Politics

Briefing: The new spring detox? How to eat like a Greek monk over Lent

Strategic angle: A proper fast for a few weeks can boost health, researchers and nutritionists say.

Briefing: AI is rewiring the world’s most prolific film industry

Strategic angle: AI is transforming the landscape of the film industry, impacting production and storytelling.

Briefing: Beauty as strategy: Why K-beauty is also a political success

Strategic angle: K-beauty is more than just a cosmetics trend. South Korea has combined popular culture, innovation and national strategy to create a business model where beauty products are an economic and political tool.

Briefing: 65, single, seeking a roommate: More seniors are being priced out of living alone

Strategic angle: Roommates overall are skewing older, as young people stay with their parents for longer.

Briefing: French-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan denounces 'judicial harassment' as court case looms over social media post

Strategic angle: Rima Hassan will be tried over allegedly 'promoting terrorism' over an X post referring to a Japanese man who carried out a terror attack in Israel in 1972.

Briefing: Afghanistan earthquake of magnitude 5.9 kills at least 8

Strategic angle: Authorities report ongoing damage assessment in remote areas affected by the quake.

Briefing: New Saint-Denis mayor seeks to turn racist insults against him into 'a foundation for building things'

Strategic angle: Bally Bagayoko, the new hard-left mayor, aims to transform negative experiences into positive community initiatives.

Briefing: Remote work for Canada's civil servants is being called into question

Strategic angle: Several provinces are requiring civil servants to return to the office full time, challenging Canada's remote work reputation.

Briefing: Israel launches new strikes on Beirut after destroying bridge in eastern Lebanon

Strategic angle: Explosions rocked Beirut early Saturday as Israel targeted Hezbollah infrastructure following the destruction of a bridge in eastern Lebanon.

US lifts sanctions on Venezuelan interim leader Delcy Rodriguez

Ties between the United States and Venezuela have warmed since Nicolas Maduro's ouster.

Briefing: US Company Secures Major Mining Deal in Democratic Republic of Congo

Strategic angle: The $700 million acquisition of Chemaf highlights a strategic move in US mining diplomacy amid rising competition with China.

Briefing: NASA's Artemis II crew are quite the photographers. See what they've snapped so far

Strategic angle: Many of the photos that have come out of the moon mission so far were taken by crew members.

Briefing: Trump admin’s challenge of Watergate-era records law alarms historians

Strategic angle: The Trump administration's legal challenge to a key records law raises concerns among historians about transparency and accountability.

Briefing: Pedro Sanchez: strong on the world stage, but vulnerable at home

Strategic angle: The Spanish prime minister commands international stature, notably due to his opposition to the war in Iran. But this recognition abroad hides the fragility of his political base in Madrid.

Briefing: Trump plans spending $377M on executive residence renovations – and wants $174M more

Strategic angle: The former president seeks additional funding for extensive renovations to the executive residence.

Briefing: Donald Trump unwittingly, but significantly, advances the energy transition

Strategic angle: In the wake of the global oil and gas shock triggered by the American strike on Iran, the president of the United States has turned into something of a climate doctor, accelerating the shift of major economies toward decarbonized energy.

Briefing: April - Politico

Strategic angle: April Politico

Briefing: Uganda in shock after 4 children killed in kindergarden

Strategic angle: A brutal attack in Kampala leaves the nation mourning the loss of young lives.

Briefing: Exclusive: US intelligence warns Iran unlikely to ease Hormuz Strait chokehold soon, sources say

Strategic angle: US intelligence reports indicate that Iran's control over the Hormuz Strait is expected to persist, raising concerns over global oil supply.

Briefing: How elite US teams tackle combat rescue missions

Strategic angle: Air force pararescue units who specialise in CSAR missions are among the most highly trained in the US military.