Briefing: These are the most popular National Parks in the United States
Strategic angle: The Great Smoky Mountains retained its position as the country’s most visited national park in 2025.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
World
International reporting with regional context and cross-border impact.
Briefing: Government to lift paywall from large parts of the Land Registry
Strategic angle: Finding out who owns land will become simpler under plans to make the best use of green spaces and hit net zero targets.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: 'Enough is enough!' - Ferrari insist no more changes to F1 start rules
Strategic angle: Ferrari team boss Frederic Vasseur believes it has got to the point where 'enough is enough' in terms of changing Formula 1's race-start procedure.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Global hedge funds suffer worst losses since 'liberation day' on Iran war turmoil
Strategic angle: Hedge funds are getting battered by a sharp spike in oil prices and a broad market selloff unraveling crowded trades as the Iran war continues.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Show HN: The Lottery of Life
Strategic angle: Exploring the intersection of chance and opportunity in life.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Has Europe's center-right started relying on the far right?
Strategic angle: With the center-right increasingly teaming up with the far-right in the European Parliament, EU politics may be headed for a significant shift.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: AIPAC faces calls to reassess strategy after split results in Illinois
Strategic angle: AIPAC is urged to rethink its approach following recent electoral outcomes in Illinois.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: No more big spenders: Iran war to dent Gulf state investment
Strategic angle: Gulf states like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE may redirect their investments closer to home due to the ongoing Iran war.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Minnesota fires women's hockey coach Frost
Strategic angle: Minnesota dismissed women's hockey coach Brad Frost on Tuesday after 19 seasons, a decade since the program's last national championship.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Texas marches on thanks to Mark's late winner
Strategic angle: Tramon Mark hit a fadeaway jumper from just inside the 3-point line with 1.1 seconds left, and Texas survived a late rally to beat NC State 68-66 on Tuesday night in a First Four matchup.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Team USA Baseball vs. Dominican Republic: Expert predictions for World Baseball Classic semifinals
The two powerhouses face off Sunday night in Miami
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Traffic starts trickling through Strait of Hormuz: Who's moving through and who's still stranded or diverting
Strategic angle: Iran has scared off most ships from the Strait of Hormuz, leaving some ships to pass through, while most continued to wait outside the Gulf.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Iran still seen capable of escalating attacks on Gulf’s energy
Strategic angle: Analysts warn Tehran’s ability to prolong disruption to oil and gas flows ‘has a way to go’
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Trump has broken it. Now he owns it
Strategic angle: Continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens the movement of gas and fertilisers as well as oil
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Iran conflict turns shipping market into ‘wild west’
Strategic angle: Containers are being dropped off at far-flung ports while freight rates have soared.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: The sum of all fears for Lebanon
Strategic angle: Many in the country, haunted by memories of the 1980s, are convinced Israel is preparing a broad land offensive.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: UAE set to show leniency on tax rules for expats leaving to avoid Iran war
Strategic angle: Move would be particularly important for Dubai, which has attracted wealthy individuals with its zero income tax rate.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: A 'consortium' of bacteria cooperates to eat phthalate plasticizers that single microbes can't stomach
Strategic angle: Plastic trash has reached the world's most remote locations, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Death of Ali Larijani deepens crisis at heart of Iran's leadership
Strategic angle: Larijani has long been seen as one of the Islamic Republic's most experienced and influential policy makers.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: King of Illinois: Pritzker swings Senate race as he targets Trump
Strategic angle: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is making waves in the Senate race as he sets his sights on Trump.
Editorial Staff Mar 18