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During negotiations in London, the US and China have agreed on a framework for a deal in their trade dispute. According to US President Trump the deal foresees tariffs of 55 percent on Chinese imports to the US, with 10-percent tariffs on US imports to China. Mutual export restrictions on rare earths and high-tech products are also to be lifted. The media take stock.

The president of Catalonia Salvador Illa presented extensive modernisation and expansion plans for Barcelona airport on Tuesday. The runway is to be extended into an area that is a designated nature reserve to make long-haul flights possible and turn the airport into an international hub which will boost the economy. A long overdue step for some, but highly problematic for others.

The protests against the US government's immigration crackdown continue despite the mobilisation of National Guard troops and Marines in Los Angeles. California governor Gavin Newsom described the deployment as a "provocation" by US President Donald Trump that posed a threat to the core of democracy. Europe's press analyses the situation.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has won a vote of confidence in parliament, with 243 votes in favour of his government and 210 against. The governing coalition holds 242 of the 460 seats in the Sejm. Tusk called the vote after liberal presidential candidate Rafał Trzaskowski lost the runoff presidential election. The press sees little new momentum for the government despite this victory.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday lifted restrictions on Ukraine's use of Western weapons against military targets in Russia, saying that this was necessary for the country to be able to defend itself effectively. With this move Berlin has aligned itself with other allies whose weapons systems have already been approved to this end. However, although it has long-range weapons in the form of Taurus cruise missiles, Germany has refused to deliver them to Kyiv so far.