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Briefing: Podcast: From Ljubljana to Copenhagen: A dramatic week at the polls

Strategic angle: Danes and Slovenians cast their ballots earlier this week in key parliamentary elections. We take a look at what these votes mean for the European Union.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Whale swims off sandbank after big German rescue effort on Baltic coast

Strategic angle: Rescue teams now hope the whale will swim out of the shallow waters of Lübeck Bay and into the wider sea.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Travel

Briefing: VW’s Chinese Full-Size SUV Took 2 Years To Create And Costs The Same As A RAV4

Strategic angle: A pair of electric motors combine to deliver 496 hp, making the ID. Unyx 08 quite a tempting proposition.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: 'Killer drone' in Portugal: what we know about this powerful weapon

Strategic angle: The MQ-9 Reaper drones are set to be assembled at Lajes air base, but Portugal seeks crucial details regarding their operation.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: As Maduro appears in New York court, Venezuela’s state apparatus 'remains in place'

Strategic angle: François Picard discusses the implications of Maduro's court appearance with expert Christopher Sabatini.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: ‘The violence of racist tyranny’: African Guernica goes on display alongside Picasso masterpiece

Strategic angle: Piece by late South African artist Dumile Feni is part of new series History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, But It Does Rhyme.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: India news: Government reduces special excise duties on petrol and diesel

Strategic angle: The Indian government has ordered a cut in its special excise duties for petrol and diesel amid the volatility in global crude prices from the Iran war.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Newsletter: ‘Not our war’ - Rubio joins G7 talks amid transatlantic rift over war in Iran

Strategic angle: Also in this newsletter: Lebanon’s Minister of Culture Ghassan Salamé tells Europe Today that Israel's "creeping military action" in the country's south has become an "invasion."

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Japan: Tokyo sakura season begins with Ueno Park picnics

Strategic angle: Japan officially entered cherry blossom season in Tokyo on Thursday after the Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed the first blooming of Somei Yoshino trees at Yasukuni Shrine.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Sports

Briefing: Football: France edge past Brazil in World Cup dress rehearsal in Boston

Strategic angle: Kylian Mbappé and Hugo Ekitike both scored as France found their bearings in Boston with a 2-1 friendly win over Brazil.

Editorial Staff Mar 27