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While Ukraine is reporting territorial gains in the south, Russia continues to attack Ukrainian targets and negotiations seem a long way off. Previous peace proposals, for example from China, have met with little response - also because they envisage ceding territory to Russia, which Ukraine rejects. Now signals from Moscow indicate an increased interest in negotiations. Commentators discuss the stakes.

French President Emmanuel Macron received the Italian head of government Giorgia Meloni at the Élysée Palace on Tuesday. Their talks focused on asylum policy, Ukraine and bilateral relations. Both sides were emphatically cordial. Commentators shed light on what divides and what unites the two.

In a bid to reduce emissions and meet Ireland's climate goals almost 200,000 cows could be culled over the next three years. An internal proposal by the Department of Agriculture in Dublin foresees compensation for dairy farmers, but the latter are nonetheless worried about their future. Commentators discuss other approaches to cutting emissions.

A massive international search had been underway since Sunday for the missing mini-submersible Titan, which vanished on an expedition to the Titanic shipwreck with five passengers on board. On Thursday, a diving robot finally located pieces of the missing sub. A spokesman for the US Coast Guard offered condolences to the relatives. Comments in the media reflect on the deaths of the passengers and the huge interest generated by the story.