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Briefing: Germany: Meteorite Punches Through a House in Koblenz

Strategic angle: A meteorite crashed into a home in Koblenz after streaking across the sky, witnessed by several neighboring countries.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Swiss bar fire probe widens to five more local officials

Strategic angle: The investigation into the tragic fire at Le Constellation in Crans-Montana expands to include additional local officials.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Bag of cannabis and cash accidentally donated to NZ charity shop

Strategic angle: Two teenagers have been arrested after inadvertently leaving the knapsack for staff to find.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Hezbollah reports clash with overnight Israeli raid in east Lebanon

Strategic angle: Militant group Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with Israeli troops during an overnight raid in eastern Lebanon.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Long before AI, fake photos were already popular

Strategic angle: An exhibition in Amsterdam highlights the long history of manipulated visuals, from anti-Nazi photo montages to staged photos.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Israelis divided over war with Iran as conflict expands

Strategic angle: Air raid sirens ring out across Israel, alerting residents of Iranian missile launches, a sound that now dictates the daily lives of Israelis.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Chimps' taste for fermented fruit hints at origins of human love of alcohol

Strategic angle: Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who'd feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from the fermented sugars.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Iran attacks Israel, Gulf states, after naming new leader on Day 10 of war

Strategic angle: The price of crude oil briefly neared $120 a barrel Monday as Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei the supreme leader and then launched new attacks at Israel and Gulf states.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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G7 Nations to Hold Emergency Meeting on Oil as Stock Markets Sink

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will join talks that may include the release of oil reserves.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: “Save our girls”: crowd chases bus carrying Iranian women’s football team in Australia

Strategic angle: Crowds gathered on the Gold Coast, Australia, as a bus carrying the Iranian women’s national football team passed through the area.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: ‘Slopaganda’: Why the White House’s Hollywood-themed Iran war propaganda video is a new low

Strategic angle: The White House has drafted Tom Cruise, Walter White and Sith Lords in a propaganda video which celebrates the Iran strikes.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: ‘We are being tested’, Eurogroup president says as oil rises above $100

Strategic angle: Kyriakos Pierrakakis expresses concerns over rising oil prices and their impact on the EU.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Iran war: Is Europe prepared for the fallout?

Strategic angle: The conflict between the US and Iran keeps unfolding, with thousands of Iranian casualties and escalating fighting across the Middle East.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Rihanna's LA mansion struck by gunfire while singer was inside

Strategic angle: Reports indicate that at least one round from the 10 shots fired pierced a wall of the residence.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Demonstrations mark International Women’s Day in Paris and Madrid

Strategic angle: Demonstrators gathered to denounce violence against women and call for gender equality.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Leftist bloc dominates Colombia's divided congress in legislative polls

Strategic angle: Colombia's legislative elections result in a divided congress, yet President Gustavo Petro's leftist coalition remains dominant.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Oil prices surge, stocks slide as Iran war spirals further

Strategic angle: Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis discusses the EU economy's resilience amid the ongoing conflict.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Franz Ferdinand call out ‘warmongering murderers’ IDF and their song theft in propaganda video

Strategic angle: Alex Kapranos criticizes the IDF for using their hit song 'Take Me Out' in a controversial propaganda video.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Europe’s rail renaissance gathers pace as travellers explore new routes and locations

Strategic angle: The resurgence has been building for several years, says the CEO and executive chairman of Rail Europe, but is now accelerating as governments and operators invest heavily in the sector.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: What is Europe’s crisis response strategy? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot

Strategic angle: The war in Iran is testing Europe’s crisis preparedness and the effectiveness of the EU’s emergency coordination.

Editorial Staff Mar 9