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Strategic angle: The proposed 250-foot arch has sparked debate in Washington, reflecting on how monumental gateways have influenced politics and culture throughout history.
Strategic angle: A rise in violent crime has pushed South Africa to deploy the military to major cities.
Strategic angle: With 570 people killed and more than 750,000 displaced amid fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon finds itself in an 'absurd' situation.
Strategic angle: Paris gears up to turn the page after 12 years of Anne Hidalgo. Can the French Socialist party retain control of City Hall after ruling the city for 25 years?
Strategic angle: Republican Clay Fuller is projected to face Democrat Shawn Harris in the 7 April runoff election.
Strategic angle: In Egypt, Ramadan is not just a time for religious fasting – it is also a critical financial lifeline for the country’s public and charitable healthcare system.
Strategic angle: France will be sending 60 tons of humanitarian aid to Lebanon amid evacuations ordered by the Israeli army.
Strategic angle: An Israeli strike hit an apartment block in central Beirut on March 11, further widening Israeli attacks in the capital.
Strategic angle: Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is injured but "safe and sound", according to the president's son.
Strategic angle: Germany, Austria, Japan, Spain, and France announce plans to release oil reserves as the Iran war escalates and prices surge.
Strategic angle: Spain spent the last six years investing heavily in wind and solar energy, leading to some of the cheapest power prices in Europe.
Strategic angle: Ursula von der Leyen attempts to defuse criticism by reaffirming commitment to international law.
A bus fire in the Swiss town of Kerzers killed at least six people and injured several others, with investigators suggesting a possible deliberate act.
Strategic angle: In a bid to reverse voter losses to the far right, Przemyslaw Czarnek has been chosen as the lead candidate for the 2027 parliamentary election.
Strategic angle: You've heard of yoga with kittens, and goats, and maybe even reindeer… but what about a bunch of pythons and one baby Columbian Common Boa named Mango?
Strategic angle: Kilauea is shooting lava fountains up to 300 metres high, causing temporary closures on Hawaii’s Big Island.
Strategic angle: Ukraine has dispatched teams of drone experts to Gulf nations to assist in countering Iranian drone threats.
Strategic angle: The new president won office by promising to clean up crime, but his background is red rag to a bull for many.
Strategic angle: The airline has suspended its flights amid ongoing regional tensions.
The woman is detained on suspicion of attempted murder after firing at Rihanna's Beverly Hills residence.