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Briefing: How Neanderthals used a lakeshore in Germany to hunt, butcher and survive

Strategic angle: Discoveries from Lehringen reveal ancient survival strategies of Neanderthals.

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Briefing: 'Justice necessary': Yazidi survivors deliver harrowing genocide testimony amid int'l indifference

Strategic angle: Yazidi survivors share their traumatic experiences as calls for justice grow amidst global apathy.

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Briefing: Baltic states fear Ukraine war could spill over onto their territory

Strategic angle: Concerns rise as Ukrainian drones mistakenly land in Estonia and Latvia amid escalating tensions.

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EU Parliament Votes Through Measures Allowing Deportation of Migrants to 'Return Hubs'

MEPs voted 389 to 206 on a package of tougher immigration measures, including harsher penalties for non-compliant migrants.

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Briefing: Spanish woman to die by euthanasia after long legal battle with father

Strategic angle: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in Noelia Castillo's favour earlier this week.

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Briefing: Moscow’s mobile internet restored as Saint Petersburg goes offline

Strategic angle: Restrictions lifted in Moscow while St Petersburg faces ongoing outages amid security concerns.

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Briefing: Spain's parliament approves €5 billion package to curb impact of war in Iran

Strategic angle: The European Union's fourth-largest economy responds to the ongoing conflict with a significant financial package.

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Briefing: EU accuses four porn sites of allowing children access adult content

Strategic angle: The European Commission has found that Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos violated children's rights under the Digital Services Act.

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Briefing: Iran and Ukraine wars 'very much interlinked' by Russia, Kallas warns

Strategic angle: "We can't forget about Ukraine," High Representative Kaja Kallas has said as the war in the Middle East leads the geopolitical agenda at G7 meeting.

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Briefing: Online porn sites putting kids' safety at risk, EU says

Strategic angle: Social media platform Snapchat and four adult websites fail to enforce age limits, prompting EU action.

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Briefing: A post-#MeToo reckoning in the French jazz scene

Strategic angle: Musicians from the world of jazz have been speaking out about the sexism and sexual violence that has long cast a shadow over their corner of the music industry.

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Briefing: Lost remains of French musketeer d'Artagnan may have been found in Dutch church

Strategic angle: The skeleton of famed French musketeer Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan may have been found in front of a church altar in Maastricht.

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Briefing: European Parliament backs EU-US tariff deal with safeguards

Strategic angle: The vote clears the way for tariff cuts on some American imports but includes safeguards as the European bloc accelerates efforts to reduce reliance on Washington.

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Briefing: EU set to vote on migrant 'return hubs'

Strategic angle: Human rights groups have warned of asylum seekers disappearing into 'legal black holes' beyond the borders of the European Union.

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Briefing: Iran war: How many European citizens has the EU repatriated?

Strategic angle: Thousands of Europeans have been evacuated from the Middle East amid ongoing conflict. How are EU countries coordinating these operations, and what role is Brussels playing?

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Briefing: Mercedes Explains Where The V12 Survives And Where It's Dead

Strategic angle: The company's biggest engine is gone from Europe and other markets.

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Briefing: France is 'more and more keen' on Australia critical minerals investment, minister says

Strategic angle: Australia's Resources Minister highlights France's growing interest in critical minerals projects amid global competition.

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Briefing: Benn wants Garcia fight in UK stadium next after Prograis

Strategic angle: Conor Benn aims for a world title shot following his bout with Regis Prograis.

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Briefing: Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says US has linked security guarantees to ceding of Donbas

Strategic angle: Ukrainian president says peace deal proposed by US included ceding land to Russia.

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Briefing: Pierre Buhler, former diplomat: 'We are witnessing a worrying crack in the European edifice'

Strategic angle: The former ambassador highlights the divisions among European Union member states over how to approach relations with the US.