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Briefing: Trump wants a deadlocked Congress to move on AI. Frustrated states say they already have

Strategic angle: State lawmakers have been stepping in to regulate artificial intelligence, clashing with the federal government's inaction as concerns about oversight and safety grow.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: How successful has the US been in achieving its war objectives in its now one-month-old war in Iran?

Strategic angle: The White House continues to claim major successes in its ongoing operations in Iran, which have now reached the one month mark.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: House Republicans reject Senate deal, prolonging partial US government shutdown

Strategic angle: Airport security agents have not been paid in more than a month due to a congressional impasse, causing travel chaos across the US.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Solar is winning the energy race

Strategic angle: The world’s cheapest power source is scaling at warp speed, pushing coal, gas and nuclear aside.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: The turbulent history of US-Cuban relations

Strategic angle: Donald Trump is not the first US president to have expansionist ambitions for Cuba. The US has a long history of trying to control the island — and of antagonistic relations with its government.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: India: Modi inaugurates new international airport in Noida

Strategic angle: The new international airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, aims to service New Delhi with a capacity of up to 70 million passengers annually.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: The EU's recipe for trade deals: easy on beef, tough on wine

Strategic angle: The European Commission finalizes trade agreements while maintaining a strategic approach to negotiations.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Live classical music sessions are helping students in Amsterdam focus during exam season

Strategic angle: Organised by the Concertgebouw's youth association, the sessions aim to help students concentrate while introducing younger audiences to classical music.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Why are older adults far more at risk from COVID or flu?

Strategic angle: New research highlights the impact of ageing-related inflammation, especially due to immune cells marked by the GZMK gene.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Jewish life in Europe: 'J'accuse. Never again is a lie'

Strategic angle: Israeli strategist Avital Sahar highlights the threats to Jewish communities in Europe amid rising antisemitism.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Tiger Woods released on bail after Florida car crash

Strategic angle: The golf star was charged with driving under the influence following a car accident.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: ‘We can have a better digital world’: Global campaign targets ‘enshitification’ of social media

Strategic angle: A platform becomes ‘enshitified’ when it introduces paid features or subscriptions that makes a user’s experience worse than it used to be.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: The Mères Lyonnaises: The women who first cooked and baked Lyon's gastronomic legend

Strategic angle: The Mères Lyonnaises were a group of women who helped create Lyon’s food identity since the 1800s and undoubtedly left a lasting mark on France's celebrated gastronomy.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: War in the Middle East Live: Conflict enters second month, US expects to end it within two weeks

Strategic angle: The war in the Middle East entered its second month on Saturday as attacks continued across the region and the United States insisted that its objectives will be achieved within two weeks.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Europe's farms are reeling from the Iran war. Regenerative farmers saw it coming

Strategic angle: The Iran war has sent fertiliser prices soaring – but these farmers aren’t fazed.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Time zone quirks around the world that travellers may not know about

Strategic angle: With European Summer Time almost upon us, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to look at time zones across the globe.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Millions angry with Trump expected to fill American streets

Strategic angle: Massive nationwide protests against US President Donald Trump are expected Saturday as millions of people vent fury over what they see as his authoritarian bent and other forms of cruel, law-trampling governance.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Millions expected to fill American streets in third 'No Kings' protest against Trump

Strategic angle: More than 3,000 protests are planned across US cities on Saturday against US President Donald Trump.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Israel army reports war's first missile attack from Yemen

Strategic angle: Yemen's Houthi movement threatens military intervention amid escalating conflict.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Bank of America settles Epstein case for $72.5 million

Strategic angle: A lawsuit claimed the bank ignored red flags tied to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking operations. The bank denied wrongdoing but agreed to settle.

Editorial Staff Mar 28