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Strategic angle: If you get a high reading at the doctor's office, it may not be definitive. Here's what to know about your risk — and testing your blood pressure at home.
Strategic angle: A drone and rocket attack targeted the US embassy in Baghdad, escalating tensions in the region.
Strategic angle: US president Donald Trump seeks China's assistance for safe maritime transit in a crucial oil passage.
Strategic angle: EU leaders have almost universally rejected US president Donald Trump’s demand to send warships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
Strategic angle: The US is the main host of the 2026 World Cup, but its ongoing war with Iran complicates the ethical landscape of the tournament.
Strategic angle: The American president has demanded that his allies help unblock the Strait of Hormuz for Gulf oil tankers. France aims to lead an international coalition to restore freedom of navigation, but only once hostilities have ended.
Strategic angle: The absence of candidates supporting Macron's government highlights a fragmented political landscape in France.
Strategic angle: Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old from the West Bank, is finally free after being held in a Texas immigration detention center since March 2025.
Strategic angle: Amid Israel's military escalation and Hezbollah's activities, Lebanon faces a humanitarian and political crisis.
Strategic angle: The Iran war has already rattled LPG users. Will India’s piped gas network face the next squeeze?
Strategic angle: The LPG-laden vessel Nanda Devi is arriving in western India, escorted by the Indian Navy, as the country faces a supply shortage due to the conflict in Iran.
Strategic angle: Insights from Netflix's leadership on political and media landscapes.
Strategic angle: President Lula is pledging to reduce deforestation to zero by 2030 and is calling for a reduction of greenhouse gases by 67% compared with 2005 levels.
Strategic angle: This is the latest in a series of measures undertaken by Asian countries which rely on oil from the Gulf.
The second round will be less promising than hoped for the far right, despite significant gains in cities in the southeast.
Ten million people left without power in latest of outages that sparked violent protest last weekend.
Strategic angle: Three Serbian nationals were sentenced for anti-Muslim acts linked to the Kremlin.
Strategic angle: Explosions were heard over Dubai as the UAE military intercepted Iranian missiles and drones, prompting airspace closure.
Strategic angle: Survivors of the Halabja attack reflect on the enduring impact of the tragedy as tensions rise in the region.
Strategic angle: A building collapsed during a planned demolition in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, killing at least four people.