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Die Partei von Präsident Wolodimir Selenskyj hat bei der ukrainischen Parlamentswahl ersten Auszählungen zufolge einen klaren Sieg errungen. Sie kommt auf voraussichtlich rund 42 Prozent der Stimmen. Seit seinem Amtsantritt im Mai konnte Selenskyj bislang wenig bewirken, da seine Partei noch nicht in der Rada vertreten war. Deshalb hatte er Neuwahlen ausgerufen. Was ist nun möglich?

Politicians and data protection experts have warned against using the highly popular smartphone app FaceApp. Users risk their data being used for advertising or other purposes. The Russian FaceApp uses AI to make users' faces look much younger or older. Should we really fear FaceApp?

A 27-year old man in Crete has admitted to the murder of a biologist from Dresden. He was 'aroused' when when he saw the woman jogging, he said, approached her, raped her three times and hid her body in a cave. Susanne Eaton was a US citizen, and in Crete for a conference. For commentators the case has a tragic relevance.

Rising crime rates in Sweden are also a growing burden on the country's healthcare system. The personal report of a Göteborgs-Posten columnist who had to wait for hours with her child for treatment at an A&E department because doctors had been called away to deal with the victims of three shoot-outs has triggered a debate in the opinion sections about how serious the situation really is.

Ukraine is to hold a snap election for a new parliament on Sunday, called by President Volodomyr Zelensky after he took office in mid-May. His 'Servant of the People' party has never had a seat in the Rada, but according to the polls it is set to gain an absolute majority. Commentators outline what the election means for the country.