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Briefing: Sea-Watch rescues 44 migrants from abandoned oil rig in Mediterranean

Strategic angle: Dozens of migrants have been rescued from an abandoned Mediterranean oil rig, marking the second incident of its kind this week and highlighting the dangers of the North Africa crossing.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Impact of Iran war in Pakistan: Fuel prices rise by over 50%

Strategic angle: Shahzaib Wahlah, correspondent in Islamabad Pakistan, has more.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Russian attack on Ukraine market kills five

Strategic angle: A Russian drone hit a busy spot in the southern Ukrainian town on Saturday morning, injuring another 21 people.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Young German Men Refusing Military Service

Strategic angle: As the Bundeswehr faces a soldier shortage, more young men are opting out of voluntary military service.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Pakistan announces free public transport as energy crisis bites

Strategic angle: State-run public transport in Pakistan's capital and most populous province will be free for the coming month amid rising fuel prices.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: France announces crisis loans for firms hit by fuel-price surge

Strategic angle: Emergency loan programme launched to support small and medium-sized businesses affected by rising fuel costs.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: War in the Middle East: Israel expands operations in Lebanon

Strategic angle: Simon Mabon, Professor of International Politics and Middle East Studies at Lancaster University, is our guest.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Camorra boss Roberto Mazzarella caught in luxury resort on Amalfi coast

Strategic angle: Mazzarella, head of the clan bearing his name, was on the list of Italy's most dangerous fugitives. Cash and luxury watches were seized in the operation.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: RFI Investigation: Ukrainian military in Libya and the strike on the Russian gas carrier Arctic Metagaz

Strategic angle: French journalists report the presence of more than 200 Ukrainian military specialists in Libya and their alleged involvement in the attack on the Arctic Metagaz vessel using a maritime drone.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: 'London Falling': A teenage imposter, an aging gangster and a body in the Thames

Strategic angle: In 2019, 19-year-old Zac Brettler leapt towards the River Thames from a fifth-floor luxury apartment in central London. Patrick Radden Keefe investigates the story of the teen's double life in a new book.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Opinion: Humanity's hopes ascended with Artemis II

Strategic angle: NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the successful launch of NASA's Artemis II this week. The four astronauts aboard will travel around the moon.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Videos show US missiles being launched from Kuwait into Iran

Strategic angle: Evidence mounts of missile attacks on Iran amid US–Israel conflict, despite regional denials.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Ex-matador gored to death by bull at Spanish arena ahead of bullfight

Strategic angle: Ricardo Ortiz, 51, tragically lost his life while preparing for a traditional bullfight in Malaga.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: In Japan and South Korea, Macron advocates for a 'third way'

Strategic angle: The French president called for the creation of a 'coalition of independents' committed to a 'third way' set apart from both China and the United States.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Cubans study oil tanker diplomacy for signs of progress in secret talks with US

Strategic angle: Despite hostile rhetoric Trump let a Russian ship break his blockade – could it herald a Venezuela-style outcome? When a sanctioned Russian oil tanker, the Anatoly Kolodkin, docked at Cuba’s Matanzas oil terminal on Tues

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Bahrain waters down UN proposal over opposition to allowing force to open Strait of Hormuz

Strategic angle: Bahrain modifies its stance on a UN proposal amid concerns over military intervention in the Strait of Hormuz.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: What is Israel's military objective in Lebanon?

Strategic angle: Israel's operations in Lebanon raise concerns about a potential new occupation as it seeks to weaken Hezbollah.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Senegal bans ministers from foreign travel as oil price rise bites

Strategic angle: The fuel cost is nearly double what the government budgeted for putting pressure on stretched finances.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: The busiest place you've never seen

Strategic angle: Photographer Julia Gunther and writer-filmmaker Nick Schönfeld chronicle the rhythms of daily life on Tristan da Cunha, the world's most remote inhabited island.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Why have US-South Africa relations soured?

Strategic angle: US President Donald Trump wants to sideline South Africa on the world stage. What is his issue with the country and when did things start going south?

Editorial Staff Apr 4