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Iron Maiden joins the 2026 Rock Hall class after 21 years of eligibility — the band that called the institution 'an utter, complete load of bollocks' will be inducted in November.
Orbán's state media machine, which controlled over 80% of Hungarian outlets, was beaten by a social media campaign run from a smartphone — a lesson for every democracy under informational siege.
Six days after the April 9 raid on Novaya Gazeta's Moscow offices, the newsroom remains shuttered, journalist Oleg Roldugin sits in pre-trial custody, and Western attention has moved on.