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Greece's foreign minister Nikos Kotzias has resigned after a row in cabinet over how to solve the name dispute with Macedonia. Apparently he felt that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wasn't giving him enough backing against Panos Kammenos, the minister of national defence from Syriza's right-wing populist coalition partner who rejects the compromise reached on the name. Was he right to resign?

The US has sided with Saudi Arabia in the Khashoggi case. Trump said that he had talked to the king and crown prince and both had assured him that they had no knowledge and nothing to do with the alleged murder of the journalist in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. How long can the allies remain loyal to Riyadh?

Italy approved its budget for 2019 and presented it to the EU Commission on Tuesday. Since the plan foresees considerably more new debt than the previous government had promised, Rome is heading for confrontation with the EU. What will be the outcome of this trial of strength?

After the scandal involving Emmanuel Macron's former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla and the resignation of several ministers including Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot and Interior Minister Gérard Collomb, the latest cabinet shuffle is meant to mark a fresh start. But the shake-up is a flop, commentators explain after the new cabinet was announced on Tuesday.

The Estonian actress Marika Korolev has been awarded damages by a court after being exposed to hate comments on the Internet. The charges were directed against five commentators who posted insulting remarks about Korolev anonymously in 2015. Journalists in Estonia examine why hate has become so prevalent on the Internet.