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Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny, and opposition politicians Ilya Yashin and Vladimir Kara-Murza, who were released from Russian custody in a prisoner exchange at the beginning of August, have organised a rally against the Russian regime and the war in Ukraine for this Sunday in Berlin. Commentators living in exile explain why demonstrations by anti-Putinists outside Russia are important.

Pro-Palestinian rioters hunted down and attacked Israeli fans after a football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv last week. Europe's press sees the violence as evidence of an antisemitic trend. But it also finds the reactions to the incidents worrying.

Elon Musk has been chosen to head the newly created Department of Government Efficiency under Donald Trump. The advisory body will help the next US administration in its fight against 'redundant' regulations and 'wasteful' spending, as well as in the restructuring of federal agencies, Trump announced on Tuesday. Europe's press finds the appointment problematic for several reasons.

At the hearings currently taking place in the European Parliament, the candidacies of three commissioners-designate are under dispute. Raffaele Fitto is controversial owing to his affiliation with the right-wing populist Fratelli d'Italia, Olivér Várhelyi must face further questions before being signed off, and Spain's conservative People's Party says Teresa Ribera is partly responsible for the catastrophic consequences of the flash floods in Spain. Commentators discuss potential outcomes.