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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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Uganda's Bobi Wine says he has fled the country

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine claims he has left the country after two months in hiding following disputed elections.

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: Regional tensions cancel F1 races, delay MotoGP and cast doubt on Finalissima in Qatar

Strategic angle: Formula 1 has cancelled the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, Qatar’s MotoGP race has been postponed to November and the Spain-Argentina Finalissima in Doha is uncertain.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Taiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near island

Strategic angle: Politico reports on the increasing military activity near Taiwan.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Could Nigeria become an alternative oil supplier to the Middle East?

Strategic angle: Nigeria's foreign minister invites Gulf countries to consider Nigeria as a key partner in global oil supply amidst ongoing Middle Eastern conflicts.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Who is running Iran? The regime's new strongmen

Strategic angle: In the third week of war, who is leading the country? A veil of mystery surrounds a man who remains out of sight.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Cubans take to the streets and attack Communist Party office in rare riot over blackouts

Strategic angle: Protests erupt in Moron as citizens express frustration over worsening economic conditions and blackouts.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: What role is oil playing in the war in the Middle East and what's at stake?

Strategic angle: Global oil prices surge as tensions escalate in the Gulf following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Nigeria’s online content creator market has boomed. Can the skit-makers and streamers make it pay?

Strategic angle: As platforms make less from advertising, creators are struggling to monetise work – leading to calls for more government investment and tax breaks.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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US military refueling plane crashes in Iraq and rescue is underway

U.S. launches rescue efforts after military refueling plane crashes over Iraq.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Trump’s latest tariffs face a fresh set of legal hurdles

Strategic angle: New legal challenges emerge against Trump's tariffs, complicating trade policies.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Republic of Congo votes in presidential election

Strategic angle: President Dennis Sassou N'Guesso, 82, seems set to win a fifth term in a row in Sunday's election in the Republic of Congo.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Undercover in Iran: How French spies gather Intelligence in the Middle East

Strategic angle: What role does human intelligence gathering have to play in the war in Iran?

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Israeli strike kills 12 medics in a clinic in southern Lebanon

An overnight Israeli strike resulted in the deaths of a dozen medical staff in southern Lebanon, escalating tensions in the region.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Germany news: Merz faces new election test in Hesse

Strategic angle: The far-right AfD is poised for fresh gains in local elections in western Hesse state. As fuel prices soar, German MPs are urging measures to offset the pain.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: 'It is time to recognize menopause as a workplace issue'

Strategic angle: Menopause remains an unspoken topic within companies, even though it should be treated as an organizational challenge to be addressed collectively.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Iran continues strikes on Gulf states day after US threatens oil facilities

Strategic angle: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE warned people that they were working to intercept incoming projectiles, a day after Iran called for port evacuations.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: BTS, Rothko and Ryan Gosling befriending an alien: What's new in Europe this week

Strategic angle: Kpop boy band BTS are back, Ryan Gosling stars as a school teacher trying to save the sun in sci-fi romp 'Hail Mary', and Florence stages one of Italy's largest Rothko exhibitions to date. Here's what to look out for this week.

Editorial Staff Mar 15