Twenty EU member states have published a joint declaration calling on the EU to exhaust all sanction options against Hungary if Budapest refuses to withdraw restrictions on LGBT rights adopted in March and April. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has also brought sanctions against Hungary and Slovakia into play over their Ukraine and Russia policies, which deviate from those of the majority in the bloc.

King Charles III has delivered his throne speech at the opening of the new parliament in the Canadian capital of Ottawa. Although he didn't make direct reference to President Donald Trump's proposal to make Canada the 51st state of the US, his speech contained a few side blows. "The true north is indeed strong and free," said the British monarch in reference to Canada's national anthem. Commentators discuss the royal visit.

On Friday, nine of a doctor's ten children were reportedly killed when her home was hit by an airstrike in the Gaza Strip. Israel's harsh military actions and the lack of food supplies and aid have already provoked growing international criticism. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that acts that entail such suffering for the civilian population could no longer be justified as a fight against terrorism. Europe's media reflect on what is being said and done.

Russia launched a massive offensive involving hundreds of drones and missile strikes against Ukraine on the weekend, while a number of Ukrainian missiles were intercepted in the Moscow region. At the same time the two warring countries completed a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap - the biggest since the war began. US President Trump criticised both President Putin as 'absolutely crazy' and President Zelensky, for 'causing problems'.

After Portugal's snap parliamentary election, the conservative PSD, the liberal IL and the far-right Chega have the necessary two-thirds majority for a review of the 1976 constitution, which – written in the spirit of the Carnation Revolution – promises to "open the way to a socialist society" in addition to providing for a social welfare state. Chega and IL are demanding that the opportunity for a constitutional revision be used, while the PSD has so far remained silent on the issue.

A brief scene that has caused a big stir: in a video that quickly went viral, French President Emmanuel Macron can be seen being pushed in the face by his wife Brigitte as he prepares to get off a plane that has just landed in Vietnam for an official visit. While some commentators wonder whether it was a slap in the face, Macron has said that he and his wife were just joking around.