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Briefing: Iran: Mysterious cargo at Isfahan nuclear site revealed by exclusive satellite image

Strategic angle: Le Monde reveals an image of a convoy at the gates of a major underground nuclear complex in Iran, potentially linked to enriched uranium stockpile.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Behind the scenes of the pope's unexpected visit to Monaco

Strategic angle: To the surprise of many observers and French bishops, Leo XIV is visiting the city-state on Saturday.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Bank of America agrees to pay $72 million to settle Epstein sex-trafficking suit

Strategic angle: The settlement addresses claims that the bank overlooked warning signs related to Jeffrey Epstein's criminal activities.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Nepal's ex-PM arrested over fatal protest crackdown

Strategic angle: More than 70 people were killed during an uprising last year which ousted Oli's government.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Singer Gims charged with 'aggravated money laundering'

Strategic angle: The artist was held in police custody as part of an ongoing investigation into a vast international money laundering case.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: US House to vote on DHS funding as travel chaos deepens

Strategic angle: The planned vote is unlikely to end the funding impasse as long security lines at US airports continue.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Nepal: Former PM Oli arrested over deadly protests

Strategic angle: Ex-Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak was also taken into custody amid probe into their roles during deadly anti-corruption protests last September, which killed 76 people.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: From jammed broadcasts to a blocked website: BBC Russian's 80 years of defiance

Strategic angle: For half a century, BBC Russian had to fend off jammers. Now its website is blocked, but millions still read it.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: 'The gravest crime against humanity': What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

Strategic angle: African and Caribbean nations want countries which benefited from slavery to pay compensation but it will not be straightforward.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: EU Targets Small Parcels from Chinese E-commerce Sites

Strategic angle: New regulations will hold non-European platforms accountable for products entering the EU, with taxes starting in July.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: War in Iran: Israel and Gulf states fear a hasty US exit

Strategic angle: Under pressure from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the US president could decide to call a ceasefire, but that would resolve neither the issue of access to this maritime passage nor the question of the Iranian threat in the region.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: Twelve US troops wounded in Iran strike on base in Saudi Arabia, US official says

Strategic angle: Several troops were injured, two of them seriously, in the Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: US envoy hopeful on Iran talks as strikes target nuclear facilities

Strategic angle: Steve Witkoff expresses optimism for upcoming meetings despite US-Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear sites.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Tiger Woods arrested on suspicion of DUI after rollover crash, sheriff says - AP News

Strategic angle: Tiger Woods has been charged with driving under the influence following a rollover crash in Florida.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Gabon’s tiny turtles race against extinction as funding for protection dries up

Strategic angle: Gabon is intensifying efforts to protect vulnerable sea turtle hatchlings as nesting season peaks between December and March along the country’s Atlantic coast.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: DHS Confirms Lewandowski's Departure Alongside Noem

Strategic angle: The Department of Homeland Security has officially announced the exit of Lewandowski, coinciding with Noem's departure.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: US Tech Companies Must be Accountable in US Courts for Facilitating Persecution and Torture Abroad, EFF Urges US Supreme Court

Strategic angle: Cisco Systems Case Has Major Implications for Global Human Rights

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Man arrested in plot to firebomb Palestinian activist's home after undercover op

Strategic angle: A 26-year-old man linked to a New Jersey-based group has been arrested for planning an attack on a Palestinian activist.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Man arrested over plot to firebomb pro-Palestinian activist's NY home

Strategic angle: Agents found eight Molotov cocktails in the man's Hoboken home, according to court documents.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

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Briefing: Rubio says Iran war to last weeks, no US ground troops needed

Strategic angle: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio states military operations in Iran will conclude soon without deploying ground forces.

Editorial Staff Mar 27