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THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: In voting to reject a United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine – alongside three undemocratic regimes – Donald Trump’s desire to be a global renegade is clear. It is a turning point that must be faced up to, in all its enormity

Difficult news conveyed compassionately and sensitively doesn’t alter the facts but does change the patient experience

With the mothers of his kids begging for his attention on social media, he makes much of ‘pronatalism’. Is that just a fancy word for bad parenting? asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: A catastrophe is about to fall on the UK’s creative sectors – worth at least £120bn a year to the economy. That's why The Independent, along with every other newspaper, is backing the Make It Fair campaign

All-male elections at the African Union highlighted the exclusion of talented women from power. The continent cannot thrive like that, says author Minna Salami

Three young men began stealing all the cigarettes and the staff responded with pure resignation. Society is unspooling before our eyes, writes Zoe Williams

Studies show that they’re effective for overweight people, but if you’re healthy, there are less risky ways to lose weight, says Devi Sridhar of Edinburgh University

I played a fictional billionaire on TV. It’s time world leaders got serious about taxing the real ones, says the actor Brian Cox

By refusing to back negotiations for the past three years, the UK has become irrelevant to the search for peace – we must change course, says crossbench peer Robert Skidelsky

If you feel there are not enough challenges in your life as a parent, may I suggest taking your kids on a flight

A commitment to universal healthcare is welcome. But we need to ensure doctors can provide good medicine, not just fast medicine