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Briefing: Eswatini Receives More ‘Third Country’ Deportees from the U.S.

Strategic angle: The government of Eswatini announced the arrival of four more deportees as part of a deal with the Trump administration.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Briefing: US tech giants on Iran's list of potential targets in Gulf countries

Strategic angle: Iran's Tasnim news agency identifies major tech firms as potential targets amid rising tensions.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Iran targets ships, Dubai airport and oil facilities as economic concerns mount

Iran escalates tensions by targeting key maritime and economic infrastructures amid rising economic worries.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detainee

AP News reports on the Israeli military's decision to drop charges against soldiers involved in a sexual assault case.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Briefing: Rep. Finke Was Right: Age-Gating Isn’t About Kids, It’s About Control

Strategic angle: Rep. Leigh Finke's testimony against HF1434 highlights the implications of internet age-gating.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Briefing: Moscow court sentences 15 men to life in prison for jihadist attack on concert hall

Strategic angle: A Russian court has handed down life sentences for a deadly jihadist attack that claimed 150 lives.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Briefing: With focus on Iran, Israeli settlers wage West Bank violence

Strategic angle: As Israel and the United States continue their war on Iran, settlers are pushing deeper into Palestinian land in the West Bank.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Charting the US-Israel war with Iran

The US-Israeli attacks on Iran have raised tensions in the Middle East. Here's a look at the Iran war in charts and maps.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Briefing: Exclusive: Tehran does not want to block Strait of Hormuz, Iranian ambassador tells Euronews

Strategic angle: Iran's ambassador to the UN contradicts Ayatollah Khamenei's recent statements regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Briefing: Police respond to 'active shooter' at Detroit-area synagogue

Strategic angle: Authorities in Michigan and the FBI are on the scene of an active shooter situation at a synagogue, with reports of the suspect being deceased.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Briefing: This tale of a Chicago school book ban was inspired by true events

Strategic angle: Librarian Jarrett Dapier's graphic novel tells a fictionalized account of real-life events in 2013 that restricted access to Marjane Satrapi's memoir Persepolis in Chicago Public Schools.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Briefing: Gunman who injured 2 people at Old Dominion University in Virginia is dead, college says

Strategic angle: Incident at Old Dominion University leads to the death of the gunman.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Briefing: Iran's secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointed

Strategic angle: In a bold declaration, Iran's new leader emphasizes a continued aggressive stance.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Briefing: 'Municipal elections pose the greatest risks for culture – except in Paris, which enjoys an extraordinary privilege'

Strategic angle: In the French capital, the cultural scene far outpaces that of other major cities, thanks to the state's funding for many museums and opera houses, observes Le Monde columnist Michel Guerrin.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Briefing: France 'not sending any vessels to the Strait of Hormuz', Defence Minister Vautrin says

Strategic angle: Catherine Vautrin confirms no plans for naval deployment amid tensions in the region.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Strategic Strait of Hormuz at the heart of conflicts over the years

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei emphasizes the importance of the Strait of Hormuz in regional tensions.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Briefing: Serbia imports more arms than other Western Balkan states

Strategic angle: Data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute highlights Serbia's leading position in military imports within the region.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Briefing: EU Asks Ukraine to Allow Inspection of Damaged Druzhba Pipeline

Strategic angle: The European Commission proposes an inspection amid ongoing disputes over a €90 billion loan for Ukraine.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Briefing: Israel pounds Lebanon: Grieving border village calls for peace

Strategic angle: In the south Lebanon border village of Qlayaa, hundreds mourn parish priest Father Pierre al-Rai two days after he was killed by Israeli shelling while inspecting the site of an earlier attack.

Editorial Staff Mar 12

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Briefing: Iran new supreme leader Khamenei's wealth estimated at more than $100 billion

Strategic angle: An investigation reveals the immense wealth of Mojtaba Khamenei, the newly appointed head of the Islamic Republic.

Editorial Staff Mar 12