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Briefing: Fifteen years after fall of Gaddafi, Libyan city of Benghazi reborn

Strategic angle: Fifteen years after the revolution that deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, our team reports from the eastern city of Benghazi.

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Briefing: 'Talk to Lukashenka or face Putin,' freed Belarus activist warns EU

Strategic angle: Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kalesnikava issues a stark warning to Europe about the growing Russian influence in Belarus.

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Briefing: CarMax Sold Cars Buyers Couldn’t Legally Own For Months At A Time

Strategic angle: Prosecutors say the used-car retail giant repeatedly delayed ownership paperwork, leaving thousands of buyers without legal title.

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Briefing: Japan's giant caldera volcano is refilling 7,300 years later

Strategic angle: The magma reservoir of the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is refilling, providing insights into giant caldera volcanoes.

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Briefing: 'Aluminess Make This Right': Woman Tries To Use Her Car's Lifetime Warranty. Then A Worker Tells Her Something Unexpected

Strategic angle: "What does a lifetime warranty actually mean?"

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Briefing: Germany news: Bundestag votes for pension scheme reboot

Strategic angle: German lawmakers have voted for a scheme aimed at making state-backed private pensions more attractive.

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Briefing: Misleading headlines claim UK legalised abortion until birth

Strategic angle: A network of online European outlets and social media posts are claiming that the United Kingdom will now allow abortion up until the moment of birth, based on a confusion of the terms 'decriminalisation' and 'legalisation'.

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Briefing: Iran and the US Hardening Positions Over Ceasefire Talks

Strategic angle: Tensions escalate as both nations take firm stances in the ongoing conflict.

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Toyota Confirms The Celica Sports Name And AWD In One Shot

Turbocharged 2.0-liter hybrid power and all-wheel drive are on the cards for the legendary Toyota coupe’s return.

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Briefing: 'My daughter is under the rubble': Inside Tehran as civilian toll of strikes rises

Strategic angle: One month since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, Tehran residents tell the BBC their lives have been devastated.

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Briefing: Is Iran using cryptocurrencies to circumvent sanctions?

Strategic angle: Experts say Iran's Revolutionary Guards are using cryptocurrencies to circumvent Western sanctions and finance allied militias.

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Briefing: Podcast: From Ljubljana to Copenhagen: A dramatic week at the polls

Strategic angle: Danes and Slovenians cast their ballots earlier this week in key parliamentary elections. We take a look at what these votes mean for the European Union.

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Briefing: Whale swims off sandbank after big German rescue effort on Baltic coast

Strategic angle: Rescue teams now hope the whale will swim out of the shallow waters of Lübeck Bay and into the wider sea.

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Briefing: VW’s Chinese Full-Size SUV Took 2 Years To Create And Costs The Same As A RAV4

Strategic angle: A pair of electric motors combine to deliver 496 hp, making the ID. Unyx 08 quite a tempting proposition.

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Briefing: India news: Government reduces special excise duties on petrol and diesel

Strategic angle: The Indian government has ordered a cut in its special excise duties for petrol and diesel amid the volatility in global crude prices from the Iran war.

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Briefing: Newsletter: ‘Not our war’ - Rubio joins G7 talks amid transatlantic rift over war in Iran

Strategic angle: Also in this newsletter: Lebanon’s Minister of Culture Ghassan Salamé tells Europe Today that Israel's "creeping military action" in the country's south has become an "invasion."

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Briefing: Japan: Tokyo sakura season begins with Ueno Park picnics

Strategic angle: Japan officially entered cherry blossom season in Tokyo on Thursday after the Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed the first blooming of Somei Yoshino trees at Yasukuni Shrine.

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Briefing: Women secretly filmed, then ridiculed and abused online

Strategic angle: Women in Kenya and Ghana share their experiences of being filmed without consent by a Russian man, leading to online ridicule.

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Briefing: Whale swims to freedom after days stranded on German beach

Strategic angle: The whale was first spotted stuck on the beach on Monday.

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Briefing: The European AllSky7 Fireball Network

Strategic angle: A comprehensive overview of the AllSky7 fireball network and its significance in astronomical research.