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The jail sentences handed down to members of the activist group Pussy Riot after they criticised Putin in their "punk prayer" at a church in Moscow contravene human rights, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg has ruled, and ordered Russia to pay the women compensation. Commentators take stock of the ruling.

The anxiously awaited meeting between Trump and Putin was a "meaningful and successful" conversation according to the Kremlin boss. The US president stressed once more that there had been no collusion before the US election and accused the FBI of damaging the US with its investigations. Commentators are relieved that the global situation has at least remained stable as a result of the summit, and unanimous on which leader was more in control.

A national football team many of whose players have migration backgrounds has brought the World Cup trophy back to France. But commentators take very different views about whether this victory can heal the country's social rifts.

A fact check carried out by the public TV broadcaster in Sweden has triggered a public outcry. The editing team, which normally focuses on checking the veracity of politicians' claims, had offered a fact check on the question of whether the Holocaust really happened. Swedish commentators are appalled.

In Cyprus journalists and politicians have criticised a glossary published by the OSCE which makes 56 proposals regarding how to deal with words and phrases deemed problematic in the context of the Cyprus conflict. Critics describe the glossary as an attempt to curtail freedom of expression and introduce a vocabulary that distorts historical facts. Cypriot journalists are at odds over the issue.