Some off beat reads for the long weekend:
We never had free trade ( Prospect )
Lessons Trump can learn from Soviet Union ( RT )
US threatens Mexico over water ( MN )
US Military surge in Middle East ( Newsweek )
Military intervention in Iran ( Al Majalla )
Israel & Turkey in Syria ( TOI )
Chinese netizens voice anger ( SCMP )
Canada cannot escape geopolitics ( Engelsberg)
Mamta Banerjee is losing her iron grip ( Print )
Islam will conquer the Left ( Dan Burmawi )
Divorce of Mr & Mrs Sankar ( SFS )
The birthplace of the Buddha ( Smithsonian)
The legacy of Nawab Akbar Bugti ( TFT )
Why Jaspal Bhatti endures ( Scroll )
Obituary : Manoj Kumar ( Open )