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Briefing: Are US soldiers really "refusing orders" to fight in Iran war?

Strategic angle: Rumors of American soldiers refusing to fight in Iran lack evidence, despite rising concerns.

Briefing: US Fed raises inflation outlook over 'uncertain' Iran war impact

Strategic angle: Due to an 'uncertain' economic outlook because of the war in Iran, the Fed has raised its inflation outlook.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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'Our sons will not die for Ukraine,' Orbán tells supporters ahead of crucial April elections

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán rallied supporters in Budapest, framing April's election as a choice between peace and war.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Israel Destroys River Bridges in Southern Lebanon

Strategic angle: The health ministry reports a rising death toll amid ongoing conflict.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Europe’s healthcare - A right or a business model? MEPs face off in The Ring

Strategic angle: In this special edition of The Ring, MEPs debate the funding of European health innovation.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Skeleton in Magdeburg Cathedral is almost certainly Otto I

Strategic angle: Researchers believe they have confirmed the identity of the remains found in the sarcophagus of Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: US to demand $15,000 visa bonds from 12 more countries

Strategic angle: The requirement, effective April 12, targets African nations with high overstay rates amid stricter immigration rules.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: A mom wrote a kids' book on grief. She was just convicted of her husband's murder

Strategic angle: Kouri Richins was found guilty of fatally poisoning her husband in a case that shocked the community.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: 'Not a one-person regime': Why Iran's Islamic Republic is so hard to topple

Strategic angle: US and Israeli strikes have targeted Iran's leadership, yet the regime remains resilient.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war

Strategic angle: The US government has relaxed sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry amid ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: FAA Tightens Safety Rules for Helicopters and Planes Around Major Airports

Strategic angle: Regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration are enhancing safety protocols in busy airspace, including the suspension of visual separation.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Russian Orthodox Church makes inroads in Africa

Strategic angle: The Russian Orthodox Church is slowly but surely gaining a foothold in Africa, leveraging ideological soft power.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Israeli military says Iran has launched new barrage of missiles toward country

It says sirens are alerting residents in areas under attack and air defences have been activated.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: ‘Nobel Prize of Water’ awarded to Iranian scientist who was exiled from his homeland

Strategic angle: The Stockholm Water Prize, handed to Kaveh Madani, celebrates outstanding contributions to the sustainable use and protection of water resources.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Germany news: Strike to block all flights at Berlin airport

Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is set to ground all flights amid a strike called for Wednesday.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Farage Calls for Release of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Strategic angle: Reform UK leader praises efforts to free imprisoned rapper and drug trafficker.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II, hailed as an 'epochal figure,' dies at 93

Strategic angle: Ilia II was hospitalised on Tuesday morning in critical condition with "mass bleeding from the stomach," the director of the Caucasus Medical Centre said.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Iran war exposes BRICS fault lines

Strategic angle: As the Iran crisis widens, BRICS faces mounting pressure to respond — but internal rifts and competing interests are limiting the bloc's ability to act as a geopolitical actor.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Gunshots Disrupt Chaharshanbe Suri Celebrations in Tehran

Strategic angle: Crowds flee as gunfire erupts during traditional fire festival.

Editorial Staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Syrian refugees flee Israeli offensive in Lebanon, returning to a Syria in ruins

Strategic angle: Thousands of Syrian refugees are escaping the conflict in Lebanon, facing a devastated homeland upon their return.

Editorial Staff Mar 18