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After trips to Ukraine and Russia, Hungarian Prime Minister and current EU Council President Viktor Orbán has now visited China. During the tour, which he described as "Peace Mission 3.0", Orbán met with Chinese head of state Xi Jinping. Xi spoke out in favour of a ceasefire in Ukraine and subsequent negotiations. Commentators look at why Orbán's approach is ruffling feathers.

Masoud Pezeshkian, who is widely seen as a moderate reformer, has been elected as Iran's new president. Before entering politics Pezeshkian was a doctor and heart surgeon, and then health minister under former president Mohammad Khatami between 2001 and 2005. Both politicians stand for the desire for reform and improved relations with the West. Nevertheless, Europe's press sees little hope of real change.

Labour leader Keir Starmer has won a landslide victory in the UK general elections with his promise of "change". With almost all votes counted, Labour has won a clear majority with 412 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, while the Tories have suffered heavy losses with only 121 seats. The Liberal Democrats came third, ffollowed by the SNP, with the right-wing populist Reform UK winning four seats.