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Briefing: French MEP Rima Hassan in French police custody over alleged apology for terrorism

Strategic angle: Hassan, a prominent pro-Palestine activist, faces legal issues for her controversial statements.

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Briefing: Tiger surprised over DUI arrest, bodycam shows

Strategic angle: Tiger Woods expressed astonishment as he was handcuffed after crashing his vehicle last week in Florida, according to body camera footage released Thursday.

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Briefing: War crimes complaint filed in France over deadly Israeli Beirut airstrike

Strategic angle: The filing argues that the bombing of a civilian building, which killed seven, could constitute a war crime under French criminal law and international humanitarian law.

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Briefing: First Chadian police arrive in Haiti to join UN-backed Gang Suppression Force

Strategic angle: An advance contingent of police from Chad has arrived in Haiti to assist in combating gang violence.

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Briefing: Three minors among four charged over foiled attack at Bank of America Paris branch

Strategic angle: French authorities have charged four individuals, including three minors, in connection with a thwarted attack involving a homemade explosive device.

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Tiger Woods says he'll seek treatment after pleading not guilty to DUI

Woods announced he is stepping away to seek treatment following his arrest for DUI, missing the Masters for the second consecutive year.

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Briefing: 'Gravest crime against humanity: Brazil still suffers from effects of slavery'

Strategic angle: Carys Garland discusses the lasting impacts of slavery in Brazil with correspondent Jan Onoszko.

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Briefing: Tiger Woods to 'step away and seek treatment' after crash

Strategic angle: The golf champion was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after clipping a truck and rolling his car in Florida.

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Briefing: Tiger Woods found with opioids in pocket after DUI rollover crash: Police arrest affidavit

Strategic angle: "I asked Woods if he consumed any prescription medication to which he stated, 'I take a few,'" a Florida sheriff's deputy wrote.

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Briefing: Germany: Conservatives link immigration with crime

Strategic angle: Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggests that deporting more immigrants could enhance safety, but the situation is more nuanced.

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Briefing: Trump rolls back pause on asylum decisions imposed after D.C. National Guard shooting

Strategic angle: The Homeland Security Department has lifted its total ban on reviewing asylum applications, impacting millions of cases.

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Interpol arrest warrant requested in Congo-Brazzaville for Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas

Strategic angle: Football federation president on the run with wife and son Conviction in absentia of wide-ranging corruption charges Authorities in Congo-Brazzaville have applied to Interpol for an international arrest warrant against J

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Briefing: Finnish police say stray Ukrainian drone carried warhead

Strategic angle: Finnish authorities are investigating two drones that crashed in southern Finland, prompting an apology from Kyiv.

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Briefing: Australia police shoot dead man wanted for killing 2 officers

Strategic angle: After a seven‑month manhunt involving hundreds of officers, Australian police finally caught up with Desmond Freeman, one of the country's most‑wanted criminals.

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Briefing: Flavel, a victim of police violence, tells his story: 'If there hadn't been videos, no one would ever have believed me'

Strategic angle: On March 16, the former musician went out to order food in Noisiel, in the eastern Paris suburbs. Police violently arrested him, as seen in a video widely shared online.

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Israeli police bar top Catholic figure in Jerusalem from holding Palm Sunday mass at Holy Sepulchre

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was prevented from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, sparking international concern.

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UK police arrest suspect after car hits pedestrians

Seven people were seriously injured when a car plowed into pedestrians in Derby.

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Briefing: Nepal: Ex-energy minister arrested in money laundering case

Strategic angle: A day after the arrest of the former prime minister, Nepalese police also arrested the country's former energy minister as part of an ongoing probe into money laundering.

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Singer Gims charged with 'aggravated money laundering'

The artist was held in police custody as part of an ongoing investigation into a vast international money laundering case.

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Briefing: 'The gravest crime against humanity': What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

Strategic angle: African and Caribbean nations want countries which benefited from slavery to pay compensation but it will not be straightforward.