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In Metz, on the last stop of his France tour, Pope Leo XIV stressed the importance of Europe and its fundamental values for "maintaining peaceful relations". He called for dialogue, courage in negotiations and multilateralism and also paid tribute to Robert Schuman, one of the founding fathers of the EU who worked in Metz for many years. Commentators examine the background to this encouraging speech.

Israel will elect a new parliament on 27 October. The vote will determine the future of the right-wing conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has led the country on and off in multiple tenures since 1996. Netanyahu's Likud party has been governing in a coalition with ultra-Orthodox partners since 2022. The media take a look at the heated election campaign.

The Swedish Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson has announced that her party's exploratory talks with the Left Party have failed. Although the centre-left bloc secured a narrow majority in the recent parliamentary election the attempts to form a government failed after the Left Party voted for Andreas Norlén of the Moderates, the long-serving Speaker of the Riksdag. The Swedish press takes stock.

Wer heute ein Jahr in die AHV einzahlt, hat Anspruch auf die AHV. Die SVP will die Mindestfrist auf 5 Jahre erhöhen. Zudem sollen Ausländer, die erst nach 30 in die Schweiz ziehen, deutlich mehr zahlen. Geschützt werden sollen Schweizer, die jahrzehntelang einzahlten.

Springreit-Star Steve Guerdat in Erklärungsnot: Bei einem Teamanlass entstand ein anrüchiges Video mit inszenierten Sex- und Drogenszenen. Der Verband zeigt sich schockiert, Guerdat erklärt sich: «Wir haben das Thema Mafia gespielt.»

Ibrahim Traoré, souhaite que le pays tire davantage profit de ses richesses minières.