## Big crowds gather in Hungarian capital to defy ban on Budapest Pride

Authored by cnn.com

Beneath a blaze of rainbow flags and amid roars of defiance, big crowds gathered in the Hungarian capital Budapest for the city’s 30th annual Pride march – an event that, this year, is unfolding as both a celebration and a protest.

Moving through the capital in the sweltering heat, demonstrators carried signs reading “Solidarity with Budapest Pride” and waved placards bearing crossed-out illustrations of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Music played from portable speakers as people of all ages joined the march – families with pushchairs, teenagers draped in capes, and older residents walking alongside activists.

The march proceeded in open defiance of a police ban imposed earlier this year under sweeping new legislation that prohibits LGBTQ+ events nationwide.

A participant celebrates during the Budapest Pride March in the Hungarian capital.

“Pride is a protest, and if Orbán can ban Budapest Pride without consequences, every pride is one election away from being banned,” she continued.

The ban sparked lively protests in Budapest in March, with organizers of the city’s Pride vowing to continue with the annual festival despite the new law and declaring: “We will fight this new fascist ban.”. »

### Funeral held for brain-dead woman kept alive due to Georgia abortion law

Authored by nbcnews.com

The funeral for the Georgia woman who was brain-dead but kept alive by ventilators because of the state’s abortion law was held Saturday in an Atlanta suburb, NBC affiliate WXIA of Atlanta reported.

Because of Georgia’s strict abortion law — known as the LIFE Act, which makes abortion illegal after six weeks of pregnancy — Smith was kept alive until her child could be born and survive on his own, according to WXIA.

The baby was born prematurely on June 13, weighing 1 pound, 13 ounces, Newkirk told WXIA at the time. »

### Israeli embassy 'deeply disturbed' by Bob Vylan's 'death to the IDF' Glastonbury chant

Authored by news.sky.com

The Israeli embassy has said it's "deeply disturbed" by chants of "death to the IDF" at Glastonbury - as police also investigate the incident.

"The Embassy of Israel in the United Kingdom is deeply disturbed by the inflammatory and hateful rhetoric expressed on stage at the Glastonbury Festival," a statement said.

Bob Vylan also performed in front of a screen quoting a claim that Israel's actions in Gaza amount to genocide. »

### Pro-Palestinian activists reportedly destroy military equipment intended for Ukraine

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Around 150 pro-Palestinian activists have broken into a storage facility and damaged military equipment intended for Ukraine, the Belgian news outlet 7sur7 reported on June 26.

The facility belongs to OIP Land Systems, a company that produces military equipment for Ukraine.

The activists reportedly thought the equipment would be supplied to Israel. »

### EA CEO’s pay is up, as EA worker median income drops

Authored by gamefile.news

It also went in the opposite direction as the EA worker pay to which the company annually compares Wilson’s take.

EA reported that the median income for its full-time employees in 2024 was $117,000, down from $149,000 the year before.

Confusingly, EA says it used “the same median employee” in 2025 that it used to compare compensation with Wilson in 2023 and 2024. »

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