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The farmers' protests in Germany against the traffic light coalition government's plans to cut subsidies came to an end on Monday with a large rally in Berlin. The main issue was subsidies for diesel, which the government under Olaf Scholz still plans to axe despite the protests. Commentators from other European countries assess the mood in the country based on the protests.

Israel will appear before the International Court of Justice in The Hague today to answer the accusations that it is committing genocide against the Palestinians in its war against the Islamist Hamas organisation in the Gaza Strip. It intends to reject the claim by invoking its right to self-defence. The case was brought before the court by South Africa. Commentators are divided on the question of whether this was a good move.

There have been shootings and looting across Ecuador following a well-known drug lord's escape from prison. Masked and heavily armed, gang members also stormed a live TV programme and forced those present to demand that President Daniel Noboa end his war on drug trafficking. Noboa has declared a state of emergency and deployed the military against the gangs. Where will all this lead?

A TV docudrama about the British Post Office scandal, in which hundreds of Post Office branch managers were wrongly convicted for alleged billing errors, has put this miscarriage of justice back on the agenda. Many of those who were falsely accused due to a software malfunction have had to fight long and hard for justice. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has now announced his intention to reverse the convictions and compensate those affected.