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A €90bn loan is a lifeline for Zelenskyy. But the bloodshed won’t end while the Russian president believes he can still win, says Rajan Menon, a professor emeritus of international relations

His interference in the region has been aided by the collapse of the leftist forces that once pushed back against US imperialism, says Jordana Timerman, a journalist based in Buenos Aires

A saucer of pomegranate seeds and something sprinkled with petals? No thanks: just give me dinner, says actor, comedian and drag queen Jonny Woo

The Al Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif was the most prominent name among so many targeted for simply bearing witness to the truth, says journalist and media professor Jane Martinson

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Vladimir Putin must be brought to the point where he no longer has an interest in prolonging the war

In Germany, the neo-Nazi terrorist Beate Zschäpe has made a public display of her remorse – but remains silent on key aspects of her crimes, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

Indian firms spend about Rs 34,000 crore on corporate social responsibility (CSR), but most of this flows into low-poverty areas, and larger firms are leaving funds unspent. Many large companies are using their own foundations to take up activities, which gives them better control.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: For all the signs that the government is having a positive effect on the NHS, the British Medical Association is proving a considerable thorn in its side

Editorial: All the incentives in Westminster politics militate against confronting difficult issues, but a failing government may as well try honesty

Editorial: Cutting-edge therapies exist, but the market cannot deliver them cheaply. Britain must build NHS capacity so that cures become collective goods, not expensive products

Robert F Kennedy Jr is pushing a plan to block medical treatments, the latest move against bodily autonomy