In his first encyclical, presented in the Vatican at the weekend, Pope Leo XIV focuses on the risks posed by artificial intelligence. Titled Magnifica Humanitas, the document warns of the consequences of uncontrolled use of AI. Commentators praise the relevance of his analysis and call for more such clear positioning.

After Russia issued a warning to foreign diplomats, telling them to leave the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha has urged the Western partnersot to yield to "Russian threats". Late on Saturdayight Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on the greater Kyiv area. Commentators see the strikes as a sign of the Kremlin's weakness rather than strength.

The traditional Sudeten German Congress was held for the first time in the Czech city of Brno over Whitsun weekend. The meeting of Germans who were displaced after the end of World War II took place under the slogan "Alles Leben ist Begegnung" [Life is about encounters] and was intended to foster reconciliation. There were critical voices in the run-up to the event and protests over the weekend. But the press is positive in its assessment.

In the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Cyprus, the conservative DISY and the left-wing AKEL remained the strongest parties, with 27 and 24 percent of the vote respectively. However, right-wing populists and twoew political movements that entered parliament for the first time made significant gains. This will likely make it harder for the directly elected conservative president, Nikos Christodoulidis, to secure a majority for his proposals,otes the country's press.