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Donald Trump remains the favourite to become the Republican candidate in the US presidential election in November, having defeated his rival Nikki Haley by eleven percentage points in the New Hampshire primary. Haley is now pinning her hopes on the primary in her home state of South Carolina. Commentators ask how long the duel will last.

Greece's conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis wants to fulfil an election promise to introduce same-sex marriage in the country. The issue has triggered fierce debate in Greek society. The toughest opposition comes from the influential Orthodox Church, with some bishops even threatening MPs with excommunication.

On Tuesday night, Iran carried out missile attacks against targets in Pakistan - according to its own statements with the goal of killing terrorists from the Jaish al-Adl rebel militia. The Pakistani military retaliated on Thursday night by firing missiles into Iranian territory. There were fatalities in both attacks. Europe's press looks at Tehran's role and warns of a new level of escalation in the Middle East.

The Slovakian and Hungarian prime ministers, Robert Fico and Viktor Orbán, have reaffirmed their special bond after a meeting in Budapest. The relationship between the two countries has never been as good as it is today, Orbán said. Commentators discuss what unites the two and what divides them.