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Briefing: French municipal elections: Follow live

Strategic angle: On March 15 and 22, over 48 million voters across more than 34,000 French municipalities will elect their municipal councils and determine the mayors who will represent them for six years.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Iran says women's soccer captain drops Australia asylum bid

Strategic angle: Five of the seven women who had been granted asylum in Australia have reportedly decided to return to Iran amid safety concerns.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Two brothers arrested in France over 'deadly and antisemitic' plot, anti-terror prosecutors say

Strategic angle: Elyasse H. and Moad H. were arrested in northern France on Tuesday after police discovered a semi-automatic weapon and hydrochloric acid in their car.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: US and Israel carry out new strikes on western Iran

Strategic angle: Israel conducts extensive bombing campaign targeting Iranian regime infrastructure as conflict escalates.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: War in Iran strains ammunition supplies, raising concern among military leadership

Strategic angle: In just two weeks of war, Israeli and US forces have fired a record number of missiles to defend against Iranian attacks.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Civil war in Sudan is a never-ending humanitarian crisis

Strategic angle: Almost three years into Sudan's war, drone attacks and sexual violence show no signs of relenting. Could intensified international efforts influence the situation?

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Severe flooding kills 62 in Kenya, as heavy rains continue

Strategic angle: Eleven people were rescued overnight after a minibus taxi got stuck in rising floodwaters in Nairobi.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Belgian PM De Wever: Europe must strike a deal with Russia to end Ukraine war

Strategic angle: Belgian PM Bart De Wever advocates for negotiations with Russia to resolve the Ukraine conflict and restore affordable energy for Europe.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Week in pictures: Trouble in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s new leader and a Trump-Epstein statue

Strategic angle: From deadly strikes in Iran and Lebanon to a controversial statue of Trump and Epstein, this week has been eventful.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Kenya minister flies to Russia to halt illegal army hiring

Strategic angle: Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi is in Moscow to stop the forced recruitment of Kenyans to fight against Ukraine.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Uganda's Bobi Wine says he has fled the country

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine claims he has left the country after two months in hiding following disputed elections.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Zelensky accuses EU allies of 'blackmail' in oil pipeline row

Strategic angle: Volodymyr Zelensky claims that restoring Russian oil flow through Ukraine to the EU equates to lifting sanctions on Russia.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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North Korea fired 10 ballistic missiles, says Seoul

The ballistic missile launches came days after Pyongyang had warned of 'terrible consequences' over US-South Korea joint military drills.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Regional tensions cancel F1 races, delay MotoGP and cast doubt on Finalissima in Qatar

Strategic angle: Formula 1 has cancelled the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, Qatar’s MotoGP race has been postponed to November and the Spain-Argentina Finalissima in Doha is uncertain.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Taiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near island

Strategic angle: Politico reports on the increasing military activity near Taiwan.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Could Nigeria become an alternative oil supplier to the Middle East?

Strategic angle: Nigeria's foreign minister invites Gulf countries to consider Nigeria as a key partner in global oil supply amidst ongoing Middle Eastern conflicts.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Who is running Iran? The regime's new strongmen

Strategic angle: In the third week of war, who is leading the country? A veil of mystery surrounds a man who remains out of sight.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Cubans take to the streets and attack Communist Party office in rare riot over blackouts

Strategic angle: Protests erupt in Moron as citizens express frustration over worsening economic conditions and blackouts.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: What role is oil playing in the war in the Middle East and what's at stake?

Strategic angle: Global oil prices surge as tensions escalate in the Gulf following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Nigeria’s online content creator market has boomed. Can the skit-makers and streamers make it pay?

Strategic angle: As platforms make less from advertising, creators are struggling to monetise work – leading to calls for more government investment and tax breaks.

Editorial Staff Mar 15