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Briefing: Swedish Coastguard Boards Tanker Linked to Baltic Sea Oil Spill

Strategic angle: The Flora 1 tanker, suspected of causing the oil spill, was intercepted by the Swedish authorities.

Briefing: The fight for mineral data in DRC: Belgian museum, US mining firm at odds over archive maps

Strategic angle: A dispute arises over access to valuable mineral archives between a Belgian museum and a US mining company.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

Money

Trump reportedly plans to remove Attorney General Pam Bondi

Recent discussions indicate a potential shift in leadership within the Attorney General's office.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

Money

Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike after Trump's latest threats

An Iranian strike on a giant oil tanker near Dubai escalates tensions following recent threats from Trump.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

Politics

Briefing: Storm batters Greece, killing one, flooding homes and disrupting travel

Strategic angle: A man died and dozens of homes were flooded after heavy rain and gale-force winds battered Greece, prompting urgent repairs.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

Politics

Briefing: Weak enforcement blamed for building collapse that killed four in Ghana

Strategic angle: An unfinished school building in Accra collapsed, resulting in four fatalities and numerous injuries, prompting school suspensions in the region.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

Politics

Briefing: People of Burkina Faso should forget about democracy, says military ruler

Strategic angle: Ibrahim Traoré, who took power in 2022 coup, tells state broadcaster ‘we must tell the truth, democracy isn’t for us’

Editorial Staff Apr 3

Politics

Briefing: Artemis II: One giant leap for deep space toiletry

Strategic angle: Exploring the advancements in space hygiene for future missions.

Editorial Staff Apr 3

Money

Briefing: Turbulent markets fuel record year for Alex Gerko’s XTX

Strategic angle: Billionaire’s trading business is one of the most profitable UK private companies

Editorial Staff Apr 3

Politics

Briefing: Which European countries' ships are most hit by the Hormuz crisis?

Strategic angle: Greece has been the most affected country, with at least 75 ships stranded in the region.

Editorial Staff Apr 3