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Briefing: Bahrain says Iranian drone attack damages water desalination plant

Strategic angle: Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but they have appeared in the war in the Middle East with strikes on desalination plants.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Explosions heard across Doha, sirens sound in Bahrain as Iran strikes Gulf neighbours

Strategic angle: Iran intensifies aerial campaign against Gulf states, causing alarm in Qatar and Bahrain.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: FBI Eyes Arizona Senate Audit of 2020 Maricopa County Election Results

Strategic angle: Republican claims FBI has obtained crucial election records amid ongoing disputes over the 2020 election.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: ‘We thought we were doomed’: Canadian fishers in dramatic rescue after ice shelf floats away

Strategic angle: Anglers describe harrowing phone calls to loved ones once ice detached from shores of Georgian Bay in Ontario.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Macron announces ‘purely defensive’ mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz

President Emmanuel Macron outlines France's initiative to ensure safe passage through the strategic waterway.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: AI lab Anthropic sues to block Pentagon blacklisting

Strategic angle: Tech start-up Anthropic has refused to meet the Pentagon's demands for unrestricted military use of AI, setting up a legal showdown with the Trump administration.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: What to know about Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader

Strategic angle: The second son of the late supreme leader keeps a low profile but has significant influence behind the scenes.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: ITB Berlin: Travel industry looks for new opportunities for resilience in the face of global unrest

Strategic angle: Many destinations are seeing visitors spend more money and time in search of a more meaningful cultural experience.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: EU enlargement: What's in it for European businesses?

Strategic angle: The EU’s enlargement commissioner has urged businesses to invest in candidate countries, while new survey findings reveal hesitance among European companies.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Oil prices jump and markets slide as Iran names new supreme leader and digs in

Strategic angle: The announcement of a new supreme leader in Iran has led to a surge in oil prices and a downturn in global markets.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: G7 'not there yet' on releasing oil reserves as Iran war drives price surge

Strategic angle: Finance ministers from G7 countries discuss oil prices but fail to agree on stockpile release.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: EU fails to deliver on promise of local energy communities, ECA auditors warn

Strategic angle: An audit reveals frustrations among residents of energy communities regarding the EU's commitment to renewable energy initiatives.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Court agrees to hear case on environmental laws, does not act on several Second Amendment challenges

Strategic angle: The Supreme Court added a technical dispute over federal environmental laws to its docket for the upcoming term.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Euronews on the ground: Iran strikes rattle Gulf as oil price surges

Strategic angle: Iran’s escalating strikes rattle Gulf states on Monday as oil soars and questions grow over who controls Tehran, Euronews' Jane Witherspoon reports.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Severe flooding in Kenya leaves dozens dead and Maasai Mara elephants wading in water

Strategic angle: Locals say the capital was unprepared for such extreme weather, while tourists have been air lifted out of the national park.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Landmark trial begins for Turkish opposition leader Imamoglu

Strategic angle: Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu faces a corruption trial seen as a political maneuver against him.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: How Dassault Systèmes AI companions redefine industrial design and manufacturing

Strategic angle: Euronews Next sat down with Florence Verzelen, executive vice president at Dassault Systèmes.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Eleven countries ask Ukraine for help with Iran's drone warfare

Strategic angle: Kyiv is reviewing official requests from countries neighbouring Iran, as well as from the US and European countries, which are now asking Ukraine for help with anti-drone air defence.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Colombia elects new divided Congress ahead of May presidential vote

Strategic angle: Preliminary results show President Gustavo Petro's left wing block leading in the senate.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Justice Department Advocates for New Interpretation of Birthright Citizenship

Strategic angle: In a pivotal case, the Justice Department calls for a modern approach to an age-old legal principle regarding citizenship at birth.

Editorial Staff Mar 9