Greece — Immunity Lifted: The Greek Parliament’s Ethics Committee voted, by majority, to recommend lifting the parliamentary immunity of Zoi Konstantopoulou, leader of the Plefsi Eleftherias party. The motion relates to three legal cases involving incidents during the trial over the Tempi train disaster. Konstantopoulou denounced the move as a “plan of political persecution.” New Democracy and PASOK voted in favor of lifting her immunity.
Montreal — Racial Profiling Probe: Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada called for a halt to random police checks after an internal investigation revealed 16 officers were accused of disproportionately targeting Black and Arab residents. The mayor disclosed that her own husband, who is Black, has been repeatedly stopped by police while driving.
India — Airport Surveillance Expansion: India’s Central Industrial Security Force announced plans to link facial recognition cameras at six major airports to a national data fusion center, integrating with the National Intelligence Grid for real-time suspect monitoring.
