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Briefing: 'Disaster' for Gulf states if Iran targets desalination plants

Strategic angle: Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf states' infrastructure amid rising tensions.

Briefing: The week in pictures: Strikes on Iran, the Oscars and the UEFA Champions League

Strategic angle: From continuing US and Israeli strikes on Iran to Nowruz celebrations and a volcanic eruption on the French island of Reunion, FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the week's most powerful images.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Iran threatens key infrastructure in Middle East after Trump ultimatum

Strategic angle: Iran warns of potential attacks on critical infrastructure in response to US threats.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Latest news bulletin | March 22nd, 2026 – Midday

Strategic angle: Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this March 22nd, 2026.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: France local elections: a key test one year before the country's presidential election

Strategic angle: One year before Emmanuel Macron’s term ends, parties will be able to gauge their strength in the second round of the local elections, with tight races in major cities, such as Paris, Marseille and Lyon.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Displaced in Lebanon sleep on streets as situation turns “catastrophic”

Strategic angle: Displaced people in Lebanon are increasingly being forced to sleep on the streets as housing becomes unaffordable amid soaring prices.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Iranian missile strikes injure more than 100 in southern Israel

Strategic angle: Iranian missile strikes on two southern Israeli towns wounded over 100 people as air defense systems failed to intercept the projectiles.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Cortina d'Ampezzo mixes Olympic legacy with Alpine glamour

Strategic angle: Cortina d'Ampezzo, the 'Pearl of the Dolomites,' is a blend of Olympic heritage with celebrity chic, fine dining and Alpine tradition, even as climate change and new tourism reshape the area.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: US claims destroyed Iranian bunker housing weapons

Strategic angle: The US military declared on Saturday it had taken out an Iranian bunker housing weapons threatening oil and gas shipments in the Strait of Hormuz.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Amazonia's Indigenous peoples dismantle Western cliches

Strategic angle: A new exhibition challenges long-held tropes about Indigenous peoples and the Amazon rainforest.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Slovenia votes in tight polls, with conservatives eyeing comeback

Strategic angle: Veteran politician Janez Jansa, an admirer of US President Donald Trump, is eyeing a comeback amid foreign interference claims.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Polluted drinking water takes center stage in Denmark's election campaign

Strategic angle: The presence of nitrates and pesticides in drinking water catchment sites raises concerns among Danes regarding industrial farming practices.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Slovenia votes: Liberals face right-wing populist challenge

Strategic angle: Slovenia is taking to the polls Sunday in parliamentary elections that pit the governing liberal party and PM Robert Golob against former-PM Janez Jansa and his right-wing SDS party.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Orbán vouches to 'break down the gates of the progressives in Brussels' if he wins elections

Strategic angle: At CPAC Hungary, Viktor Orbán promises to challenge progressive policies in Brussels if re-elected, amid a backdrop of restricted media access.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: 'All eyes are on the three biggest cities– Paris, Marseille and Lyon'

Strategic angle: FRANCE 24's journalist Antonia Kerrigan discusses the political stakes in France's major cities.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Trump settles scores with former prosecutor Robert Mueller following news of his death

Strategic angle: The former president expresses relief over the passing of the special prosecutor involved in the 2016 election investigation.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: The city of Nabatieh in Lebanon has been hit hard by Israeli airstrikes

Strategic angle: Hezbollah has a strong presence here, this is one of the heartlands of Lebanon's Shia community.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Cuba's power grid collapses leaving it without electricity for the 3rd time this month

Strategic angle: Cuba faces repeated power outages as the government struggles with infrastructure issues and external pressures.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: A strike on a hospital in Sudan killed at least 64 people, WHO says

Strategic angle: At least 64 people were killed, including at least 13 children, in a strike on a hospital in Sudan's western Darfur region last week.

Editorial Staff Mar 22

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Briefing: How one Minnesota school is bouncing back after the ICE surge

Strategic angle: NPR spent time inside a Minnesota school talking with educators, parents, and children as it tries to help kids feel safe again after the ICE surge.

Editorial Staff Mar 22