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Briefing: War in the Middle East: Israel launches fresh strikes on Beirut

Strategic angle: Renée Davis is live from Beirut.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: War in the Middle East: Strike hits key nuclear site in Iran

Strategic angle: Hoda Abdel-Hamid is live from Doha, Qatar.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: French employees' cigarette breaks cost companies €5 billion a year, study estimates

Strategic angle: A new study reveals the significant financial impact of cigarette breaks on French companies.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Russia launches 154 drones over Ukraine, killing a couple at home and injuring their children

Strategic angle: A home in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia was struck in an overnight Russian attack, resulting in tragic casualties.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Iranian Attack on Diego Garcia Military Base Raises Concerns

Strategic angle: Missile strike attempt highlights strategic tensions in the Indian Ocean.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: European nations decry 'increasing settler terror' in West Bank

Strategic angle: Six Palestinians have been shot dead in settler attacks since March, prompting international condemnation.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: You can bet on climate disasters. Business is booming.

Strategic angle: The rise of betting on climate-related events is transforming the financial landscape.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Hillbilly Hostility: A Political Analysis

Strategic angle: Exploring the rise of regional tensions in American politics.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Washington sends conflicting signals as war rages on in the Middle East

Strategic angle: As the Iran conflict enters its fourth week, strikes on nuclear sites and a reported attack on a US-UK base signal further escalation.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: War in the Middle East: Jerusalem Old City targeted by Iranian projectile

Strategic angle: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned that the United States and Israel would intensify their strikes on Iran in the coming week starting Sunday.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Syrian Kurds return home to celebrate Nowruz for the first time since exile

Strategic angle: Nowruz, the Farsi-language word for 'new year,' marks a significant return for Syrian Kurds after years of exile.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: US judge strikes down Pentagon press limits as unconstitutional

Strategic angle: A significant victory for press freedom as a US judge rules against the Pentagon's media access policy.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: US jury finds tech tycoon Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders

Strategic angle: A federal jury in California ruled that Elon Musk's misleading statements negatively impacted Twitter's share price during his acquisition attempt.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Why isn't there more international coverage of Israeli strikes in Lebanon?

Strategic angle: Lebanon is the second front of the war in the Middle East, raising questions about media coverage.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: End of an heir-a: The U.K. abolishes aristocrats' right to inherit Parliament seats

Strategic angle: A new law phases out the hereditary peers in the British Parliament, marking a significant change in nearly 1,000 years.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: War in the Middle East: Lebanon's mental health crisis deepens

Strategic angle: Lebanon has been mired in conflicts and crises for decades, exacerbating its mental health challenges.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Opinion: Lessons from a bad weather forecast

Strategic angle: Residents in and around Washington braced themselves for damaging storms earlier this week, but turns out it was a forecast flop. One local meteorologist apologized.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: US: Hawaii hit by historic flooding, more rain coming

Strategic angle: Thousands evacuated as winter storms bring heavy rainfall to Oahu.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: Iran war: Natanz nuclear facility hit by US, Israel — Tehran

Strategic angle: Iran accuses the US and Israel of attacking its main uranium enrichment site, escalating tensions in the region.

Editorial Staff Mar 21

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Briefing: US to send more Marines to Middle East as Trump hints at wind-down

Strategic angle: Three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East, Iran threatened to expand its retaliatory attacks to include recreational and tourist sites worldwide.

Editorial Staff Mar 21