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Briefing: 5th member of Iranian women's soccer team gives up asylum in Australia

Strategic angle: The player's departure shortly before midnight on Sunday leaves two of an initial seven squad members in Australia.

Editorial Staff Mar 16

World Europe

Briefing: Six talking points from final round of Six Nations

Strategic angle: France snatch the Six Nations from Ireland's grasp with a last-gasp win over England, Scotland's title hopes end in Dublin and Wales win at last.

Editorial Staff Mar 16

World Europe

Briefing: Ligue 1: Lyon can't beat Le Havre and see OM take off in race for 3rd

Strategic angle: Olympique Lyonnais struggles with a draw, allowing Marseille to gain an advantage in the standings.

Editorial Staff Mar 16

Politics Elections

Briefing: Kazakhstan voters back constitutional overhaul, exit polls show

Strategic angle: Voters overwhelmingly approved sweeping reforms in a referendum that could tighten presidential control over institutions and raise concerns about civil liberties.

Editorial Staff Mar 16

World North America

Briefing: Big Tech purchases of carbon credits explode amid AI race, with Microsoft leading the way

Strategic angle: Carbon credit purchases by Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft skyrocketed in 2023, based on tracked purchases.

Editorial Staff Mar 16

World Middle East

Briefing: U.S. Struggles to Secure Iran's Enriched Uranium Stockpile

Strategic angle: Concerns rise over the management of Iran's nuclear materials.

Editorial Staff Mar 16

World Europe

Briefing: ‘No ordinary clean-up operation’: EU deploys drones and robots to remove litter from the sea floor

Strategic angle: The EU-funded initiative is helping tidy up the litter-filled sea floor, and could even be used to detect hidden mines.

Editorial Staff Mar 16

World Europe

Briefing: No more waiting: Businesses push for clarity from EU institutions as packaging law applies soon

Strategic angle: Time is almost up for the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation to take effect on 12 August 2026.

Editorial Staff Mar 16

World Europe

Briefing: Travelling with young kids? These are Europe’s easiest city breaks for families

Strategic angle: Denmark’s capital Copenhagen was the highest ranked city in a new ‘family breaks index’ with Berlin, Barcelona, Florence and Amsterdam rounding up the top five.

Editorial Staff Mar 16

Science Space

Briefing: Greece enters the astronaut era as scientist joins ESA training programme

Strategic angle: Dr Adrianos Golemis selected for ESA's astronaut training, marking a significant milestone for Greece in space exploration.

Editorial Staff Mar 16