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Volodymyr Zelensky visited Donald Trump at the White House on Friday – and did not receive confirmation of the delivery of Tomahawk cruise missiles previously signalled by the US. The US President had agreed to a US-Russia summit in Budapest in a phone conversation with Putin on Thursday. Media discuss what Trump's latest U-turn means.

Israel and Hamas are accusing each other of violating the ceasefire which began on October 10. Both sides have reported attacks and deaths. The Israeli military announced on Sunday evening that it would cease its strikes but warned that there would be a vigorous response to further violations. While some commentators are pessimistic, others see a silver lining to the weekend's fighting.

Northern Cyprus is poised for a change of government: in presidential elections on Sunday, Tufan Erhürman, an opposition politician belonging to the social democratic Republican Turkish Party (CTP), won a clear victory against the current president of the unrecognised republic, Ersin Tatar, who is close to Turkish President Erdoğan. Erhürman wants a rapprochement with the EU and a resumption of negotiations over the Cyprus issue.

Around seven million people went out to protest against Donald Trump in more than 800 cities across the US on Saturday. They accuse the US president of having an authoritarian style of government. The demonstrations under the slogan "No Kings" were for the most part peaceful. Commentators look at the causes of the protests and their potential impact.

Seit über 20 Jahren kreist die ESA-Sonde «Mars Express» um den Roten Planeten. Nun liefert die Sonde neue Bilder, auf denen viele Details der Marsoberfläche zu erkennen sind.

AMENDMENTS 1 - 436 - Draft report Human Rights and Democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Francisco Assis

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