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The US has accused Russia of having sent fighter jets to support mercenary troops backing General Haftar in the Libyan civil war. It claims recent pictures of an air base prove that the Russian planes are in the country. Moscow has refuted the allegations as false news. Commentators point out that not only Russia is meddling in this war.

All Europe's governments have now relaxed the protective measures imposed to slow the spread of Covid-19 to varying degrees. Experts are still debating whether and to what extent this could lead to a second wave of infections. Commentators suspect that there will be no avoiding further restrictions and discuss the ramifications.

In the protracted legal dispute over the emissions scandal at Volkswagen, Germany's Federal Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the carmaker had deliberately and imorally deceived buyers of its cars. Sixty thousand plaintiffs are now entitled to compensation. Commentators are delighted, and not just because of the damages.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is standing by his chief adviser Dominic Cummings, who is under fire for repeatedly violating the coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Cummings travelled across the country with his family during the lockdown. Many members of the British public are now accusing their government of double standards, but commentators are divided.