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An activist from the far-right Identitarian Movement was apparently beaten to death in Lyon on Thursday on the sidelines of an event at which left-wing MEP Rima Hassan was appearing. Quentin D. (23) was beaten up under unclear circumstances and died of his injuries on Saturday. French President Macron has called for calm, restraint and respect.

Laboratory tests in Germany, Sweden, France, the Netherlands and the UK have revealed that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was killed in prison two years ago with the poison epibatidine. Commentators are unsurprised by the finding and focus instead on the consequences.

The 62nd Munich Security Conference is taking place against a backdrop of growing uncertainty. The Munich Security Report 2026 distributed to participants bears the cautionary title "Under Destruction". Europe's press recalls historical moments in past conferences, analyses the present situation and calls for bold visions for the future.

A controversy over a helmet decorated with pictures of twenty athletes killed in the war in Ukraine is raging: Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wanted to commemorate his colleagues with this gesture, and has now been disqualified from the Winter Olympics for violating its Charter. European commentators question whether this was a wise decision by the IOC.