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Cubans study oil tanker diplomacy for signs of progress in secret talks with US

Strategic angle: Despite hostile rhetoric Trump let a Russian ship break his blockade – could it herald a Venezuela-style outcome? When a sanctioned Russian oil tanker, the Anatoly Kolodkin, docked at Cuba’s Matanzas oil terminal on Tues

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Bahrain waters down UN proposal over opposition to allowing force to open Strait of Hormuz

Strategic angle: Bahrain modifies its stance on a UN proposal amid concerns over military intervention in the Strait of Hormuz.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: What is Israel's military objective in Lebanon?

Strategic angle: Israel's operations in Lebanon raise concerns about a potential new occupation as it seeks to weaken Hezbollah.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Senegal bans ministers from foreign travel as oil price rise bites

Strategic angle: The fuel cost is nearly double what the government budgeted for putting pressure on stretched finances.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: The busiest place you've never seen

Strategic angle: Photographer Julia Gunther and writer-filmmaker Nick Schönfeld chronicle the rhythms of daily life on Tristan da Cunha, the world's most remote inhabited island.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Why have US-South Africa relations soured?

Strategic angle: US President Donald Trump wants to sideline South Africa on the world stage. What is his issue with the country and when did things start going south?

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Cuba begins prisoner release after mass pardon: over 2000 inmates released

Strategic angle: Ed Augustin, our correspondent in Cuba, has more.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Paris Mayor Grégoire unveils plan to tackle sexual violence in after-school programs

'I want to guarantee complete transparency for families'

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Benin's Main Opposition Faces Crisis Before Presidential Elections

Strategic angle: Presidential elections to be held on April 12th in Benin.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: World Marbles Championship: Competition takes place in the UK

Strategic angle: World marbles championship takes place in the UK: Follow on France 24!

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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UN Security Council to Vote on Protecting Hormuz Shipping

A draft resolution aims to authorize defensive measures in response to Iranian disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Everest guides caught up in $20 million fake rescue scam

Over 4,700 trekkers could have been affected by a multi-million-dollar insurance scam involving mountain guides and helicopter companies.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: War in the Middle-East: Israel will reduce French defense imports 'to zero'

Strategic angle: Rina Bassist, journalist correspondent for Al-Monitor, is our guest.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Trump seeks $152m to reopen notorious Alcatraz prison

Strategic angle: Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi criticizes the plan as a waste of taxpayer dollars.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Germany news: People change Easter holiday plans amid crises

Strategic angle: Germans are altering their travel plans for Easter and the months ahead due to conflicts, a new survey shows.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: When legal sports betting surges, so do Americans' financial problems

Strategic angle: A new report from the New York Federal Reserve highlights the troubling connection between the rise of online sports betting and financial issues among Americans.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Congress gave money for global HIV work. The Trump administration isn't spending it

Strategic angle: U.S. work combatting HIV/AIDS has saved millions of lives globally. Under the Trump administration, funding has been slow in coming and unpredictable.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains what we do — and still don't — know about pain

Strategic angle: "Pain is a mysterious thing," says neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta. But understanding how it works in the body and different kinds of treatment can help you find the right pain relief when you need it.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Briefing: Tax refunds are trending a bit higher this year. Here's how people are spending them

Strategic angle: Some people are splurging. Others are finding that their refunds are being swallowed up by the rising cost of gas.

Editorial Staff Apr 4

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Pope Leo XIV carries cross for full Good Friday procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades

A historic moment as Pope Leo XIV participates in the full Good Friday procession.

Editorial Staff Apr 4