Not so safe Tragedy and farce Salve Salvini Europe's great alchemist ReprintsBut Mrs Merkel's foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, appeared to contradict her when he warned against escalating the language used in the Western conflict with Russia.
The US attorney general has warned against escalating violence in North Carolina, as politicians reacted cautiously to the second night of protests against the fatal police shooting of black man in Charlotte.
Russia's foreign ministry, meanwhile, warned against escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula.
The government of France called for "all sides to act responsibly, while Germany warned against "escalating rhetoric" and asserted that "a military course of action cannot be a solution".
Britain's ambassador to the United Nations, Mark Lyall Grant, rejected Argentina's contention that Britain was engaging in the "militarization" of the dispute, which led the two countries to war nearly 30 years ago, as "manifestly absurd," and warned Argentina against escalating it.
Exeter Chiefs chairman Tony Rowe has warned against the escalating player salaries in the Premiership.
Other bulletins warn of escalating repression against the indigenous Maya population: "There is increasing evidence to suggest that the GAF is straying away from its 'bullets and beans' policy, and is taking a tougher line with Indian peasants".
Beijing, which argues the tribunal has no jurisdiction on the matter, has warned the US against escalating the conflict, saying it will defend itself if necessary.
Other nuclear experts were more cautious and warned of escalating costs.
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