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Briefing: China’s New Five-Year Plan Prioritizes Robotics. The World Should Pay Attention.

Strategic angle: Beijing is embarking on a "whole-of-nation push" to achieve permanent dominance in physical AI technologies.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: Dutch police arrest four young men over Rotterdam synagogue fire

Strategic angle: Four young men were arrested on suspicion of setting an explosion outside a synagogue in Rotterdam.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: UK's Andrew and Mandelson pictured in bathrobes with Epstein

Strategic angle: The image that was unearthed on Friday is believed to be the first known photograph of the two men with Epstein.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: Russia and Ukraine wage high-tech war in the 'death zone'

Strategic angle: From reconnaissance drones to ground robots, high-tech systems play a key role in Ukraine’s defense.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: 'Whoever wins the drone war in Ukraine dominates.'

Strategic angle: Inside the high-tech battle on the Kupiansk front, where every move is watched.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: Global Baku Forum Day Two: Sharply contrasting views on Iran war as hardship spreads

Strategic angle: Diplomatic solutions are urgently needed as the crisis deepens, according to former European Commission President Romano Prodi.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: Vaccinating bats could be good for people. But how do you vaccinate a bat?

Strategic angle: In a new study, bats lap up vaccine-laced saline or chow down on vaccine-carrying mosquitoes. Will that have any impact on the flying mammal's immune system?

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: As Iran war rages, Gulf neighbors worry about security

Strategic angle: As Israel and the United States continue to pummel Iran and Iran retaliates with rockets throughout the region, experts say a return to diplomacy is needed to end the war.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: Iran: A 'Nepo-Ayatollah', the 'Hubris trap' & the costs of a 'very complete war'

Strategic angle: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the assassinated supreme leader, faces challenges amid political turmoil in Iran.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: How European countries are responding to soaring fuel prices

Strategic angle: European governments are implementing various strategies to mitigate the impact of rising fuel costs on motorists amid geopolitical tensions.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: And the Oscar goes to — wait, why is it called an Oscar?

Strategic angle: The Academy Awards officially adopted the 'Oscars' nickname in 1939. But who is Oscar, and who started calling them that? We may never know.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: US stocks lose ground as war with Iran keeps pressure on oil prices

Strategic angle: US stocks are affected by ongoing tensions in the Middle East, leading to rising oil prices.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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The race for Paris: How the capital’s housing crisis could determine the city’s next mayor

With France preparing to vote in the first round of the municipal elections on Sunday, Paris has become a battleground between left- and right-wing forces fighting to shape the capital’s future.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: Macron says no 'respite' for Russia despite war in the Middle East

Strategic angle: Emmanuel Macron vows to maintain pressure on Russia amid rising oil prices and US-Israeli strikes against Iran.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: How Italy became the darlings (and contenders, too) of the World Baseball Classic

Strategic angle: With espresso shots, kisses on the cheek and Andrea Bocelli singalongs, Team Italy has charmed the baseball world. But their mission is more ambitious: Turn Italy into a bona fide baseball factory.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Politics

Briefing: Thousands of leaflets dropped over Beirut urge disarming Hezbollah

Strategic angle: Residents in Beirut reported thousands of leaflets dropped over several neighborhoods, calling on Lebanese people to remove the weapons of Hezbollah.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: As 800,000 flee, half of Lebanon lives in war zones without markets, supplies or healthcare

Strategic angle: Genie Godula welcomes Hassan Al-Sayed from Solidarités International, discussing the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: Poland’s PM Tusk defies president’s veto over €43.7 billion EU defence loan

Strategic angle: A power struggle erupted in Poland as Premier Donald Tusk insisted on accessing EU defence funds despite President Nawrocki’s veto.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: Republic of the Congo elections: A foregone conclusion?

Strategic angle: Voters in the Republic of the Congo (Brazaville) go to the polls this Sunday to elect their next leader, with predictions favoring President Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: Madagascar: Construction costs surge 50% after cyclone Gezani

Strategic angle: Recovery efforts in Madagascar face escalating costs following the devastation caused by Cyclone Gezani.

Editorial Staff Mar 13