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Briefing: ‘Unprecedented in the past 3.6 million years’: How human-made climate change is making days longer

Strategic angle: Human activity is responsible for slowing Earth’s spin and making days longer, according to a new study.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Politics

Briefing: Rescuers blame weather and 'underprepared skiers' for rise in Alps avalanche deaths

Strategic angle: The BBC joins a French Alps rescue team as the number of skiers killed this season passes 100.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Politics

Briefing: Ukraine worries that global attention is shifting from its conflict with Russia to the war in the Middle East

Strategic angle: Kyiv is adapting to shifting US priorities as surging oil prices and Washington's temporary approval for the sale of Russian oil stored on tankers ease economic pressure on Moscow.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Politics

Briefing: 'In 1979, the Iranian left played a major role in the rise of the Islamic Republic'

Strategic angle: Philosopher Stéphanie Roza and political scientist Amirpasha Tavakkoli explain how, throughout the 20th century, the political turmoil in Iran, torn between modernity and anti-modernity, ultimately led to Islamist victory.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Politics

Briefing: Charges dropped against Georgia teens whose teacher died during toilet paper prank

Strategic angle: The teacher's family had asked for charges, including one of homicide, to be dropped "to prevent a separate tragedy from occurring" over the prank turned fatal.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Politics

Briefing: Los Angeles asks for investigation into LA28 Olympics chief over Epstein ties

Strategic angle: The LA city council voted unanimously for an investigation into LA28 chief Casey Wasserman over his Epstein ties.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Politics

Briefing: The Gulf States tighten grip on wartime communication

Strategic angle: Arrests and pressure are mounting in the oil monarchies, which are facing Iranian airstrikes for the first time.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

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Briefing: More US Marines and warships to be moved to Middle East, reports say

Strategic angle: The reinforcements will come from an amphibious ready group that is usually based in Japan, an official told CBS.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Politics

Briefing: Exclusive: Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount

Strategic angle: Meta is set to implement significant layoffs as the financial burden of AI technology increases.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Politics

Briefing: Top narco trafficker Marset handed over to US after Bolivia arrest

Strategic angle: Sebastian Marset, the most notorious drug baron in South America, was arrested in Bolivia and extradited to the US.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

Politics

Briefing: Family of Michigan synagogue suspect killed in Lebanon airstrike, officials say

Strategic angle: The FBI reported that the suspect had large quantities of fireworks and petrol in his vehicle when it caught fire after ramming a synagogue.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Politics

Briefing: Five US Air Force refueling planes hit in Iranian strike on Saudi Arabia, WSJ reports

Strategic angle: Reports indicate a significant escalation in tensions following an Iranian strike.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Politics

Briefing: 'Talking drum' returns to Côte d'Ivoire, 110 years after it was looted by French colonizers

Strategic angle: An artifact called the 'talking drum' or 'Djidji Ayôkwé,' the first relic France has officially given back to Côte d'Ivoire, arrived in Abidjan on Friday.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Politics

Briefing: Xi's anti-corruption drive began 14 years ago. Why are the purges still going?

Strategic angle: Critics say Xi's purges reveal a ruthless drive for absolute loyalty and total control of the military.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Politics

Briefing: Middle East war sparking new economic shock for Africa

Strategic angle: Soaring oil prices have signaled fresh difficulties for African countries that are net fuel importers.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

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Briefing: Class-action lawsuit filed after the Potomac sewage spill

Strategic angle: A class-action lawsuit has been initiated following a significant sewage spill into the Potomac River due to a sewer line collapse.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Politics

Richard Grenell to leave role as Kennedy Center head

Richard Grenell's departure from the Kennedy Center marks a significant shift in leadership.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Politics

Briefing: Under drone fire, exiled Kurds wait to confront Iranian regime

Strategic angle: A group of fighters based in Iraq say they are 'ready to go home', as they face drone attacks from Tehran.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Politics

Briefing: Trump’s China Trip: 3 Possible Deliverables

Strategic angle: The United States and China need to lower expectations about Trump’s trip and focus on delivering a few concrete outcomes.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Politics

Briefing: Cuba confirms negotiations with US as country faces effects of oil blockade

Strategic angle: Cuba's president announced talks with the US amid an oil blockade, alongside a plan to release 51 prisoners as a goodwill gesture.

Editorial Staff Mar 13