Politics

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Briefing: Wealth tax: Why are countries afraid to tax the ultrarich?

Strategic angle: Growing income inequality and public displays of billionaire power are increasing calls for new income and wealth taxes aimed at the world's richest individuals.

editorial-staff Apr 2

Politics

Briefing: The art of war: MAS Antwerp explores history and heritage of martial arts

Strategic angle: A new exhibition at MAS Antwerp explores martial arts as culture, identity and community, bringing together global traditions and local stories beyond the fight.

editorial-staff Apr 2

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Briefing: Three minors among four charged over foiled attack at Bank of America Paris branch

Strategic angle: French authorities have charged four individuals, including three minors, in connection with a thwarted attack involving a homemade explosive device.

editorial-staff Apr 2

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Briefing: Valencia Plans to Cap Holiday Homes Amid Tourist Concerns

Strategic angle: The Spanish city aims to limit holiday accommodations to combat rising tourist-related issues.

editorial-staff Apr 2

Politics

Briefing: Humans head back toward Moon for first time in 50 years: What to know about NASA’s Artemis II

Strategic angle: NASA astronauts could be sent back to the Moon for the first time in 50 years as soon as April 1. Here's what you need to know about the mission.

editorial-staff Apr 2

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Briefing: Mind your manners: Which European countries are the most polite in the world?

Strategic angle: A new survey reveals that European nations dominate the list of the most polite countries, despite discrepancies in self-assessment.

editorial-staff Apr 2

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Briefing: Hungary's Watergate: Secret service tried to infiltrate the political opposition

Strategic angle: An espionage scandal shakes Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government ahead of elections.

editorial-staff Apr 2

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Briefing: Chinese scientists unveil glowing Avatar-like plants that could light cities without electricity

Strategic angle: Using genes from fireflies and luminous fungi, scientists have created plants that glow in the dark.

editorial-staff Apr 2

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Briefing: Study links exposure to agricultural pesticides to cancer risk

Strategic angle: Living in areas with high agricultural pesticide exposure is associated with higher cancer risks, according to a new study.

editorial-staff Apr 2

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Briefing: A ‘failed experiment’? Biofuels under the spotlight as EU scrambles for alternative energy

Strategic angle: Experts question the sustainability of biofuels as the EU seeks new energy solutions.

editorial-staff Apr 2

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Briefing: Game on in Sin City: How Las Vegas is betting big on sports tourism and major events

Strategic angle: Following a fall in visitation in 2025, the Nevada city’s tourism industry is counting on major league sport, iconic attractions and new value-driven offers to turn its fortunes around.

editorial-staff Apr 2

Politics

Briefing: Germany and Italy propose EU ‘kill switch’ for global stablecoins

Strategic angle: Germany and Italy have proposed creating an EU regulatory framework for stablecoins to strengthen financial market safeguards.

editorial-staff Apr 2

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Briefing: The mystery of the Green River's 'uphill flow' in the American West is solved after 150 years

Strategic angle: A young researcher from the University of Glasgow offers an explanation for a geological anomaly that has puzzled scientists since the 19th century.

editorial-staff Apr 2

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Briefing: Appeals court rejects HUD homelessness overhaul saying it would be "disastrous"

Strategic angle: The federal housing agency's plan to shift funding towards conditional programs faces backlash from advocates.

editorial-staff Apr 2

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Briefing: 'It is far from certain that China will emerge economically victorious from the current chaos'

Strategic angle: The global economic destabilization triggered by the war in the Middle East is now affecting the world's factory, which is struggling to offload its overproduction, writes columnist Harold Thibault.

editorial-staff Apr 2

Politics

Briefing: Federal prosecutors indict close associate of Eric Adams

Strategic angle: A close associate of New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by federal prosecutors.

editorial-staff Apr 1

Politics

Briefing: Live: Artemis 2 set for historic crewed return around Moon

Strategic angle: Four astronauts are set to blast off aboard NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, marking the first crewed journey around the Moon in more than 50 years.

editorial-staff Apr 1

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Briefing: First Mangione trial over US health CEO murder delayed to September

Strategic angle: Luigi Mangione's state trial has been postponed from June to September, facing serious charges.

editorial-staff Apr 1

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Briefing: Republicans in Congress say they have a deal to end the record-long shutdown at DHS

Strategic angle: The plan would fund DHS, except for immigration enforcement, through September.

editorial-staff Apr 1

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Briefing: 'There's a certain romanticism to sending humans into space'

Strategic angle: Dr. David Brown discusses the potential of the Artemis II mission to usher in a new era of human spaceflight.

editorial-staff Apr 1