Briefing: US wants help to guard Strait of Hormuz, but EU is not keen
Strategic angle: As Trump dials up pressure on Europe to guard the Strait of Hormuz, Russia is taking advantage of the rise in energy prices.
Briefing: Managed retreat in Europe more widespread than previously assumed
Strategic angle: European countries increasingly resort to managed retreat in response to environmental threats.
Briefing: Germany is turning abandoned railway tracks into monorail routes
Strategic angle: In North Rhine-Westphalia, old railway tracks are being repurposed for futuristic monorail transport.
Briefing: Kallas eyes EU naval mission shift to protect Strait of Hormuz as Trump calls for maritime coalition
Strategic angle: The EU's 27 foreign ministers meet in Brussels to discuss ways to secure the Strait of Hormuz amid calls from US President Donald Trump for a maritime coalition.
Briefing: Gulf States still under Iranian fire as Trump boasts of successful US strikes
Strategic angle: On the 17th day of the war, a ceasefire looks like a far-off hope as Trump claims success in US military actions.
Briefing: Can Europe’s power grid shield it from the next energy shock?
Strategic angle: The conflict in Iran is causing major problems in the Middle East, a key oil and gas region.
Briefing: Six talking points from final round of Six Nations
Strategic angle: France snatch the Six Nations from Ireland's grasp with a last-gasp win over England, Scotland's title hopes end in Dublin and Wales win at last.
Briefing: Ligue 1: Lyon can't beat Le Havre and see OM take off in race for 3rd
Strategic angle: Olympique Lyonnais struggles with a draw, allowing Marseille to gain an advantage in the standings.
Briefing: ‘No ordinary clean-up operation’: EU deploys drones and robots to remove litter from the sea floor
Strategic angle: The EU-funded initiative is helping tidy up the litter-filled sea floor, and could even be used to detect hidden mines.
Briefing: No more waiting: Businesses push for clarity from EU institutions as packaging law applies soon
Strategic angle: Time is almost up for the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation to take effect on 12 August 2026.
Briefing: Travelling with young kids? These are Europe’s easiest city breaks for families
Strategic angle: Denmark’s capital Copenhagen was the highest ranked city in a new ‘family breaks index’ with Berlin, Barcelona, Florence and Amsterdam rounding up the top five.
Briefing: From IUDs to pills: Where in the EU is it easiest to access contraceptives?
Strategic angle: Despite access to effective and affordable contraception remaining unequal across Europe, experts believe there is overall improvement on the continent.
Briefing: UniCredit’s Orcel draws level with UBS chief Ermotti after record pay deal
Strategic angle: Italian executive received €16.4mn pay package last year, a 24% rise from 2024
Briefing: How US groups are driving a new generation of anti-abortion activism in the UK
Strategic angle: The killing of Charlie Kirk galvanised a transatlantic campaign against abortion. But will it succeed in shifting Britain's pro-choice consensus?
Briefing: Archaeologists untangle how Bronze Age textiles were made
Strategic angle: Analysis and reconstruction of a warp-weighted loom from the second millennium BC site of Cabezo Redondo, Spain, provides an unprecedented glimpse into the development of textile technology in the Bronze Age western Mediterranean.
Briefing: EU Parliament firewall breached? EPP reportedly worked closely with AfD
Strategic angle: Investigations suggest the EPP group in the European Parliament cooperated more closely with right-wing parties, including the AfD, on tougher EU migration laws.
Briefing: EU weighs extending naval mission Aspides to Strait of Hormuz amid Iran crisis
Strategic angle: EU foreign ministers are set to discuss the extension of the naval mission Aspides in response to rising tensions in the region.
Briefing: Why GB are 'positive' despite just one medal at Winter Paralympics
Strategic angle: Great Britain leave the Winter Paralympics with just one medal after a difficult Games, but 'can be excited for what is to come'.
Briefing: Two brothers arrested in France over 'deadly and antisemitic' plot, anti-terror prosecutors say
Strategic angle: Elyasse H. and Moad H. were arrested in northern France on Tuesday after police discovered a semi-automatic weapon and hydrochloric acid in their car.
Briefing: Notions of 'Christendom' often miss the mark: Medieval Europe's ideas about faith and power were not so simple
Strategic angle: Exploring the complexities of faith and power in Medieval Europe beyond simplistic notions of 'Christendom'.