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Calls for peace talks in the Ukraine war are growing loud again. But is there a basis for this right now? Commentators ask what role diplomacy should play as a means of improving mutual understanding and securing peace.

According to a report by the weekly newspaper Documento, traces of the illegal spyware Predator have been found on the cell phones of 33 people including opposition politicians, government ministers and their family members, journalists and business people. The Greek intelligence services are under the direct supervision of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. This is not the only thing that commentators find suspicious.

Representatives of governments from almost 200 countries have convened in Sharm-el-Sheikh for the 27th UN Climate Change Conference. A key topic for host Egypt is the call for industrialised countries, as the main perpetrators of climate change, to pay compensation to developing countries, which are the worst affected. Europe's press sees opportunities but also risks.

The US midterm elections, in which all members of the House of Representatives and just over a third of those of the Senate are chosen, take place on 8 November. According to polls the Republicans have good chances of secure a majority in the House of Representatives, where the Democrats currently outnumber them by just a few seats. Europe's press looks above all at what this would mean for Ukraine.