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Briefing: Research points to how companies could make social media less addictive for teens

Strategic angle: Juries in two big cases have affirmed what research is finding: The design of social media platforms is particularly compelling and hard to resist for kids. There are growing calls to change it.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: G7 agrees to secure Strait of Hormuz but only after war in Iran ends

Strategic angle: Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven made the mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz conditional on the cessation of hostilities in the Middle East.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Russian man sentenced to 4 years in UK prison for assault witnessed on video by Barron Trump

Strategic angle: A Russian national has received a four-year prison sentence in the UK for an assault that was captured on video and seen by Barron Trump.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Ex-Red Army Faction member Klette faces new charges

Strategic angle: Prosecutors have filed a raft of new charges against former Red Army Faction member Daniela Klette, relating to serious attacks in the early 1990s.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Parks and Recreation: Tokyo’s Lack of Third Places

Strategic angle: When every encounter requires a transaction, some encounters never happen at all.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Austria to ban social media for children under 14

The Austrian government is set to introduce a ban on social media usage for children under 14, alongside a new educational initiative.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: At least nine dead and 45 missing after migrant boat sinks off Djibouti, IOM says

Strategic angle: The boat had left from the Djibouti port town of Obock with more than 300 people on board and was trying to cross the Bab el-Mandeb Strait when it went down on Tuesday.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Spanish woman, 25, dies by legal euthanasia in case that drew national spotlight

The case of a young woman pursuing her right to die has sparked significant national debate in Spain.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Caribbean: Scientists release rare footage of sperm whale birth

Strategic angle: Scientists recorded proof of birth assistance among sperm whales off the coast of Dominica, a behavior previously only observed in primates.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Scientists watch sperm whales work as a team to assist a birth

An unprecedented look at the birth of a sperm whale found that mother and calf were supported by other whales throughout the process.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Trump administration sidelines, threatens Europe in Iran war: EU flounders in new world order

Strategic angle: US President Donald Trump issues stark warnings to European nations regarding their role in the Iran conflict, raising concerns about NATO's future.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Jools Holland: The pianist who played with The Beatles and made presidents dance

Strategic angle: From teenage pub gigs in London to a number one album at age 66 with Rod Stewart, Jools Holland has spent more than five decades at the heart of music.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Fact check: Fake satellite images distort Middle East conflict from above

Strategic angle: As the Iran war intensifies, satellite imagery has become a key battleground in the information war.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: ICC Member States Divided Over Prosecutor Karim Khan's Fate

Strategic angle: A report indicates insufficient evidence of misconduct, yet member states are split on the next steps.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: US rebuilding WWII Pacific airfields amid China threat

Strategic angle: Engineers are refurbishing 80-year-old airstrips on the islands of Tinian and Peleliu as a strategic rivalry in the Indo-Pacific continues to grow.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Deposed Venezuelan president Maduro makes second NYC court appearance

Strategic angle: A New York federal judge has refused to dismiss the case against Maduro and his wife over their inability to afford legal fees.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Angola makes French mandatory in elementary school

Strategic angle: A reform makes French language instruction compulsory for Angolan schoolchildren in the later years of elementary school, aiming to strengthen ties with French-speaking neighbors.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

South Africa disinvited from G7 in France

France rescinds President Cyril Ramaphosa's invitation amid US pressure.

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Nepal's new PM inherits India-China-US balancing act

Strategic angle: Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah is leading Nepal's government, taking office with a youth-led mandate for change. But how will the political newcomer deal with Nepal's tricky geopolitics?

Editorial Staff Mar 27

Politics

Briefing: Donald Trump takes credit for transgender ban at LA's 2028 Olympics

Strategic angle: The former president claims responsibility for the controversial policy affecting transgender athletes.

Editorial Staff Mar 27