Marion Messmer and Daniella Peled on the EU’s plans for firming up Ukraine, a “coalition of the willing” and an extended nuclear umbrella. Then: Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Hamas; Syria gives up chemical weapons; and why Swiss palace police aren’t allowed chairs. Plus: a letter from Damascus by Hannah Lucinda Smith.

Press freedoms in Afghanistan on the fifth anniversary of the Taliban takeover
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What’s in a university ranking? How the US and UK still dominate
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Beating the heat and our recommendations for books that transport you
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