Crossfire

The war in Ukraine is dividing the Balkans and reviving old tensions. The small mountainous state of Montenegro, a country of barely 650,000 inhabitants, has been caught up in the geopolitical crossfire between West and East.

A host of celebrities and comedy royalty gathered Sunday night at the Kennedy Center as comedian, talk show host and political influencer Jon Stewart receives the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in humor.

The number of journalists killed in retaliation for their work has jumped twice in 2020. Criminal and combat gangs target journalists working in both democratic and violence-ridden countries, shows a report by the U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists (JPC).