Addressing the refugee crisis at a press conference on 31 August 2015, then Chancellor Angela Merkel used the the slogan "We can do it" - an expression of her conviction that working together, states and society would be able to cope with the rapidly rising number of asylum seekers flooding into the EU. The media take stock a decade later.
Economists have been keeping a close eye on the meeting of international central bankers at Jackson Hole in the US state of Wyoming. It was the last of the annual gatherings chaired by US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, whose term ends in 2026 and who has been under pressure from US President Trump for months to cut interest rates. Powell did not rule out a cut, but made it clear that his decision would be informed by economic criteria. Europe's press takes stock.
Ukraine celebrated the 34th anniversary of its declaration of independence from the former Soviet Union on Sunday - in the midst of a war in which Moscow is trying to regain control of the country. Commentators highlight key moments for a country that is having to fight for its sovereignty like no other in Europe today.
An Israeli planning committee has approved a project which would expand Jewish settlements in a particularly sensitive area of the West Bank, effectively splitting the Palestinian territory in two. At the same time the Israeli army is advancing on Gaza City, where famine now prevails according internationally recognised criteria, as the IPC Famine Review Committee has announced. The media assess Israel's actions and the attitudes of other countries.
A 46-year-old French streamer known as Jean Pormanove has died during a sadomasochistic live broadcast on the online platform Kick. He had been enduring abuse in online streams as a way of earning money. Following an autopsy, the public prosecutor's office in Nice announced that his death was not the result of direct violence. French commentators take online platforms like Kick to task.