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Biswarup Roy Choudhury

Biswarup Roy Choudhury is the writer and editor of The Briefing, a daily newsletter covering American foreign policy and global geopolitics. He has worked in digital newsrooms for sixteen years. He writes to give readers the context that headlines leave out.


Donald Trump Evacuated From White House Correspondents' Dinner After Gunman Opens Fire

Donald Trump Evacuated From White House Correspondents' Dinner After Gunman Opens Fire

A shooter opened fire near the ballroom at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night. Trump, Melania, and the Cabinet are uninjured.

America

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Trump says he is ready to go back to war with Iran

Trump says he is ready to go back to war with Iran

With the Strait of Hormuz closed, gas at $4.05 a gallon, and no Iranian delegation confirmed for Islamabad, the two-week truce between Washington and Tehran is running out of road.

Middle East

The clock runs out on the Iran ceasefire this week. Nobody is at the table.

The clock runs out on the Iran ceasefire this week. Nobody is at the table.

With under 48 hours left, Iran says it has no plans to negotiate. Here is what that means.

Middle East

Files vanish, companies fold, and pressure builds

Files vanish, companies fold, and pressure builds

DOJ removes Epstein items as iRobot enters bankruptcy and U.S. enforcement sharpens abroad

Newsletter

Violence, borders, and markets tightening into winter

Violence, borders, and markets tightening into winter

A campus tragedy, a foreign ambush, and quieter pressures reshaping politics and capital

Newsletter

Secrecy lifts in Washington as violence returns to Gaza

Secrecy lifts in Washington as violence returns to Gaza

Powerful transparency push in U.S. meets fresh Middle East violence and global shifts in tech and healthcare

Newsletter

New York chooses change, and Washington rewrites its cast

New York chooses change, and Washington rewrites its cast

Mamdani’s win, Pelosi’s farewell, and a nation weighing direction

Newsletter

Deterrence, domestic debate and a ‘12 out of 10’ deal

Deterrence, domestic debate and a ‘12 out of 10’ deal

Newsletter

A one-minute ad, a 10% tariff and a demolition job

A one-minute ad, a 10% tariff and a demolition job

Newsletter

Trump slaps additional 10% tariff on Canada over ad

Trump slaps additional 10% tariff on Canada over ad

North America

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Washington deploys aircraft carrier in Caribbean

Washington deploys aircraft carrier in Caribbean

World

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Trump's White House demolition sparks outrage

Trump's White House demolition sparks outrage

America

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Trump’s tense exchange with ex-Australian PM

Trump’s tense exchange with ex-Australian PM

World

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Japan elects first ever woman prime minister

Japan elects first ever woman prime minister

Asia

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Nicolas Sarkozy imprisoned for 5 years

Nicolas Sarkozy imprisoned for 5 years

World

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Russia Has a Window Problem

Russia Has a Window Problem

Vladimir Putin

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The 'window problem' in Russia

The 'window problem' in Russia

Newsletter

Iran Formally Ends Nuclear Deal

Iran Formally Ends Nuclear Deal

Middle East

Trump's Former NSA Indicted Under Espionage Act

Trump's Former NSA Indicted Under Espionage Act

Donald Trump

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Zohran Mamdani Vows to Arrest Netanyahu in NYC

Zohran Mamdani Vows to Arrest Netanyahu in NYC

America

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Pam Bondi Faces Senate Fire Over Epstein Files

Pam Bondi Faces Senate Fire Over Epstein Files

American Politics

Trump Threatens to Invoke the Insurrection Act

Trump Threatens to Invoke the Insurrection Act

Donald Trump

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Trump–Putin Alaska Summit: Who Won?

Trump–Putin Alaska Summit: Who Won?

Vladimir Putin

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Texas School Bus Flips on First Day of School | 12 Injured, 1 Critical

Texas School Bus Flips on First Day of School | 12 Injured, 1 Critical

America

Deadly Pennsylvania Steel Plant Explosion Leaves Multiple Dead & Missing

Deadly Pennsylvania Steel Plant Explosion Leaves Multiple Dead & Missing

America

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