UN Secretary-General António Guterres, whose term in office last until the end of 2025, is unwelcome in Israel. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has declared him persona non grata, effectively banning him from entering the country. In his reaction to Iran's ballistic missile attack, Guterres neither mentioned Tehran by name nor condemned it unequivocally, simply referring to 'escalation after escalation'. Commentators also see this as a blunder.

Viktor Orbán wants Hungary to pursue a 'strategy of economic neutrality', rejecting the formation of the bloc envisaged by the West in response to the economic rise of eastern states. He said that economic relations should not be based on ideological considerations. Hungary's press weighs up the implications.

After the Romanian authorities issued a warning about Storm Ashley, around 6,000 people were evacuated as a precautionary measure. Then the all-clear was given and meteorologists said that the storm had never existed. The false alarm initially provoked fear, then anger, and the resulting loss of trust among Romanians is all the more serious given that many of those affected by the floods two weeks ago felt abandoned by the state.

Despite Iran's missile attacks, Israel's airstrikes in southern Lebanon continue and it also launched a ground offensive on Monday night. According to the Israeli military the objective is to carry out 'limited, localised attacks against Hezbollah targets'. Commentators in Europe's press situate the operation in a larger context.

The right-wing populist Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) emerged as the strongest party in the Austrian parliamentary election on Sunday. It received 29.2 percent of the vote, followed by the conservative ÖVP with 26.5 percent and the Social Democrats with 21.1 percent. The current governing coalition of the ÖVP and the Greens (8 percent) has been left without a majority. Europe's press examines the reasons for the FPÖ's success, looks at potential outcomes and voices concern about the implications for Europe.

Nato has a new leadership: after ten years as Nato secretary general, the Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg has passed on the baton to Mark Rutte. What are the expectations of the press as to how the former Dutch prime minister will perform in his new role?

British coal-fired steam engines fuelled the Industrial Revolution from the late 18th century. On Monday the UK took its last coal-fired power plant off the grid, making it the first major industrialised country to completely phase out this climate-damaging energy source. Commentators take different views on what should come next.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed on Friday in an Israeli airstrike on the militia's headquarters in a Beirut suburb. Nasrallah was secretary general of Hezbollah for more than three decades and one of the key figures in the pro-Iranian 'Axis of Resistance'. Commentators discuss the next steps of the conflicting parties.

Affordable and cheap housing is lacking throughout Europe, but in Spain the situation is particularly dire. According to the Bank of Spain, 600,000 new homes would have to be built each year to meet the demand, but currently that figure stands at just 90,000. Moreover, house prices have risen by 42 percent since 2015 – almost twice as much as wages. How can the country overcome its housing crisis?

Changes to Moscow's nuclear doctrine will mean that aggression by a state that does not possess nuclear weapons but is backed by a nuclear-armed state will in future be categorised as an attack on Russia by a nuclear power. Commentators are unanimous that the Kremlin's main objective here is to discourage Western military aid for Ukraine, but opinions differ regarding the consequences.

Austria elects a new National Council on Sunday. According to the polls, the right-wing populist FPÖ could emerge as the strongest force and push the conservative ÖVP into second place. Commentators examine the potential repercussions for the formation of a new government and the future of the country.

The UN Summit of the Future has taken place in New York, moderated by Germany and Namibia. With the so-called Pact for the Future, political leaders and experts sought ways to reform the international organisation and make it fit to tackle current and future challenges. Commentators see this as an opportunity to rethink the role of the United Nations.