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The debate about gun violence in the US has reignited after shootings in two US cities in which 30 people were killed. While the motives of the attacker in Dayton Ohio are still unclear, the shooter in El Paso was presumably a white racist. Commentators discuss whether President Trump bears partial responsibility for the killings.

Police in Moscow have again arrested hundreds of people protesting the exclusion of key opposition candidates from the Moscow city council elections in early September. Liberal activists had called for a protest walk. The weekend before last the police had already taken roughly 1,400 people into custody. Commentators fear the conflict could spread.

Donald Trump has threatened China with penal tariffs to the tune of 300 billion dollars on goods that have not been affected by the US sanctions so far. The new tariffs would take effect on 1 September and could affect mobile phones, laptops and toys. China has threatened countermeasures. Commentators note that these sanctions are losing their shock impact in this era of trade wars.

According to satellite images roughly 200,000 trees have been felled and sources of drinking water have been sullied in the Ida Mountains in northwest Turkey. In March a Canadian mining company received a license to dig for gold in the region. Conservationists are up in arms, and commentators echo their sentiments.

Nachdem Attentäter in den USA in zwei Städten 30 Menschen erschossen haben, ist die Debatte über Waffengewalt neu aufgeflammt. Die Hintergründe in Dayton, Ohio, sind noch unklar, der Täter in der texanischen Stadt El Paso handelte mutmaßlich aus rassistischen Motiven. Kommentatoren diskutieren unter anderem, ob Präsident Trump eine Mitverantwortung für die Schüsse trägt.