Politics

Briefing: Sara Duterte impeachment hearings start as political death match heats up

Strategic angle: The Philippines' VP faces another impeachment round with her 2028 presidential run on the line.

Briefing: Lebo M sues comedian Learnmore Jonasi claiming Circle of Life misrepresentation

Strategic angle: Grammy winner seeks more than $20m in damages over mistranslation of The Lion King chant.

Briefing: In California, the war on ultraprocessed foods moves to the supermarket

Strategic angle: California takes a bold step in regulating ultraprocessed foods in supermarkets.

Briefing: Brazil court grants temporary house arrest for jailed Bolsonaro

Strategic angle: The former president, sentenced to 27 years for an attempted coup, is now under house arrest.

Briefing: 'I don't recognize any faces': Yohann's life with prosopagnosia

Strategic angle: Yohann Cordelle navigates life with prosopagnosia, sharing his coping strategies for a condition that makes it impossible to remember faces.

Briefing: Currency markets drift as traders sceptical of US efforts to end Iran war

Strategic angle: Traders express doubts about the effectiveness of US strategies in resolving the conflict in Iran.

Briefing: Denmark's Frederiksen weakened by election setback, coalition talks loom

Strategic angle: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen faced a sharp electoral setback as her Social Democrats slid toward their worst result in over a century.

Briefing: Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option

Strategic angle: Trump's actions raise questions about the future of mail-in voting in the U.S.

Briefing: Judge says government's Anthropic ban looks like punishment

Strategic angle: Tech company Anthropic, the maker of the Claude AI system, is suing the Trump administration over the government labeling it a 'supply chain risk.'

Briefing: An air traffic controller was juggling extra roles during the LaGuardia plane crash

Strategic angle: Concerns raised by the National Transportation Safety Board regarding midnight shift controllers at LaGuardia.

Briefing: Belgium's 'pro-Iranian cells aimed to demonstrate their capacity to act' by attacking Jewish sites

Strategic angle: Gert Vercauteren assesses the risk of terrorist attacks, 10 years after the 2016 Brussels attacks.

Briefing: Journalists at Australia's national broadcaster begin 24-hour strike over pay

Strategic angle: Staff at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation are striking for the first time in 20 years.

Ukraine peace talks stall as Russia begins its spring offensive

The diplomatic process aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine has stalled since the beginning of the Iran war, which Kyiv claims only “bolsters Russia’s confidence”.

Scores feared dead as Colombian military plane crashes

Transport plane carrying 125 soldiers and crew crashes shortly after takeoff in southern Amazon region.

Briefing: From afar, American students in France feel the shockwaves of Trump

Strategic angle: As academic freedom declines in the US, some young people are choosing France for advanced degrees, facing challenges along the way.

Briefing: Canadian woman held with daughter by ICE warns all immigrants to ‘lie low’ whatever their legal status

Strategic angle: Tania Warner emphasizes the need for caution among immigrants after her own experience with ICE.

Briefing: Cuba sends doctors on medical missions. The U.S. isn't a fan

Strategic angle: It's a major source of revenue for the island. And it's controversial. Now countries are sending Cuban doctors home in response to pressure from the Trump administration.

Concerns grow for stranded whale still stuck on German coast

A large whale is fighting for survival off Germany's Baltic coast after becoming trapped in shallow waters.

Briefing: French municipal vote: What do results mean for 2027 ballot?

Strategic angle: France's far-right National Rally did not do as well as it hoped in recent local elections. But, experts say, mainstream parties can't afford to relax ahead of the 2027 presidential elections.

Russia launches 948 drones at Ukraine in largest attack over 24-hour period

Cities across the west of Ukraine were hit, with residential buildings damaged and many injured.