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Briefing: Cory Booker calls both parties ‘feckless’ for ceding war powers to Trump

Strategic angle: Democrat criticizes Congress for inaction that may embolden the president to attack countries like Cuba and North Korea.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: 'Our sons will not die for Ukraine,' Orbán tells supporters ahead of crucial April elections

Strategic angle: Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán rallied supporters in Budapest, framing April's election as a choice between peace and war.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Voter turnout reaches 48.90% in France's first round of local elections

Strategic angle: Voters are going to the polls Sunday in the first round of municipal elections to choose leadership teams across France.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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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: The Foilies 2026

Strategic angle: Recognizing the Worst in Government Transparency

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: Are Iran's retaliatory strikes across the Gulf region affecting the US' war strategy?

Strategic angle: Israel's military initiates strikes on western Iran as tensions escalate.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Trump urges allies to send warships to Strait of Hormuz

Strategic angle: President Donald Trump has called on several nations to deploy warships to the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran.

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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Briefing: Ugandan opposition leader goes abroad after two months in hiding

Strategic angle: Bobi Wine's safety remains in question as Uganda's military chief issues a stark warning.

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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Briefing: Israeli soldiers fire on family car in occupied West Bank, killing 4

Strategic angle: Tragic incident leaves four dead, including two children, in the northern West Bank.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Why North Korea just fired rockets during US-South Korea military drills

Strategic angle: North Korea launched multiple rockets amid rising tensions during joint military exercises by the US and South Korea.

Editorial Staff Mar 15