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Heavy fighting has been going on in Nagorno-Karabakh since the weekend. Armenia and Azerbaijan, which both lay claim to the region, have declared a state of war and Turkey is said to have sent troops in support of Azerbaijan. Commentators discuss who has what interests in the conflict and who could stand by Armenia.

The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is hampering travel once again. Several countries are reimposing quarantine regulations and mandatory PCR tests. Concerned voices from all over the continent highlight how many Europeans jobs depend on tourism.

According to a report published by the New York Times, Donald Trump has hardly paid any income tax for years on end. Although the US president is saying the reports are fake news, the image of a president for whom tax liability is of no consequence has emerged. How will these revelations affect the election campaign?

Twenty-six years after the Estonian ferry MS Estonia sank on its way from Tallinn to Stockholm killing 852 people, new footage showing a four-metre hole in the ship's hull is fuelling speculation that the the official explanation revolving around the failure of a bow door due to a storm may be false. According to the chairman of the Estonian investigative committee, the images point to a collision with a submarine.

Romania's local and regional elections produced several surprises on Sunday, when former NGO activists were elected as mayor in the capital Bucharest and in Timișoara in western Romania. While independent candidate Nicuşor Dan prevailed in Bucharest, Dominik Fritz of the newcomer party USR PLUS won in Timişoara. Commentators see major change coming to the country.