Elisabeth Braw and Ben Kelly on the guilty verdict in the embezzlement trial of Marine Le Pen, why the White House Correspondents’ Association cancelled plans to feature a comedian and the political backlash over a campaign for a new airport in Kashmir. Then: and why amplified performances are coming to an end on city streets. Plus: ‘Resistance’, an exhibition documenting a century of protest and photography.

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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