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In the aftermath of the massacre in Orlando and the murder of a policeman and his wife in France the press discusses potential links between terrorist crimes and radical Islamic ideologies. Were the attackers motivated by Islam? Commentators warn against hasty conclusions that encourage hatred and distrust of Muslim minorities.

Following the rioting at the stadium in Marseille Uefa has ordered the Russian Football Union to pay a fine of 150,000 euros. The Russian team will be immediately disqualified if its fans cause any more trouble. Can these punitive measures curb the hooligans' violence?

With just a few days to go before the referendum Brexit is increasingly likely, the latest polls show. This scenario is provoking many worried comments in the press.

Latvia's Minister of Health Guntis Belēvičs has stepped down after it emerged that he received preferential treatment in a hospital. He had a number of moles removed by the chief physician at the University Clinic in Riga without having to wait or pay for treatment like normal Latvians do. The Latvian press is outraged.

Nato plans to deploy 4,000 soldiers in the Baltic states and Poland next year. The military alliance also inaugurated a new missile defence site at a military base in the locality of Deveselu, Romania, in mid-May, and another such site is to be set up in northern Poland. Is this the right response to Russian aggression?