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Briefing: War in the Middle East: Strike hits key nuclear site in Iran

Strategic angle: Hoda Abdel-Hamid is live from Doha, Qatar.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: French employees' cigarette breaks cost companies €5 billion a year, study estimates

Strategic angle: A new study reveals the significant financial impact of cigarette breaks on French companies.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Russia launches 154 drones over Ukraine, killing a couple at home and injuring their children

Strategic angle: A home in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia was struck in an overnight Russian attack, resulting in tragic casualties.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: European nations decry 'increasing settler terror' in West Bank

Strategic angle: Six Palestinians have been shot dead in settler attacks since March, prompting international condemnation.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: You can bet on climate disasters. Business is booming.

Strategic angle: The rise of betting on climate-related events is transforming the financial landscape.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Hillbilly Hostility: A Political Analysis

Strategic angle: Exploring the rise of regional tensions in American politics.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Washington sends conflicting signals as war rages on in the Middle East

Strategic angle: As the Iran conflict enters its fourth week, strikes on nuclear sites and a reported attack on a US-UK base signal further escalation.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: War in the Middle East: Jerusalem Old City targeted by Iranian projectile

Strategic angle: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned that the United States and Israel would intensify their strikes on Iran in the coming week starting Sunday.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Syrian Kurds return home to celebrate Nowruz for the first time since exile

Strategic angle: Nowruz, the Farsi-language word for 'new year,' marks a significant return for Syrian Kurds after years of exile.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase

A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Why isn't there more international coverage of Israeli strikes in Lebanon?

Strategic angle: Lebanon is the second front of the war in the Middle East, raising questions about media coverage.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: End of an heir-a: The U.K. abolishes aristocrats' right to inherit Parliament seats

Strategic angle: A new law phases out the hereditary peers in the British Parliament, marking a significant change in nearly 1,000 years.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: War in the Middle East: Lebanon's mental health crisis deepens

Strategic angle: Lebanon has been mired in conflicts and crises for decades, exacerbating its mental health challenges.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Opinion: Lessons from a bad weather forecast

Strategic angle: Residents in and around Washington braced themselves for damaging storms earlier this week, but turns out it was a forecast flop. One local meteorologist apologized.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: US to send more Marines to Middle East as Trump hints at wind-down

Strategic angle: Three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East, Iran threatened to expand its retaliatory attacks to include recreational and tourist sites worldwide.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Meet the Dutch art detective who tracks down stolen masterpieces

Strategic angle: For 20 years, Dutch art detective Arthur Brand has acted as an intermediary between the police and people who know where stolen artwork might be hiding.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: 'This is about attention': Mike Lee's MAGA crusade is driving his colleagues crazy

Strategic angle: Mike Lee's actions are causing frustration among his fellow lawmakers.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: When health insurance costs $2,500 per month, families make tough choices

Strategic angle: A self-employed couple already had to dip into retirement savings for health costs. Now, they are skipping vacations and canceling streaming to afford health insurance.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Three weeks in, Iran war escalates beyond Trump's control

Strategic angle: The conflict in Iran intensifies, raising concerns over Trump's ability to manage the situation.

editorial-staff Mar 21

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Briefing: DHS shutdown hurts families' access to detention facilities, Democrat says

Strategic angle: The difficulties for families adds to the patchwork of complaints about immigration oversight and other issues while the department remains without government funding for five weeks.

editorial-staff Mar 21