Following Labour's heavy losses in local elections, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed his party and the British public in a crisis speech on Monday. While acknowledging his responsibility, Starmer also emphasised his duty to deliver the changes that Labour was elected to bring about. Commentators assess his handling of the situation amid growing calls for his resignation.

After postponing his trip due to the Iran conflict, US President Donald Trump isow set to travel to Beijing for a state visit on Wednesday. His talks with Chinese President and party leader Xi Jinping are likely to focus on the issues of Iran and Taiwan, as well as trade and artificial intelligence. The media look at what divides the two superpowers, but also what they have in common.

According to a proposal by the governing coalition, the Czech parliament is to take a stance against plans for a meeting of Sudeten Germans in Brno at Whitsun. This would be the first such event to be held on Czech soil. A draft resolution calls for the organisers to be urged to cancel the event. Sudeten Germans were expelled from what was then Czechoslovakia after Nazi Germany's defeat. The opposition has so far blocked the vote.

The Finnish government led by Prime Minister Petteri Oreo has proposed a child benefit reform under which parents would receive a flat rate of 100 euros per month for each child up to the age of 18 – regardless of how many children live in the household. Child benefit currently ranges between 95 to 192 euros, depending on theumber of children, and is paid for children up to the age of 17.