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Briefing: Marine archaeologists discover Danish warship destroyed by Nelson’s fleet 225 years ago

Strategic angle: Excavation efforts are underway for the Dannebroge before a housing project begins.

Briefing: Greece clamps down on black market fishing as endangered sea urchins pushed towards extinction

Strategic angle: Thousands of endangered sea urchins are being pulled from the sea in Greece, as fisherman succumb to lucrative profits.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Swedish Coastguard Boards Tanker Linked to Baltic Sea Oil Spill

Strategic angle: The Flora 1 tanker, suspected of causing the oil spill, was intercepted by the Swedish authorities.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: The fight for mineral data in DRC: Belgian museum, US mining firm at odds over archive maps

Strategic angle: A dispute arises over access to valuable mineral archives between a Belgian museum and a US mining company.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Storm batters Greece, killing one, flooding homes and disrupting travel

Strategic angle: A man died and dozens of homes were flooded after heavy rain and gale-force winds battered Greece, prompting urgent repairs.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Weak enforcement blamed for building collapse that killed four in Ghana

Strategic angle: An unfinished school building in Accra collapsed, resulting in four fatalities and numerous injuries, prompting school suspensions in the region.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: People of Burkina Faso should forget about democracy, says military ruler

Strategic angle: Ibrahim Traoré, who took power in 2022 coup, tells state broadcaster ‘we must tell the truth, democracy isn’t for us’

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Artemis II: One giant leap for deep space toiletry

Strategic angle: Exploring the advancements in space hygiene for future missions.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Which European countries' ships are most hit by the Hormuz crisis?

Strategic angle: Greece has been the most affected country, with at least 75 ships stranded in the region.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Viktor Orbán courts voters in neighboring Romania as Hungary’s election tightens

Strategic angle: The Hungarian general election is due to take place next week, in what will be one of the most closely watched political contests of the year.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Kyiv region under 'massive' daytime drone and missile attack by Russia, officials say

Strategic angle: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed readiness for a truce, but the Kremlin claims no proposals were received.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Pain at the pump: How Europe is tackling rising fuel prices

Strategic angle: In response to soaring petrol prices, European leaders are implementing various measures to alleviate the financial burden on citizens.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: When jail becomes home: Japan's elderly seek refuge behind bars

Strategic angle: Japan’s demographic crisis is playing out even behind bars as the number of elderly inmates quadruples over the past 20 years.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: NATO members boost defence spending to cut reliance on US

Strategic angle: European nations are increasing their defence budgets in response to US threats to withdraw from NATO.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Verdicts against Meta and Google may bring a new era of big tech accountability

Strategic angle: Advocates hope recent verdicts against social media platforms will build momentum for bigger changes in Silicon Valley.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: World food price rise set to continue if Iran war lasts, FAO says

Strategic angle: FAO warns of ongoing increases in global food prices due to the potential escalation of the Iran conflict.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Russia conducts massive rolling aerial attacks on Ukraine

Strategic angle: Russia's latest military strategy involves extensive drone and missile strikes across Ukraine, escalating tensions in the region.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Romanian Foreign Minister in Kyiv on Bucha Anniversary

Strategic angle: Oana Țoiu joins EU ministers to commemorate the four-year anniversary of the Bucha massacre.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Briefing: Three members of Greek government quit over EU farm subsidy scandal, state TV says

Strategic angle: The scandal involves fraudulent subsidies primarily benefiting Crete, linked to Prime Minister Mitsotakis's influential family.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

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Trump Sacks Attorney General Bondi, Hegseth Asks US Army Chief of Staff to Step Down

US President Donald Trump makes significant changes in his administration, firing Attorney General Pam Bondi and prompting Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to request the resignation of the Army Chief of Staff.

Editorial Staff Apr 3