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Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein has opened its first brick-and-mortar store in France. Frédéric Merlin, head of the Société des Grands Magasins (SGM), which owns the BHV Paris department store where Shein is establishing its retail space, hailed the move as a "revolution". Merlin's decision to enter a partnership with Shein triggered a storm of protest because the latter has been repeatedly been accused of disregarding social and environmental standards.

New York elects a new mayor today, Tuesday. In the race for City Hall, 34-year-old left-wing Democrat Zohran Mamdani has a substantial lead against former Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Commentators discuss what makes the self-declared "democratic socialist" so successful.

The parties of the future Czech government under prime minister-designate Andrej Babiš have signed their coalition agreement. Commentators take a critical look at how the new government sees the country's present and future.

A gun battle between two feuding families in the mountain village of Vorizia on the Greek island of Crete left two people dead and four injured on Saturday. Members of the rival families shot at each other with pistols and a Kalashnikov. Three brothers are wanted in connection with the deadly shootout, and the police fear further bloody acts of revenge.