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The Guardian / LondonFocusing on Brexit distracts from Russia-Ukraine tensions

“While [Britain’s] parliament fiddles, Europe burns, or at least sputters into flame,” writes Simon Jenkins. “History could not be clearer. The diversion of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict into the Sea of Azov is precisely the kind of escalation that has preceded Europe’s past cataclysms. A great power treats a little one with contempt. A little

The Manila Times / ManilaUS-China trade war affects smaller countries as well Al Jazeera / Doha, QatarAn Assange trial in the US could endanger freedom of the pressAsahi Shimbun / Osaka, JapanJapan must take a stronger stand against nuclear armamentThe Guardian Nigeria / Lagos, NigeriaAfrica needs to make changes to become investor-friendly

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