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The winners of the 2025 Nobel prizes have been announced by the Swedish and Norwegian institutions responsible for awarding them. Four of the ten winners in the categories of physics, chemistry, medicine and literature come from the US, two from Japan and one each from the UK, France, Australia and Hungary. The media discuss the significance of the awards as "Nobel Prize Week" draws to an end.

Panos Routsis, the father of a 22-year-old victim of the Tempi train crash in February 2023, ended his 23-day hunger strike outside the Greek Parliament on Tuesday after the Prosecutor's Office ordered new DNA and toxicological tests to confirm his son's identity and the exact cause of death. The investigation into the tragedy in which 57 people died remains a highly emotional issue in Greece.

According to US President Donald Trump, Israel and the terrorist organisation Hamas have agreed to implement the first phase of a peace plan. Under the terms of the agreement, all Israeli hostages will be released and Israel will withdraw its army. Hamas has confirmed its accord. Commentators examine the chances for lasting peace in the Middle East and discuss Trump's personal role in the process.

Italian MEP Ilaria Salis of the Green and Left Alliance will retain her parliamentary immunity. The European Parliament has decided by a narrow majority. Salis faces trial in Hungary for allegedly physically assaulting right-wing extremists in 2023. Hungarian opposition figures Péter Magyar and Klára Dobrev will also retain their immunity. Which side is failing to uphold democratic principles?