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Briefing: US to demand $15,000 visa bonds from 12 more countries

Strategic angle: The requirement, effective April 12, targets African nations with high overstay rates amid stricter immigration rules.

editorial-staff Mar 18

Politics

Briefing: A mom wrote a kids' book on grief. She was just convicted of her husband's murder

Strategic angle: Kouri Richins was found guilty of fatally poisoning her husband in a case that shocked the community.

editorial-staff Mar 18

Politics

Briefing: 'Not a one-person regime': Why Iran's Islamic Republic is so hard to topple

Strategic angle: US and Israeli strikes have targeted Iran's leadership, yet the regime remains resilient.

editorial-staff Mar 18

Politics

Briefing: US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war

Strategic angle: The US government has relaxed sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry amid ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.

editorial-staff Mar 18

Politics

Briefing: FAA Tightens Safety Rules for Helicopters and Planes Around Major Airports

Strategic angle: Regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration are enhancing safety protocols in busy airspace, including the suspension of visual separation.

editorial-staff Mar 18

Politics

Briefing: Russian Orthodox Church makes inroads in Africa

Strategic angle: The Russian Orthodox Church is slowly but surely gaining a foothold in Africa, leveraging ideological soft power.

editorial-staff Mar 18

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Israeli military says Iran has launched new barrage of missiles toward country

It says sirens are alerting residents in areas under attack and air defences have been activated.

editorial-staff Mar 18

Politics

Briefing: ‘Nobel Prize of Water’ awarded to Iranian scientist who was exiled from his homeland

Strategic angle: The Stockholm Water Prize, handed to Kaveh Madani, celebrates outstanding contributions to the sustainable use and protection of water resources.

editorial-staff Mar 18

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Germany news: Strike to block all flights at Berlin airport

Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is set to ground all flights amid a strike called for Wednesday.

editorial-staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Farage Calls for Release of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Strategic angle: Reform UK leader praises efforts to free imprisoned rapper and drug trafficker.

editorial-staff Mar 18

Politics

Briefing: Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II, hailed as an 'epochal figure,' dies at 93

Strategic angle: Ilia II was hospitalised on Tuesday morning in critical condition with "mass bleeding from the stomach," the director of the Caucasus Medical Centre said.

editorial-staff Mar 18

Politics

Briefing: Does the Supreme Court have a strong “unitary” judicial power?

Strategic angle: Exploring the intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law.

editorial-staff Mar 18

Politics

Briefing: Iran war exposes BRICS fault lines

Strategic angle: As the Iran crisis widens, BRICS faces mounting pressure to respond — but internal rifts and competing interests are limiting the bloc's ability to act as a geopolitical actor.

editorial-staff Mar 18

Politics

Briefing: Gunshots Disrupt Chaharshanbe Suri Celebrations in Tehran

Strategic angle: Crowds flee as gunfire erupts during traditional fire festival.

editorial-staff Mar 18

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Briefing: Syrian refugees flee Israeli offensive in Lebanon, returning to a Syria in ruins

Strategic angle: Thousands of Syrian refugees are escaping the conflict in Lebanon, facing a devastated homeland upon their return.

editorial-staff Mar 18

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Briefing: To return to Gaza, Palestinian refugees first have to face Israeli-backed militias

Strategic angle: Israel is reopening the Rafah border crossing, but challenges remain for Palestinian refugees.

editorial-staff Mar 18

Politics

Briefing: Macron denounces far right and hard left, saying they 'remain dangerous'

Strategic angle: In his first public comments since the first round of municipal elections, President Emmanuel Macron warned against parties making 'deals' with the 'extremes.'

editorial-staff Mar 18

Politics

Briefing: Beirut building collapses amid fresh Israeli strikes in capital city's centre

Strategic angle: Intense Israeli strikes lead to building collapse in Beirut, raising death toll to at least 900 since early March.

editorial-staff Mar 18

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Briefing: 'Cuba is not Venezuela': Trump's takeover threat collides with 'disciplined revolutionary state'

Strategic angle: As tensions rise over Cuba's national electric grid collapse, experts discuss the implications of Trump's threats.

editorial-staff Mar 18

Politics

Briefing: The Fed to meet about interest rates. And, Sen. Mullin faces DHS confirmation hearing

Strategic angle: The Federal Reserve is expected to hold the benchmark interest rate steady today amid economic uncertainty. And, Sen. Mullin faces a confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

editorial-staff Mar 18