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In the Italian Senate today, Wednesday, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is to make a statement about the investigations into Lega leader Matteo Salvini links to Russia. A close confidante of Salvini allegedly met with as yet unidentified Russians in Moscow to discuss a deal on illegal financing for Salvini's party to the tune of more than 60 million dollars.

The party of Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky has won an absolute majority of seats in the Rada, replacing an entire generation of parliamentarians who held sway over Ukraine for two decades. While some commentators are filled with euphoria others are already raining on their parade.

Conservative party members have been voting for several weeks and this Tuesday the Tories will announce who is to replace Theresa May. The clear favourite for the job of party leader and prime minister is Boris Johnson. He has over 70 percent in the polls and is promising to lead Britain out of Europe by the end of October. These prospects have many commentators fuming.

Politicians and data protection experts have warned against FaceApp. Users risk their data being sold for advertising or other purposes. The Russian FaceApp deploys AI to make faces look much younger or older. Commentators agree with the criticism - and add plenty more of their own.