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Multiple celebrations of a veteran setter in our pick of the best of the broadsheets’ cryptic clues

Assassinated in his prime, an iconic African leader haunts a trial and his country

Thirty-five years after the killing of President Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso, his supporters hope for justice. But the full truth about the murder, including any foreign role, is elusive.

Commentary: Americans often question whether we have a right to intervene abroad but we should ask ourselves, who but us?

Russia is unexceptional in terms of population, military spending and GDP. But it does have nuclear weapons, and that gives it clout.

Central to much of the skepticism regarding America's involvement in the crisis in Ukraine is the question: "Who are we?"

Many other countries adopted new names immediately upon independence from colonial rule

A loss of American self-belief becomes an asset for Russia in Ukraine.

Our greatest moments came not when we asked ‘Who are we?’ but when we asked, ‘Who but us?’

Known as the Ivory Coast in English, the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire is in West Africa. Its surface area is 322,462, sq. km. Countries bordering Côte d’Ivoire are Guinea, Mali, Liberia, Ghana, and Burkina Faso.