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Moscow's business district has been apparently subject to drone attacks several times in recent days. According to Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, the same office tower has been hit twice. No one was injured. Although there has been no official statement from Kyiv, the Russian Defence Ministry has blamed Ukraine for the attack. Commentators are divided.

An elite army unit in Niger has deposed the country's president Mohamed Bazoum. Their leader, General Omar Tchiani, has appointed himself the new ruler. Neighbouring Burkina Faso and Mali have warned against any interference by the West African community of states Ecowas and said that any military intervention would be seen as a "declaration of war". The media debate in particular the roles played by France and Russia.

At a party convention held on the weekend the German AfD selected its top candidates for the 2024 European elections. Maximilian Krah, a member of the European Parliament representing the far-right wing of the party, was elected as the lead candidate. Thomas Haldenwang, head of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, has warned of growing unconstitutional tendencies. Commentators see the moderate faction as weakened and assess the situation.