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Briefing: Amnesty warns 2026 World Cup across North American risks becoming ‘stage for repression’

Strategic angle: Amnesty International urges FIFA and host nations to protect human rights during the upcoming World Cup.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Amnesty International flags World Cup human rights risks

Strategic angle: The human rights group has sounded the alarm about risks faced by visitors to this summer's World Cup.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Israel army reports war's first missile attack from Yemen

Yemen's Houthi movement threatens military intervention amid escalating conflict.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: ICE officers could remain at airports after TSA workers are paid

Strategic angle: Even when Transportation Security Administration workers get paid, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could still be present at U.S. airports.

Editorial Staff Mar 30

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Briefing: Iran war: Israel approves billions in new military funds

Strategic angle: Israel's new, defense-heavy budget comes as its forces fight Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, while also pursuing operations in Gaza.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Lebanon UN force says soldier killed in country's south

Strategic angle: UNIFIL reports uncertainty regarding the origin of the projectile that killed the soldier.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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US will reportedly allow Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba amid blockade

Anatoly Kolodkin could soon discharge at Matanzas port, US official says, three months after Cuba’s last oil import.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: European nations warn over Israel’s planned expansion of death penalty

Strategic angle: Britain, France, Germany, and Italy express deep concern over Israeli plans to expand the use of the death penalty.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Israeli police bar top Catholic figure in Jerusalem from holding Palm Sunday mass at Holy Sepulchre

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was prevented from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, sparking international concern.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings stolen in Italian job

Strategic angle: The paintings were taken from a museum in Parma by four masked men in the middle of the night, police say.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: How young people are navigating a tough and rapidly changing job market

Strategic angle: Finding a job is hard right now, especially for young people starting their careers.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Understanding why some Iranian Americans support the war on their country of origin

Strategic angle: Protesters from the Iranian diaspora in the U.S. gathered in Washington, D.C. as the war in the Middle East broadens. Many say they are aligned with the U.S. and Israel and explain why they want to see regime change in Tehran.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: African football chief Motsepe to respect CAS ruling on Senegal’s appeal

Strategic angle: CAF president Patrice Motsepe confirms compliance with CAS decision regarding Senegal's appeal.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Pakistan offers to host US-Iran talks as Tehran warns ground troops would be 'set on fire'

Strategic angle: Pakistan positions itself as a mediator amid escalating tensions in the region.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Zelensky visits Jordan on Middle East tour to bolster security ties

Strategic angle: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasizes security cooperation during his visit to Jordan.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Hundreds evacuated as fire rips through German nightclub

Strategic angle: Roughly 750 people were successfully evacuated as a fire ripped through a nightclub in southwest Germany.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars

Strategic angle: Pope Leo emphasizes the moral implications of warfare in a recent statement.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Christian Jambet, Islamic scholar: 'The true leaders of Iran are now soldiers who want to spread the Islamic Revolution beyond Iran's border'

Strategic angle: The philosopher and member of the Académie Française, an expert on Shiite spiritualities, shares his thoughts on the ongoing war and the 'degeneration' of the Iranian regime.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Millions angry with Trump expected to fill American streets

Massive nationwide protests against US President Donald Trump are expected Saturday as millions of people vent fury over what they see as his authoritarian bent and other forms of cruel, law-trampling governance.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Mrs la maire - Maureen Searle becomes the first foreign-born woman to run a French town

Strategic angle: In a historic election, Maureen Searle, a British-born woman, has made history by becoming the mayor of a French town.

Editorial Staff Mar 29