Briefing: 'No-one will hire women' - India's top court rejects menstrual leave petition
Strategic angle: The subject has polarised India for long, though some states and private companies offer menstrual leaves.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
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Briefing: FBI Investigates Attacks in Michigan and Virginia; Senate Passes Housing Bill
Strategic angle: The FBI is looking into two attacks while the Senate moves forward with significant housing legislation.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: The oil crisis has sparked a scramble for energy. A hidden, clean and cheap source could be flowing in abundance under our feet
Strategic angle: Trillions of tons of hydrogen lie in Earth's crust. Can a Bavarian geologist unlock this clean and cheap energy source?
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Could oil prices really reach $200 a barrel as claimed by Iran?
As the Iran war approaches the two-week mark, energy markets are bracing for a potential 'super shock' with threats from the IRGC.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: French soldier killed in Iraq as Iran war fallout continues to spread across region
Strategic angle: Saudi forces intercepted more than two dozen drones on Friday after renewed Iranian threats against oil facilities, as the regional conflict killed a French soldier in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: Pakistan Bombs Kabul and Afghan Border Provinces
Strategic angle: Pakistan's airforce conducted air strikes in Kabul and surrounding areas, resulting in casualties.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: Iran war nears two weeks with no signs of letting up
Strategic angle: President Trump declared that the US stood to make significant profits from spiking oil prices even as markets reel. DW has the latest.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: New war in Lebanon is price of international community's silence
Strategic angle: The international community's inaction has led to escalating tensions in Lebanon following a broken truce.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: Exploring unicorns of all kinds at the Musée de Cluny
Strategic angle: The Musée national du Moyen Age welcomes representations of the mythical creature from every culture and era.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: Middle East war live: Several French soldiers wounded, one officer dead in Iraq after drone attack
Strategic angle: French President Emmanuel Macron condemns the attack in northern Iraq that resulted in casualties among French soldiers.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: Hong Kong's complex role in bypassing sanctions against Russia
Strategic angle: A US-based NGO report reveals Hong Kong's involvement in facilitating the export of European goods to Russia despite sanctions.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: China slams Trump's trade investigation, as it approves a 5-year economic plan
Strategic angle: China's Foreign Ministry criticized the Trump administration's trade investigation as a "pretext" for tariffs while advancing its own economic strategy.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: Cuba to release 51 prisoners after talks with Vatican
Strategic angle: It remains unclear if any political prisoners will be among those set freed.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: 'There's no hiding place on a ship': The sailors stranded near Iran
Strategic angle: Drones, cruise missiles and fighter jets have become a common sight for many sailors stranded on ships in the Gulf.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
US allows sale of Russian oil at sea as Middle East war sends energy prices soaring
The United States will temporarily allow the sale of Russian oil already at sea, as energy prices surge amid escalating conflict in the Middle East.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: 'The risk of stagflation returning is low, but that doesn't account for Donald Trump'
Strategic angle: The recent rise in oil prices has revived the specter of stagflation, a ghost from the 1970s that combines sluggish growth with inflation.
Editorial Staff Mar 13
Briefing: Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says
Strategic angle: An armed individual attempted to breach a Michigan synagogue, resulting in a fatal confrontation with security personnel.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Artemis II launch 'on track' for as soon as April, says NASA
Strategic angle: Riddled by technical delays, NASA's Artemis II mission would mark humanity's first trip to the moon in half a century.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: Polish president Nawrocki vetoes law unlocking €44bn in EU defence loans
Strategic angle: The bill would have allowed Warsaw to access funds from the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) programme.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Briefing: 30% of Europe’s cocaine routed through West Africa region
Strategic angle: A new report highlights the alarming trend of cocaine trafficking routes shifting from Latin America to Europe via West Africa.
Editorial Staff Mar 12