Donald Trump has suggested resettling most of the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip in Jordan and Egypt, where he said they could "live in peace for a change". Both countries immediately rejected the idea, while far-right circles in Israel have endorsed it. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned against the repercussions of a mass displacement of the ruined coastal strip's inhabitants.

Tens of thousands across Greece took to the streets to demand justice for the victims of the Tempi train crash on Sunday. A team of experts commissioned by the bereaved has uncovered new evidence that almost half of the 57 people who died in the crash were not killed by the collision but by an explosion caused by flammable liquids which one of the two trains was transporting. The media look at why criticism of the way the accident has been handled continues?

78 people died early last week in a fire at a ski resort hotel in the Bolu moutains in Turkey. The hotel's owner and manager as well as several more people have been arrested. The tourism minister of the ruling AKP party and the opposition CHP mayor blame each other for lacking safety checks; apparently there were blatant violations of the fire safety regulations.

Speaking via video at the World Economic Forum, US President Donald Trump called on companies across the globe to manufacture their products in the US. Thanks to his administration's tax cuts and cheap energy from oil and gas, there was "no better place to create jobs," he declared, adding that those who do not produce in the US will have to pay tariffs to access the US market. Europe's press discusses the EU's options.

Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal has announced plans to increase his country's defence spending to five percent of GDP, in line with US President Trump's demand to all Nato states. With its previous plans for 3.7 percent of GDP as of 2026 Estonia was already one of the front-runners on defence spending. Commentators debate whether the five percent target makes sense and how it can be achieved.

A knife attack on a kindergarten group in Aschaffenburg has left two dead and three seriously injured. The suspect, a 28-year-old Afghan, has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital. The fact that the man had a history of violence and should have already left the country has triggered a political controversy.