Politics

Briefing: Crew of fatal US military crash included Alabama father recently deployed and several from Ohio

Strategic angle: Tragic incident claims lives of military personnel from Alabama and Ohio.

Treasure hunter freed from prison after refusing to turn over shipwreck gold

Tommy Thompson spent over a decade in prison for not revealing the location of 500 missing gold coins.

Briefing: Iran war: Trump says peace deal terms not 'good enough yet'

Strategic angle: The US president stopped short of outlining satisfactory peace terms amidst ongoing tensions.

Briefing: 'We are fighting absolute evil': General Eyal Zamir's 'existential war' as Israeli army's chief of general staff

Strategic angle: General Eyal Zamir, appointed on March 5, openly challenges government decisions while gaining popularity in Israel.

Briefing: Being a local has become a key selling point in France's municipal elections

Strategic angle: Candidates in France's municipal elections have made every effort to highlight their local roots, a symbolic asset that signals legitimacy, but is it enough for everyone?

Briefing: 'Gruesome' war bets fuel calls for crackdown on prediction markets

Strategic angle: Predictions markets have hosted millions of dollars of bets related to the war in Iran.

Briefing: Iraq Taking Private Plane to Mexico for World Cup Play-Off

Strategic angle: Despite escalating tensions in the region, Iraq's football team will fly to Mexico for their World Cup play-off.

Briefing: Cuba: Protesters attack ruling party's office amid blackouts

Strategic angle: Long, daily blackouts ignited by a US oil blockade have pushed Cuban residents to the edge.

Briefing: UN chief says 'diplomatic avenues' available to stop war in Lebanon as Hezbollah claims 'direct clashes' with Israeli forces

Strategic angle: UN Chief Antonio Guterres calls for international engagement to support Lebanon amid escalating conflict.

Briefing: Why the Chicago Bears could be moving to Indiana

Strategic angle: While Illinois is trying to keep the team in Chicago's suburbs, Indiana lawmakers are offering a plan to finance a new stadium.

Briefing: BBC visits aftermath of Israeli strike on Lebanon that killed family as IDF targets Hezbollah

Strategic angle: A relative tells BBC those killed were civilians and not Hezbollah operatives, but the Israel Defence Forces says it was targeting 'terrorist infrastructure'.

Briefing: North Korea conducts test of nuclear-capable rocket launchers

Strategic angle: North Korea tested nuclear-capable rocket launchers, state media reported on Sunday, a day after Seoul detected the launch of around 10 ballistic missiles.

Briefing: Pentagon tightens controls over Stars and Stripes after calling it "woke"

Strategic angle: The Defense Department imposes new restrictions on the independent military newspaper, raising concerns about press freedom.

Briefing: Russia exploiting Iran war, Zelensky says after fresh bombardment

Strategic angle: Volodymyr Zelensky cast concern over the supply of air-defence missiles after a heavy overnight attack kills at least five.

Briefing: Iranian strikes, Hezbollah rockets make regular life in Israel ‘simply impossible’

Strategic angle: Attacks on northern Israel have been constant and relentless, disrupting daily life.

Briefing: UN force base in southern Lebanon comes under fire, one peacekeeper wounded

Strategic angle: A UN peacekeeping base near the village of Mais al-Jabal in southern Lebanon was attacked, resulting in injuries to a peacekeeper.

Briefing: UC Berkeley Citrin Center | POLITICO Study - Governor's Race

Strategic angle: A comprehensive study on the upcoming governor's race by UC Berkeley's Citrin Center in collaboration with Politico.

Briefing: Three more Iran football team members change minds over asylum

Strategic angle: Four of seven members of the women's football delegation who originally sought to stay in Australia have now chosen to return home.

Briefing: Instagram Accounts Trivialize the Holocaust

Strategic angle: Victims' organizations condemn social media posts that glorify Nazi perpetrators while omitting their war crimes.

Briefing: Trump administration highlighted ‘mass deportations’ for months. Not anymore.

Strategic angle: The Trump administration has shifted its focus away from mass deportations, a significant change in immigration policy.