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Israel's Attorney General has indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. This does not mean he must resign - that will only be necessary if he is convicted, and Netanyahu as already announced he plans to remain in office. Commentators look at why he should consider this carefully.

The tables have turned on two Swedish feminists who made a name for themselves through social media: Cissi Wallin is in court, accused of libel for calling a well-known public figure a rapist despite the charges against him having been dropped. And Linnéa Claeson, who keeps a public record of verbal attacks by men, reportedly made them up in many cases. Sweden's press takes a dim view of these tactics.

A long-awaited summit, at which the further implementation of the Minsk agreements on eastern Ukraine is to be worked out, is scheduled to take place on 9 December. Kiev and Moscow have done a considerable amount of preparatory work in advance: an exchange of prisoners, troop withdrawals and the return of Ukraine's ships. A good basis for an agreement?

In the UK, the opposition Labour Party on Thursday presented its manifesto for the general election on 12 December. It plans to nationalise postal services, railway services and water and energy companies and introduce a higher minimum wage, free Internet and higher taxes for the rich. Is this the right formula for the country's future?

Romania will elect a new president in a run-off vote on Sunday. The outgoing president Klaus Iohannis, who is standing for a second term, refused to take part in a televised debate with ex-head of government Viorica Dăncilă. The two candidates held separate press conferences on Tuesday instead. This was bad for voters and an insult to the media, commentators say.

The Maltese police arrested businessman Yorgen Fenech on Wednesday in connection with the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Galizia had revealed that Fenech is the owner of the offshore company 17 Black through which bribe money was channelled. The media are divided: was it right to name the suspect? And what are the implications of the case for Europe?