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Briefing: Labor secretary’s security staffer resigns amid misconduct investigation

Strategic angle: A staff member of the Labor Secretary has stepped down following allegations of misconduct.

Briefing: Gaza: Phase two of Trump's peace plan stalls amid war with Iran

Strategic angle: Planned measures are now at a standstill, including reconstruction of the enclave, the demilitarization of Hamas, the gradual withdrawal of the Israeli army and the establishment of a technocratic government.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: Video of Iranian soldier being targeted in a Tehran strike is AI generated

Strategic angle: Doubts arise over authenticity of videos shared by pro-Israel accounts and Israeli media.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: Qatar PM after Gulf energy attacks: 'This war must be stopped immediately'

Strategic angle: Qatar’s prime minister demands an immediate end to the conflict following missile strikes on energy facilities, urging Iran to halt attacks amid rising gas prices.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: Iranian TV shows man rescued from South Khorasan rubble

Strategic angle: Red Crescent teams rescue survivors in South Khorasan after reported US-Israeli strikes, as Iran counts rising civilian toll and mounting destruction.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: Senegal not losing without a fight

Strategic angle: Senegal asserts its determination as it navigates challenges ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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European leaders seek breakthrough on €90bn Ukraine loan blocked by Viktor Orban

EU leaders aim to resolve funding dispute affecting Ukraine's financial aid.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: Ukraine may restart peace process as Iran war escalates and EU aid remains blocked

Strategic angle: Ukraine is preparing to resume peace talks with the US amid geopolitical tensions and potential loss of EU support.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: French Socialists split over alliance with hard-left party in mayoral runoffs

Strategic angle: Several candidates from France’s mainstream left have joined forces with Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s France Unbowed to boost their chances in mayoral runoffs, while others reject the alliance.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: Federal student loans will move to Treasury, further shrinking Education Department

Strategic angle: The Trump administration announced a three-phase transition that will eventually include management of most federal student loans as well as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: Europe must end diplomacy and push for change in Iran, says Israeli UN ambassador

Strategic angle: Israel has called for an end to European diplomacy in Iran, urging a firmer hand alongside the US to force regime change in Tehran as the conflict rages on.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: Watch: New €10 Amsterdam–Berlin train service by Govolta takes off

Strategic angle: A new low-cost rail service linking Amsterdam and Berlin was launched on 19 March as GoVolta’s first train departed from Amsterdam Centraal.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: FDA backs off stricter tanning bed rules with RFK Jr.'s support

Strategic angle: Health officials with the Trump administration have backed away from an effort to more heavily regulate indoor tanning — despite protests from medical groups that warn of the dangers of skin cancer.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: Iranian opposition’s Lion and Sun flag hoisted at Iranian Embassy in Copenhagen

Strategic angle: Diplomats from the Islamic Republic resign and seek asylum amid rising tensions.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: Israeli PM Netanyahu addresses press conference

Strategic angle: Netanyahu defends Israel and US campaign against Iran, highlighting successful airstrikes.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: ‘Iran war is Europe’s war’, says former Trump security advisor

Strategic angle: Trump’s former national security advisor criticizes European leaders for their inaction on the Iran conflict.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: Trump's mediators offer Hamas formal proposal to give up its weapons in Gaza

Strategic angle: NPR has learned that mediators have quietly given Hamas a proposal to hand over all its weapons to ensure Gaza's reconstruction.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: Trump's grounds for concerns: Will the US risk lives to take Iran’s uranium?

Strategic angle: The Middle East War is on its 19th day, with a perceived split in US and Israeli strategy emerging.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Iran 'boycotting' United States but not World Cup, says football federation chief

Iran is set to participate in the World Cup despite political tensions with the US.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

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Briefing: Archaeological site in Chile upends theory of how humans populated the Americas … again

Strategic angle: Discovery at Monte Verde puts north-to-south expansion theory back at centre of heated debate on continent’s human history.

Editorial Staff Mar 19