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Briefing: Porsche Boss Praises Electric 718: 'Great Car'

Strategic angle: The team behind the Boxster and Cayman EVs is 'doing a great job.'

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Briefing: Poland’s Eurosceptic president vetoes EU funding for defence

Strategic angle: Karol Nawrocki opposes Safe loans, claiming they would give Brussels a say in national security matters

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Briefing: White House says it’s ‘done’ with vaccines. MAHA begs to differ

Strategic angle: As Trump political advisers try to move on from vaccine policy debates, MAHA movement insiders push back, calling RFK Jr. supporters vital to GOP's success.

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Briefing: French soldier killed in Iraq as Iran war fallout continues to spread across region

Strategic angle: Saudi forces intercepted more than two dozen drones on Friday after renewed Iranian threats against oil facilities, as the regional conflict killed a French soldier in Iraqi Kurdistan.

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Briefing: Pakistan Bombs Kabul and Afghan Border Provinces

Strategic angle: Pakistan's airforce conducted air strikes in Kabul and surrounding areas, resulting in casualties.

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Briefing: Iran war nears two weeks with no signs of letting up

Strategic angle: President Trump declared that the US stood to make significant profits from spiking oil prices even as markets reel. DW has the latest.

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Briefing: The Era Of Air Taxis Cometh As FAA Approves Eight Test Programs Across 26 States

Strategic angle: Even if the initial tests go well, there may be a lot of turbulence ahead.

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Briefing: New war in Lebanon is price of international community's silence

Strategic angle: The international community's inaction has led to escalating tensions in Lebanon following a broken truce.

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Briefing: Exploring unicorns of all kinds at the Musée de Cluny

Strategic angle: The Musée national du Moyen Age welcomes representations of the mythical creature from every culture and era.

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Briefing: U.S. launches fresh Section 301 probes into 60 economies over forced-labor trade practices

Strategic angle: The forced-labor probes follow Section 301 investigations launched on Wednesday, targeting excess industrial capacity across more than a dozen economies.

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Briefing: Middle East war live: Several French soldiers wounded, one officer dead in Iraq after drone attack

Strategic angle: French President Emmanuel Macron condemns the attack in northern Iraq that resulted in casualties among French soldiers.

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Briefing: Hong Kong's complex role in bypassing sanctions against Russia

Strategic angle: A US-based NGO report reveals Hong Kong's involvement in facilitating the export of European goods to Russia despite sanctions.

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Briefing: 'There's no hiding place on a ship': The sailors stranded near Iran

Strategic angle: Drones, cruise missiles and fighter jets have become a common sight for many sailors stranded on ships in the Gulf.

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Briefing: 'The risk of stagflation returning is low, but that doesn't account for Donald Trump'

Strategic angle: The recent rise in oil prices has revived the specter of stagflation, a ghost from the 1970s that combines sluggish growth with inflation.

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Briefing: No Canada: Hughes hypes up Team USA for WBC

Strategic angle: Jack Hughes sends a motivational message to Team USA ahead of their quarterfinal match against Canada.

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Briefing: What keeps centrioles together: NuSAP's newly mapped role in centrosome integrity

Strategic angle: Biologists at the National University of Singapore uncover how NuSAP safeguards centrioles, linking it to developmental disorders.

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Briefing: Uber Cancels On Man, Charges Him Anyway. Then He Finds It Outside—With The Driver Mysteriously Missing: 'Lyft Would Never'

Strategic angle: 'He left it there for you, you're the driver now.'

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Briefing: Three Chinese Carmakers Are Rushing To Enter Canada In 2026, And It’s Only The Start

Strategic angle: In the next few years, as many as 20 Chinese car brands may start selling their cars in Canada.

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Briefing: 30% of Europe’s cocaine routed through West Africa region

Strategic angle: A new report highlights the alarming trend of cocaine trafficking routes shifting from Latin America to Europe via West Africa.

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Briefing: Fantastic fungi found with ability to freeze water

Strategic angle: Can fungi influence the weather? Researchers discover proteins that catalyze ice formation.