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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.

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: Democrat Emily Gregory projected to win Florida House seat representing Trump, Mar-a-Lago

Strategic angle: The projected victory by Emily Gregory would flip control of Florida House District 87 from Republicans.

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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Briefing: The 14th Amendment does not codify English principles of subjectship: A brief reply to the Amar brothers

Strategic angle: A response to the Amar brothers' interpretation of the 14th Amendment regarding citizenship rights.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Court appears likely to side with Trump administration on rights of asylum seekers

Strategic angle: The Supreme Court seems poised to uphold the federal government's policy on asylum seekers.

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

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Briefing: Cuba sends doctors on medical missions. The U.S. isn't a fan

Strategic angle: It's a major source of revenue for the island. And it's controversial. Now countries are sending Cuban doctors home in response to pressure from the Trump administration.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Concerns grow for stranded whale still stuck on German coast

A large whale is fighting for survival off Germany's Baltic coast after becoming trapped in shallow waters.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: French municipal vote: What do results mean for 2027 ballot?

Strategic angle: France's far-right National Rally did not do as well as it hoped in recent local elections. But, experts say, mainstream parties can't afford to relax ahead of the 2027 presidential elections.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Russia launches 948 drones at Ukraine in largest attack over 24-hour period

Cities across the west of Ukraine were hit, with residential buildings damaged and many injured.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Iran war puts South Asia's Gulf remittances at risk

Strategic angle: Millions of South Asian workers in the Middle East provide a vital economic boost by sending money home. Economists warn these flows would be at risk if a protracted conflict dents the Gulf region's economies.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Iran war: US to deploy thousands more soldiers — reports

Strategic angle: The US combat forces are expected to come from the 82nd Airborne Division, which is capable of deploying anywhere in the world in under 24 hours.

Editorial Staff Mar 24