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US President Donald Trump, his wife Melania Trump and several members of his administration had to be escorted to safety after shots were fired at the annual Correspondents' Dinner in Washington at the weekend. A 31-year-old man who was reportedly carrying a shotgun, a handgun and several knives has been arrested. Commentators examine the ramifications of the attack.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) has presented a military strategy that aims to make the Bundeswehr "Europe's strongest conventional army", and explicitly named Russia as a threat. The number of active-duty soldiers is to rise from the current 185,000 to 260,000 by 2035, with the number of reservists increasing to 200,000.

At the Delphi Economic Forum Europe's Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi spoke about tensions between the Greek government and European prosecutors investigating alleged misuse of European funds. A number of Greek officials have accused her of political interference. At the same time Kövesi rejected statements by government officials saying that Greeks accept corruption as a way of life.

EU leaders have given the green light for a 90-billion-euro loan for Kyiv at their summit in Cyprus after Ukraine repaired the Druzhba pipeline and Hungary dropped its veto. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky praised the decision and called for his country to receive EU membership as quickly as possible.