognised as a mitigating circumstance. Does the court's decision legitimise violence?

A man pushed a woman and her young son in front of an ICE train at Frankfurt's main railway station on Monday. The boy died immediately. As media outlets publish more and more details about the suspect commentators discuss how the information should be handled - including details about his nationality.

Lithuania is currently debating the removal of a commemorative plaque for Jonas Noreika, who is considered a hero for fighting against the Soviet regime. Because Noreika signed orders for setting up ghettos and confiscating Jewish property when he was a district leader during the Nazi occupation, commentators argue that he doesn't deserve to be treated as a hero.

Ein Mann hat eine Frau und ihren Sohn am Frankfurter Hauptbahnhof vor einen einfahrenden ICE gestoßen. Der Junge starb noch vor Ort. Medien veröffentlichen immer mehr Details zu dem Tatverdächtigen. Kommentatoren diskutieren, wie mit diesen Informationen umzugehen ist – etwa mit seiner Herkunft.

The US has asked Germany and France to participate in a naval mission in the Persian Gulf to protect tankers from Iranian acts of aggression. London had initially proposed a European-led mission, but the new Prime Minister Boris Johnson apparently wants to cooperate more closely with Washington. Under what conditions should the various states engage in a mission in the Strait of Hormuz?