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Just days before the elections in the East German states of Saxony and Thuringia, the AfD, recently categorised as a suspected right-wing extremist party by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, is ahead in the polls. It stands to win around 30 percent, followed by the CDU and the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) in third place. Commentators see a rocky road ahead.

The arrest of Telegram boss Pavel Durov has drawn criticism from the Russian embassy in Paris. The French judiciary is accusing the billionaire, who has French and Russian citizenship, of insufficient cooperation in the prosecution of serious offences coordinated via Telegram. Europe's press sheds light on very different aspects of the case.

In retaliation for the Ukrainian offensive in Kursk, Russia has launched missile and drone attacks on large areas of Ukraine: hundreds of shells fell on 15 regions of the country between Monday and Tuesday. At least five people were killed, several were injured and numerous power facilities were damaged. Commentators analyse the events.

A good two months ahead of the US presidential elections, European commentators are debating what candidate Kamala Harris stands for. At the close of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, she explained that she wanted to overcome the divisive conflicts of the past and to bolster the middle classes in particular. Harris called for a ceasefire in the Middle East and said that she would not pander to tyrants like Kim Jong-un.