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Former US President Donald Trump's strongest intra-party critic, Representative Liz Cheney, has lost the Wyoming Republican primary election. Trump supporter Harriet Hageman prevailed by a large margin and will now run as a candidate in the midterm elections. Europe's press is very concerned about this outcome.

According to official statistics Bucharest's 1.8 million inhabitants own 1.4 million cars. People often park their cars without any regard for the rules, turning the city into an obstacle course for people with prams or wheelchair users. Now measures are being taken to end the chaos: on Monday, parking fees of up to the equivalent of two euros per hour came into force in the city centre and illegal parkers will face fines of around 41 euros. The national press is divided in its assessment of the new rules.

Crimea, which Russian forces have occupied since 2014, was once again rocked by explosions on Tuesday. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks on Russian military facilities. Moscow has talked of "sabotage" and announced plans to investigate suspected drone attacks. Commentators discuss what comes next.

In the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran, a decision could now be imminent: Tehran has sent its response to a draft agreement proposed by the EU. Removing sanctions against Iran would ease the situation on the oil and gas markets. Politically, this could be the end of a prolonged conflict, but tensions between the US and other Middle Eastern countries could also escalate. Commentators are sceptical.

It has been two years since long-time ruler Aleksandr Lukashenka declared himself the winner of the presidential election in Belarus, even though according to the opposition and international observers, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya had probably won. The ensuing mass protests were violently suppressed, and Lukashenka is still in power rule today. Europe's press takes stock.