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Macron announces ‘purely defensive’ mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz

President Emmanuel Macron outlines France's initiative to ensure safe passage through the strategic waterway.

Briefing: AI lab Anthropic sues to block Pentagon blacklisting

Strategic angle: Tech start-up Anthropic has refused to meet the Pentagon's demands for unrestricted military use of AI, setting up a legal showdown with the Trump administration.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: What to know about Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader

Strategic angle: The second son of the late supreme leader keeps a low profile but has significant influence behind the scenes.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: ITB Berlin: Travel industry looks for new opportunities for resilience in the face of global unrest

Strategic angle: Many destinations are seeing visitors spend more money and time in search of a more meaningful cultural experience.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: EU enlargement: What's in it for European businesses?

Strategic angle: The EU’s enlargement commissioner has urged businesses to invest in candidate countries, while new survey findings reveal hesitance among European companies.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Oil prices jump and markets slide as Iran names new supreme leader and digs in

Strategic angle: The announcement of a new supreme leader in Iran has led to a surge in oil prices and a downturn in global markets.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: G7 'not there yet' on releasing oil reserves as Iran war drives price surge

Strategic angle: Finance ministers from G7 countries discuss oil prices but fail to agree on stockpile release.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: EU fails to deliver on promise of local energy communities, ECA auditors warn

Strategic angle: An audit reveals frustrations among residents of energy communities regarding the EU's commitment to renewable energy initiatives.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Euronews on the ground: Iran strikes rattle Gulf as oil price surges

Strategic angle: Iran’s escalating strikes rattle Gulf states on Monday as oil soars and questions grow over who controls Tehran, Euronews' Jane Witherspoon reports.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Severe flooding in Kenya leaves dozens dead and Maasai Mara elephants wading in water

Strategic angle: Locals say the capital was unprepared for such extreme weather, while tourists have been air lifted out of the national park.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Landmark trial begins for Turkish opposition leader Imamoglu

Strategic angle: Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu faces a corruption trial seen as a political maneuver against him.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: How Dassault Systèmes AI companions redefine industrial design and manufacturing

Strategic angle: Euronews Next sat down with Florence Verzelen, executive vice president at Dassault Systèmes.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Eleven countries ask Ukraine for help with Iran's drone warfare

Strategic angle: Kyiv is reviewing official requests from countries neighbouring Iran, as well as from the US and European countries, which are now asking Ukraine for help with anti-drone air defence.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Colombia elects new divided Congress ahead of May presidential vote

Strategic angle: Preliminary results show President Gustavo Petro's left wing block leading in the senate.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Europe is ‘unknown variable’ in US-China rivalry, Barrot says, urging EU to overcome ‘deep doubt'

Strategic angle: The French foreign minister emphasizes the urgency for Europe to address its uncertainties in the face of US-China tensions.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Huge blaze near Glasgow central station causes travel chaos

Strategic angle: A fire that began on Sunday near Glasgow Central Station has crippled train services at the busy rail hub.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: India offered sanctuary to Iranian ship three days before US sank it

Strategic angle: India says Tehran sought permission to dock three ships on the day the US and Israel began a war on Iran.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Oil prices soar as Iran launches more attacks across the region

Crude prices have spiked to their highest levels in at least 14 years, exceeding $100 per barrel for the first time since 2022.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Belgium vows to fight antisemitism after synagogue blast

Strategic angle: A pre-dawn blast on March 9 damaged a synagogue in Liège, eastern Belgium, prompting a strong response from authorities.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Dangerous droughts triggered by heatwaves are accelerating at an alarming rate, study shows

Strategic angle: Heatwaves, drought, wildfire risk and El Niño are compounding to create a dangerous cocktail of climate change.

Editorial Staff Mar 9