Briefing: US Reaches Agreement to End Prosecution of Turkey’s Halkbank
Strategic angle: Justice department cites Ankara’s help in negotiating for release of hostages held by Hamas and a ceasefire with Israel.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
World
International reporting with regional context and cross-border impact.
Briefing: Apple’s new M5 Max feels like a huge upgrade if you bought your laptop 3 years ago
Strategic angle: We've been busy testing many new MacBooks, ranging from the new MacBook Air with the M5 processor that's $1,099, going all the way up the $6,149 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 Max chip.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: Mapping 3D-super-enhancers with machine learning to pinpoint regulators of cell identity
Strategic angle: Scientists are utilizing machine learning to explore the three-dimensional structure of DNA and its role in gene expression.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: ‘A Month Later, I Got A Phone Call’: Georgia Mechanic Fixes Man’s Car For Free. Then He Finds Out Who He Is
Strategic angle: "You never know..."
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: Apple Studio Display XDR review: pro at a premium
Strategic angle: The Studio Display XDR is an excellent, and expensive, display for creative professionals.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: One of this rugged phone's cameras is a pop-out action cam
Strategic angle: Honor's Robot Phone features a unique camera design that enhances photography capabilities.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: Bahrain says Iranian drone attack damages water desalination plant
Strategic angle: Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but they have appeared in the war in the Middle East with strikes on desalination plants.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: Explosions heard across Doha, sirens sound in Bahrain as Iran strikes Gulf neighbours
Strategic angle: Iran intensifies aerial campaign against Gulf states, causing alarm in Qatar and Bahrain.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: ‘We thought we were doomed’: Canadian fishers in dramatic rescue after ice shelf floats away
Strategic angle: Anglers describe harrowing phone calls to loved ones once ice detached from shores of Georgian Bay in Ontario.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Macron announces ‘purely defensive’ mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz
President Emmanuel Macron outlines France's initiative to ensure safe passage through the strategic waterway.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: NOAA Determines TMC USA’s Consolidated Deep-Seabed Mining Application is in Substantial Compliance
Strategic angle: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirms compliance of TMC USA's deep-seabed mining application.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: What to know about Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader
Strategic angle: The second son of the late supreme leader keeps a low profile but has significant influence behind the scenes.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: Fears of 1970s-style stagflation arise with oil spike to $100. How big a threat is it?
Strategic angle: High inflation and slow growth present a double threat, as measures like interest rate cuts and government spending only aggravate inflation.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: Antarctic sea ice rebounds in 2026, nearing average after four years
Strategic angle: Antarctic sea ice coverage has likely rebounded this year, coming closer to its annual summer average after four years of extreme lows, US scientists said Monday.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: North's golden geology tarnished by policy
Strategic angle: North of 60 Mining News
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: ITB Berlin: Travel industry looks for new opportunities for resilience in the face of global unrest
Strategic angle: Many destinations are seeing visitors spend more money and time in search of a more meaningful cultural experience.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: G7 ‘stands ready’ to release emergency oil reserves
Strategic angle: Finance ministers pledge ‘necessary measures’ to tackle surging crude prices with deal expected as soon as Tuesday.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: There's another energy market that may get hit harder than oil by Strait of Hormuz closure
Strategic angle: Roughly 20% of global LNG flows through the Strait.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: Pathogenic virus infects and structurally reorganizes human cells, finds new study
Strategic angle: A study reveals how orthohantaviruses, like the Puumala virus, pose a significant zoonotic threat by affecting human cell structure.
Editorial Staff Mar 9
Briefing: Stellantis Accuses Iowa Dealer Of Taking Multiple Loans On The Same Cars
Strategic angle: A lawsuit claims an Iowa dealer took duplicate loans on the same vehicles and kept proceeds after selling the inventory.
Editorial Staff Mar 9