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Share prices on many stock markets around the world plummeted on Monday. Technology companies were particularly affected. Apple shares momentarily dipped by up to ten percent and Microsoft and Alphabet shares dropped by around five percent. The Japanese Nikkei index experienced its worst crash in decades. Commentators are at odds over how worried we should be.

The Russian dissidents who were released in last week's prisoner swap have called for Russians not to be sweepingly condemned as war enthusiasts and Putin supporters. Vladimir Kara-Murza also criticised the Western sanctions as unfair, saying they hit ordinary Russians. These statements have sparked a lively debate, particularly in Ukraine.

US Vice President Kamala Harris still has around one hundred days to win over US voters. She received almost 100 percent support in an online vote by Democratic delegates and for the first time polls have put her ahead of her Republican rival Donald Trump. Commentators discuss her chances and potential strategies.