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Oil prices soar as Iran launches more attacks across the region

Crude prices have spiked to their highest levels in at least 14 years, exceeding $100 per barrel for the first time since 2022.

editorial-staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Belgium vows to fight antisemitism after synagogue blast

Strategic angle: A pre-dawn blast on March 9 damaged a synagogue in Liège, eastern Belgium, prompting a strong response from authorities.

editorial-staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Dangerous droughts triggered by heatwaves are accelerating at an alarming rate, study shows

Strategic angle: Heatwaves, drought, wildfire risk and El Niño are compounding to create a dangerous cocktail of climate change.

editorial-staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Germany: Meteorite Punches Through a House in Koblenz

Strategic angle: A meteorite crashed into a home in Koblenz after streaking across the sky, witnessed by several neighboring countries.

editorial-staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Swiss bar fire probe widens to five more local officials

Strategic angle: The investigation into the tragic fire at Le Constellation in Crans-Montana expands to include additional local officials.

editorial-staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Bag of cannabis and cash accidentally donated to NZ charity shop

Strategic angle: Two teenagers have been arrested after inadvertently leaving the knapsack for staff to find.

editorial-staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Hezbollah reports clash with overnight Israeli raid in east Lebanon

Strategic angle: Militant group Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with Israeli troops during an overnight raid in eastern Lebanon.

editorial-staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Long before AI, fake photos were already popular

Strategic angle: An exhibition in Amsterdam highlights the long history of manipulated visuals, from anti-Nazi photo montages to staged photos.

editorial-staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Israelis divided over war with Iran as conflict expands

Strategic angle: Air raid sirens ring out across Israel, alerting residents of Iranian missile launches, a sound that now dictates the daily lives of Israelis.

editorial-staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Chimps' taste for fermented fruit hints at origins of human love of alcohol

Strategic angle: Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who'd feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from the fermented sugars.

editorial-staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Iran attacks Israel, Gulf states, after naming new leader on Day 10 of war

Strategic angle: The price of crude oil briefly neared $120 a barrel Monday as Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei the supreme leader and then launched new attacks at Israel and Gulf states.

editorial-staff Mar 9

Politics

G7 Nations to Hold Emergency Meeting on Oil as Stock Markets Sink

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will join talks that may include the release of oil reserves.

editorial-staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: “Save our girls”: crowd chases bus carrying Iranian women’s football team in Australia

Strategic angle: Crowds gathered on the Gold Coast, Australia, as a bus carrying the Iranian women’s national football team passed through the area.

editorial-staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: ‘Slopaganda’: Why the White House’s Hollywood-themed Iran war propaganda video is a new low

Strategic angle: The White House has drafted Tom Cruise, Walter White and Sith Lords in a propaganda video which celebrates the Iran strikes.

editorial-staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: ‘We are being tested’, Eurogroup president says as oil rises above $100

Strategic angle: Kyriakos Pierrakakis expresses concerns over rising oil prices and their impact on the EU.

editorial-staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Iran war: Is Europe prepared for the fallout?

Strategic angle: The conflict between the US and Iran keeps unfolding, with thousands of Iranian casualties and escalating fighting across the Middle East.

editorial-staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Rihanna's LA mansion struck by gunfire while singer was inside

Strategic angle: Reports indicate that at least one round from the 10 shots fired pierced a wall of the residence.

editorial-staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Demonstrations mark International Women’s Day in Paris and Madrid

Strategic angle: Demonstrators gathered to denounce violence against women and call for gender equality.

editorial-staff Mar 9

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Briefing: Leftist bloc dominates Colombia's divided congress in legislative polls

Strategic angle: Colombia's legislative elections result in a divided congress, yet President Gustavo Petro's leftist coalition remains dominant.

editorial-staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Oil prices surge, stocks slide as Iran war spirals further

Strategic angle: Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis discusses the EU economy's resilience amid the ongoing conflict.

editorial-staff Mar 9