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Greece has signed a three-billion-euro weapons deal with Israel. The new contract includes an air defence system to protect against drones and missiles, which is scheduled to be operational within three years. The system, called Achilles Shield, has triggered a fierce debate in Greek media.

Last week Denmark agreed to pay an amount equivalent to 40,000 euros in compensation to some 4,500 Greenlandic women who were fitted with contraceptive intrauterine devices [IUDs] without their knowledge or consent between 1960 and 1991. Two expert reports commissioned to assess whether this constituted genocide failed to reach a unanimous conclusion. Danish media discuss the implications of the IUD scandal.

The US administration is upping the economic pressure in the conflict with Iran. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterated on Monday President Trump's "economic D-Day" threat, stressing that the goal is to cut Iran off from all sources of income, and called on countries that maintain trade ties with Iran to immediately suspend them.

The crisis-hit VW Group is planning drastic cuts. According to CEO Oliver Blume up to 50,000 jobs could be lost and several factories are on the brink of closure. Growing competition from China in particular is putting the group under pressure. The press sees tough times ahead.

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe was in Moscow on Tuesday for talks. The visit was unofficial and unannounced, but the media got wind of it when a large US military cargo aircraft was spotted flying from Washington via Riga to Moscow on Flightradar24. The Kremlin later confirmed the visit, saying there had been "talks between the intelligence services".