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Briefing: The serial-poisoning mother and daughter inspired by 'Breaking Bad'

Strategic angle: Carole D. and Amélie D. face trial for plotting to poison a partner using various toxic substances.

Briefing: Tough negotiations loom as Denmark's Social Democrats fail to secure a majority

Strategic angle: The party, which has governed since 2019, gained the most votes but saw its weakest results in over a century.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Iran war: US reportedly offers 15-point plan to end war

Strategic angle: The proposal reportedly includes a one-month ceasefire and was conveyed to Iran via Pakistan.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Middle East live: Israeli strikes on South Lebanon leave nine dead

Strategic angle: Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon result in multiple casualties amid ongoing conflict.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Sara Duterte impeachment hearings start as political death match heats up

Strategic angle: The Philippines' VP faces another impeachment round with her 2028 presidential run on the line.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Lebo M sues comedian Learnmore Jonasi claiming Circle of Life misrepresentation

Strategic angle: Grammy winner seeks more than $20m in damages over mistranslation of The Lion King chant.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: In California, the war on ultraprocessed foods moves to the supermarket

Strategic angle: California takes a bold step in regulating ultraprocessed foods in supermarkets.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Brazil court grants temporary house arrest for jailed Bolsonaro

Strategic angle: The former president, sentenced to 27 years for an attempted coup, is now under house arrest.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: 'I don't recognize any faces': Yohann's life with prosopagnosia

Strategic angle: Yohann Cordelle navigates life with prosopagnosia, sharing his coping strategies for a condition that makes it impossible to remember faces.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Currency markets drift as traders sceptical of US efforts to end Iran war

Strategic angle: Traders express doubts about the effectiveness of US strategies in resolving the conflict in Iran.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Denmark's Frederiksen weakened by election setback, coalition talks loom

Strategic angle: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen faced a sharp electoral setback as her Social Democrats slid toward their worst result in over a century.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option

Strategic angle: Trump's actions raise questions about the future of mail-in voting in the U.S.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Judge says government's Anthropic ban looks like punishment

Strategic angle: Tech company Anthropic, the maker of the Claude AI system, is suing the Trump administration over the government labeling it a 'supply chain risk.'

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: An air traffic controller was juggling extra roles during the LaGuardia plane crash

Strategic angle: Concerns raised by the National Transportation Safety Board regarding midnight shift controllers at LaGuardia.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Belgium's 'pro-Iranian cells aimed to demonstrate their capacity to act' by attacking Jewish sites

Strategic angle: Gert Vercauteren assesses the risk of terrorist attacks, 10 years after the 2016 Brussels attacks.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Briefing: Journalists at Australia's national broadcaster begin 24-hour strike over pay

Strategic angle: Staff at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation are striking for the first time in 20 years.

Editorial Staff Mar 25

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Ukraine peace talks stall as Russia begins its spring offensive

The diplomatic process aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine has stalled since the beginning of the Iran war, which Kyiv claims only “bolsters Russia’s confidence”.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Scores feared dead as Colombian military plane crashes

Transport plane carrying 125 soldiers and crew crashes shortly after takeoff in southern Amazon region.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: From afar, American students in France feel the shockwaves of Trump

Strategic angle: As academic freedom declines in the US, some young people are choosing France for advanced degrees, facing challenges along the way.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Canadian woman held with daughter by ICE warns all immigrants to ‘lie low’ whatever their legal status

Strategic angle: Tania Warner emphasizes the need for caution among immigrants after her own experience with ICE.

Editorial Staff Mar 24