As America braces for the most consequential presidential election in living memory, nations on this side of the Atlantic are bracing too. What happens on November 5, whoever ends up in the White House, matters for the European Union.

There are three areas on which we should focus here: NATO, trade and climate policy. We should, for example, be on red alert about Donald Trump’s rhetoric on withdrawing support for Ukraine and pulling out of the Paris climate agreement.

And while a Trump presidency is by far the more difficult option for Europe to manage, there are unwelcome signs from the Harris campaign too. Find out more here.

A new review of research on the history of female Nazi concentration camp guards is helping us piece together a complex and disturbing picture of an often overlooked part of the Holocaust. Who were these aufseherinnen and how did they differ from their male counterparts?

And 60 years on from the bloodless coup that deposed soviet leader Nikita Kruschev, we examine why his top team turned on him – but also why they didn't kill him. 

Mercifully, the modern workplace isn't quite as stressful as Kruschev's but workers are significantly more at risk of burnout. Beyond being tired or bored, this is a kind of emotional exhaustion that requires more than just a holiday. There are steps your employer can take if you are feeling this way.