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Briefing: Oil prices climb to $110 as Trump's Iran deadline extension fails to allay supply fears

Strategic angle: Oil prices traded higher after U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran had allowed 10 oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Fifteen years after fall of Gaddafi, Libyan city of Benghazi reborn

Strategic angle: Fifteen years after the revolution that deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, our team reports from the eastern city of Benghazi.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: 'Talk to Lukashenka or face Putin,' freed Belarus activist warns EU

Strategic angle: Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kalesnikava issues a stark warning to Europe about the growing Russian influence in Belarus.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Money

Briefing: Oil Prices Continue to Climb After Trump Delays Bombing Threat

Strategic angle: The New York Times reports on the rising oil prices amid geopolitical tensions.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Travel

Briefing: CarMax Sold Cars Buyers Couldn’t Legally Own For Months At A Time

Strategic angle: Prosecutors say the used-car retail giant repeatedly delayed ownership paperwork, leaving thousands of buyers without legal title.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Life

Briefing: Japan's giant caldera volcano is refilling 7,300 years later

Strategic angle: The magma reservoir of the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is refilling, providing insights into giant caldera volcanoes.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Travel

Briefing: 'Aluminess Make This Right': Woman Tries To Use Her Car's Lifetime Warranty. Then A Worker Tells Her Something Unexpected

Strategic angle: "What does a lifetime warranty actually mean?"

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Germany news: Bundestag votes for pension scheme reboot

Strategic angle: German lawmakers have voted for a scheme aimed at making state-backed private pensions more attractive.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Tech

Briefing: Rank the 50 best Apple products

Strategic angle: In honor of Apple’s 50th anniversary, we picked 50 of our favorite Apple products, from the OG iPhone to GarageBand. Now we’re ranking them as a community, and you can contribute here.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Are Europe’s roads getting safer, or simply less dangerous?

Strategic angle: Across the European Union, progress towards safer mobility continues, but at a slow and arguably insufficient pace.

Editorial Staff Mar 27