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Details of the framework agreement to end the war, which the US and Iran intend to sign in Geneva on Friday, have not yet been made public. The two sides have presented slightly different versions of the content. There are open questions regarding the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's nuclear programme and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon. The press sees numerous pitfalls.

The government in Prague has decided to scrap licence fees for Czech Television (ČT) and Czech Radio (ČRo). In future, the two broadcasters are to be financed by the state budget, but will receive less money than before. The opposition says the government is seeking to gag these key media outlets. Commentators are also critical of the move.

The European FCAS fighter jet project has failed. The German and French governments announced on Monday that the joint development of the aircraft is to be halted. The jet was to form the central pillar of the Future Combat Air System, a key project in European defence cooperation, however Airbus and Dassault, the two companies working on the project, were unable to agree on who should take the lead.

Rioting broke out in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, on Tuesday after a video of a knife attack which left a man seriously injured the day before was posted online. Hundreds of people staged anti-immigration protests and set fire to vehicles and buildings. According to the police, the suspected perpetrator is a 30-year-old man from Sudan.