Former Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy, a prominent figure in the country’s pro-European protest movements, was shot dead on Saturday in the western city of Lviv, officials confirmed.

Parubiy, 54, who had also served as secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, was gunned down by an unknown assailant.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the assassination as a “horrific murder” and vowed that “all necessary forces and means” would be mobilized in the investigation.

He added that the crime appeared to be meticulously planned.

Police are still searching for the gunman, who reportedly fired several shots at Parubiy, killing him instantly.

The prosecutor general’s office has opened a murder investigation but has not yet revealed any possible motives.

Early reports indicate that the shooter, dressed as a delivery rider and riding an electric bike, fled the scene shortly after the attack.

Ukrainian media published photos from the scene, showing a bloodied figure lying on the street, though their authenticity remains unverified.

Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, both Russian and Ukrainian officials have accused each other of targeting key political and military figures.

Russian state media indicated that Parubiy had been a wanted man since 2023, fueling suspicions of Russian involvement in his killing.

Parubiy, an outspoken advocate for Ukrainian independence, had been an influential figure since his youth, campaigning for the country’s sovereignty during the Soviet era and championing the Ukrainian language over Russian.

During the 2014 Maidan protests, he led opposition self-defense forces and narrowly survived a grenade attack.

Ex-President Petro Poroshenko, who succeeded Viktor Yanukovych, expressed grief, calling Parubiy a “brother-in-arms” and saying his death was “a shot at the heart of Ukraine.” Ukrainian intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov also paid tribute, stating that Parubiy had been “killed by enemy bullets.”

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski remembered Parubiy’s role in evacuating Poland’s consulate in Sevastopol during Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, calling the news of his assassination “shocking.”

Parubiy is remembered by many as a patriot and uncompromising fighter for Ukraine’s independence, and his death has left the nation mourning the loss of a key founding figure of modern Ukraine.

A U.S judge has ruled to block the Trump administration’s efforts to expand a policy that allows for the rapid deportation of migrants without a court hearing, dealing a setback to President Trump’s broader plan for mass deportations.

The policy in question, known as “expedited removal,” was originally applied to migrants detained near the U.S-Mexico border who had recently crossed into the country.

However, earlier this year, the Trump administration sought to expand this process nationwide, applying it to migrants who had been in the U.S. for up to two years.

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb issued an injunction preventing the expanded use of the procedure, citing concerns that it could lead to wrongful deportations without adequate due process.

Cobb’s ruling highlighted the risk that people who had been in the U.S for more than two years could be unfairly removed without the opportunity to challenge their deportation in court.

“Unlike those typically subject to expedited removal, migrants detained at or near the border shortly after entry, the individuals now being targeted by this policy have long since entered the country,” Cobb wrote in a 48-page opinion.

The judge also criticized the government’s legal argument, which suggested that migrants who entered the U.S illegally would not be entitled to due process under the Fifth Amendment, claiming that they should simply accept whatever protection Congress offers.

Cobb rejected this argument, warning that such a stance could threaten the rights of all individuals, not just noncitizens.

This ruling comes in the wake of a lawsuit filed by Make The Road New York, a migrant rights organization that has been a vocal opponent of the administration’s mass deportation efforts.

While the judge did not rule on the constitutionality of the expedited removal process itself, she made it clear that this specific expansion exceeded the limits of what the law permits.

The ruling has significant implications for Trump’s mass deportation strategy, which has faced repeated legal challenges, particularly with respect to the rights of individuals to contest their deportation.

Trump, who is seeking a return to the White House, has made clear his intention to deport millions of undocumented migrants.

However, the president’s deportation plans have been hampered by multiple court decisions, particularly over concerns about the constitutional rights of those affected.

In her opinion, Judge Cobb also referenced the U.S Constitution, which guarantees that “no person shall be removed from the United States without the opportunity, at some time, to be heard.”

Nicholas Giroux, a 37-year-old man, has been sentenced to life imprisonment plus an additional 20 years for the murder of Nigerian-American boxer, Isaiah Olugbemi, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Giroux was sentenced on Friday by Judge Richard Trunnell of the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to charges of first-degree murder and using a firearm in a violent crime.

His sentences will be served consecutively in the state’s Division of Corrections.

Olugbemi, a 27-year-old rising star in amateur boxing and father, was fatally shot by Giroux on June 17, 2024, in the 500 block of Meadowmist Way, Odenton.

According to police reports, Olugbemi was found with multiple gunshot wounds and later died at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.

The autopsy confirmed that the cause of death was homicide by gunfire.

Surveillance footage captured the harrowing moment when Giroux approached Olugbemi and shot him multiple times, before firing three more rounds as Olugbemi fell.

Police recovered 9mm casings from the scene.

Investigators revealed that Giroux had previously confronted Olugbemi and a neighbor during a cookout two weeks earlier, where he had displayed a handgun but did not point it at anyone.

Following the murder, Giroux confessed to the crime during questioning and led authorities to the firearm he used.

Anne Colt Leitess, the State’s Attorney, described the murder as “cruel and senseless,” emphasizing that Olugbemi had a bright future ahead in boxing.

She stated, “Mr. Olugbemi was a father and an emerging talent in the boxing world. The defendant’s utter lack of remorse is deeply disturbing. This sentence brings some measure of justice to his family and friends.”

The case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Carolynn Grammas, with homicide detectives from the Anne Arundel County Police Department conducting the investigation.