Briefing: ‘No ordinary clean-up operation’: EU deploys drones and robots to remove litter from the sea floor
Strategic angle: The EU-funded initiative is helping tidy up the litter-filled sea floor, and could even be used to detect hidden mines.
Briefing: No more waiting: Businesses push for clarity from EU institutions as packaging law applies soon
Strategic angle: Time is almost up for the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation to take effect on 12 August 2026.
Briefing: From IUDs to pills: Where in the EU is it easiest to access contraceptives?
Strategic angle: Despite access to effective and affordable contraception remaining unequal across Europe, experts believe there is overall improvement on the continent.
Briefing: UniCredit’s Orcel draws level with UBS chief Ermotti after record pay deal
Strategic angle: Italian executive received €16.4mn pay package last year, a 24% rise from 2024
Briefing: How US groups are driving a new generation of anti-abortion activism in the UK
Strategic angle: The killing of Charlie Kirk galvanised a transatlantic campaign against abortion. But will it succeed in shifting Britain's pro-choice consensus?
Briefing: Archaeologists untangle how Bronze Age textiles were made
Strategic angle: Analysis and reconstruction of a warp-weighted loom from the second millennium BC site of Cabezo Redondo, Spain, provides an unprecedented glimpse into the development of textile technology in the Bronze Age western Mediterranean.
Briefing: EU Parliament firewall breached? EPP reportedly worked closely with AfD
Strategic angle: Investigations suggest the EPP group in the European Parliament cooperated more closely with right-wing parties, including the AfD, on tougher EU migration laws.
Briefing: EU weighs extending naval mission Aspides to Strait of Hormuz amid Iran crisis
Strategic angle: EU foreign ministers are set to discuss the extension of the naval mission Aspides in response to rising tensions in the region.
Briefing: Why GB are 'positive' despite just one medal at Winter Paralympics
Strategic angle: Great Britain leave the Winter Paralympics with just one medal after a difficult Games, but 'can be excited for what is to come'.
Briefing: Two brothers arrested in France over 'deadly and antisemitic' plot, anti-terror prosecutors say
Strategic angle: Elyasse H. and Moad H. were arrested in northern France on Tuesday after police discovered a semi-automatic weapon and hydrochloric acid in their car.
Briefing: Notions of 'Christendom' often miss the mark: Medieval Europe's ideas about faith and power were not so simple
Strategic angle: Exploring the complexities of faith and power in Medieval Europe beyond simplistic notions of 'Christendom'.
Briefing: Belgian PM De Wever: Europe must strike a deal with Russia to end Ukraine war
Strategic angle: Belgian PM Bart De Wever advocates for negotiations with Russia to resolve the Ukraine conflict and restore affordable energy for Europe.
Briefing: 36-year-old moved from Chicago to Spain, works 16 hours a week and is semi-retired: 'You get one life. Live it right'
Strategic angle: Gigi Gonzalez moved from Chicago to Valencia, Spain, in 2025. It's transformed her work-life balance, finances and more.
Briefing: Italy considers returning to nuclear energy after decades of ban
Strategic angle: Italy is exploring the possibility of reintroducing nuclear energy as a viable energy source after a long-standing ban.
Briefing: Cubans take to the streets and attack Communist Party office in rare riot over blackouts
Strategic angle: Protests erupt in Moron as citizens express frustration over worsening economic conditions and blackouts.
Briefing: Ukraine peace talks fizzle out as Trump’s focus shifts to Iran
Strategic angle: US president no longer focused on pressuring Vladimir Putin, European officials say
Briefing: Propaganda in 21st-century wars: WITNESS associate director Mahsa Alimardani speaks to France 24
Strategic angle: France 24’s Gavin Lee discusses the challenges of AI-generated content and misinformation with Mahsa Alimardani, associate director at WITNESS.
Russia and Ukraine both claim front line progress with US-brokered peace talks on hold
US-brokered ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine were put on hold due to the growing escalation in the Middle East.
Briefing: Celebrated philosopher Jürgen Habermas dies aged 96
Strategic angle: One of Germany's greatest postwar intellectuals, he continuously argued for a robust and inclusive democracy. His passing marks the end of an era.
Briefing: Iranian lawmaker says Ukraine's drone support makes it a legitimate war target
Strategic angle: Eleven countries have requested Kyiv’s help in countering Shahed-type drones amid the Iran war and Tehran's ongoing attacks against the Gulf states.