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Briefing: Why is chocolate so expensive — and where have prices risen most?

Strategic angle: Chocolate prices rose 18% across the EU in 2025 — the highest increase of any food item — as drought in West Africa drove up cocoa costs.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Meet the scientist heading to Greenland’s fjord glaciers to understand their ‘climate tipping point’

Strategic angle: Researchers will also trial a prototype ‘Early Warning System’ for glacier change in Greenland, as ice melt continues to accelerate.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: In France's municipal elections, 2027 presidential race looms large

Strategic angle: France holds municipal elections on Sunday – including for the mayor of Paris – less than a year before the 2027 presidential vote.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Vietnam: Polls open in one-party election

Strategic angle: The Communist Party has fielded nearly 93% of the total candidates in the election.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Capital cities around the world you might not realise were purpose-built

Strategic angle: From the modernist beauty of Brasília to the eerily empty Ciudad de la Paz, it’s time to add these planned cities to your pub quiz knowledge.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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Briefing: Headlines - Politico

Strategic angle: Headlines Politico

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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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.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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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.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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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.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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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.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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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?

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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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.

Editorial Staff Mar 15

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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.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

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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.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

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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.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

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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.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

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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'.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

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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.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

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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.

Editorial Staff Mar 14

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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.

Editorial Staff Mar 14