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In March 2022, the Russian army bombed a maternity hospital in Mariupol. The images of helpers rescuing a wounded heavily pregnant woman went around the world, but the mother and child did not survive. The photo by Ukrainian AP photographer Evgeniy Maloletka has been named the World Press Photo of the Year. Media discuss the importance and impact of such images.

A power struggle between the two most powerful men in Sudan has claimed at least 330 lives since the weekend. Fierce clashes continued on Friday morning between the troops of de facto president General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by his deputy Mohammed Hamdan Daglo. Commentators take a closer look.

China's growing influence is increasingly shaping the world order. Beijing's ambivalent stance vis-à-vis Russia's invasion of Ukraine poses a challenge to the EU, as do the tensions between the US and China over Taiwan. The press debates how Europe should position itself internationally.

Fox News has averted a defamation lawsuit by paying 787.5 million dollars to Dominion Voting Systems. The broadcaster had spread allegations that the 2020 US presidential election was rigged and that Dominion's voting machine manufacturers were involved. Fox has admitted that its allegations were false and that it is satisfied with the deal. And so it should be, commentators fear.