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Half a year after the poison attack on the former Russian double agent Sergey Skripal and his daughter, Scotland Yard has named and posted photos of the two suspects. They are thought to be affiliated with the Russian military intelligence agency GRU, Prime Minister Theresa May told parliament on Wednesday evening. Does this mean the Skripal case is solved?

Denmark has been rocked by a scandal over welcome rituals at grammar schools. According to reports one of the rituals involves 15 and 16-year-old girls starting upper school being selected to be waitresses at a dinner for pupils of the graduating classes. They are made to follow a dress code that includes wearing red panties and are often subjected to sexual harassment. Danish media are appalled.

The Syrian regime and Moscow are apparently set to carry out an offensive against the last major rebel stronghold, Idlib. Damascus has gathered its troops and the Russian air force carried out preliminary strikes on Tuesday. The UN has warned that the operation could result in a humanitarian catastrophe in view of the roughly three million civilians living in the province. Commentators ask how such an outcome can be avoided.

In the run-up to the Swedish parliamentary elections on 9 September polls are pointing to a deadlock. Neither the left nor the conservative Alliance winning a majority because the Sweden Democrats look set to garner almost 20 percent of the vote. Journalists take stock of the right-wing populist party's growing popularity.