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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Vivian Wang discuss North Korea's startling number of missile tests, plus more on Major League Baseball Spring Training games, Germany relaxing coronavirus rules, Supreme Court confirmation hearings and NATO leaders meeting to discuss Ukraine. These stories and more are also available in our weekly Forecast email and you can subscribe for free . This episode was produ...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss how Russia's invasion of Ukraine complicates plans to revive the Iran nuclear deal, plus more on European Union heads of state meeting in Versaille,  a presidential election in Turkmenistan and Colombia’s legislative elections, France lifting its vaccine passport rules. These stories and more are also available in our weekly Forecast email and y...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss an anti-mandate protest headed for Washington, DC, plus more on the upcoming French presidential election, International Court of Justice hearings over the war in Ukraine, a protest march in Pakistan and South Korea's presidential election. These stories and more are also available in our weekly Forecast email and you can subscribe for free . This e...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Alex Moore discuss the  escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine, plus more on Somalia’s national election deadline, a constitutional referendum in Belarus, Canada easing travel restrictions and President Biden delivering the State of the Union. These stories and more are also available in our weekly Forecast email and you can subscribe for free . This episode was pr...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss a renewed power struggle in Libya plus more on the Munich Security Conference, the Winter Olympics closing ceremony, Australia reopening its borders to vaccinated travelers and a UN General Assembly meeting on Ukraine. These stories and more are also available in our weekly Forecast email and you can subscribe for free . This episode was produced wit...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss the Canadian truckers protesting a vaccine mandate, plus more on a strike at London’s Heathrow Airport, Germany’s presidential election, Russia's State Duma Council discussing a bill to recognize breakaway republics in eastern Ukraine and leaders from the European Union and African Union meeting for a summit. These stories and more are also availabl...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Sophie Perryer discuss an apparent coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau, plus more on the cyclone headed for Madagascar, an election in Costa Rica, Libya's parliament voting on a new prime minister and Russian military exercises in Belarus. These stories and more are also available in our weekly Forecast email and you can subscribe for free . This episode was produced with w...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Ahmed Namatalla discuss the coup in Burkina Faso, plus more on Canadian truckers protesting a vaccine mandate, elections in Portugal, Hungary’s prime minister visiting Russia and the start of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. These stories and more are also available in our weekly Forecast email and you can subscribe for free . This episode was produced with work from Factal...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Vivian Wang discuss North Korea's recent missile launches, plus more on Beijing tightening travel rules, foreign troops leaving Kazakhstan, a meeting of Lebanon's government and England scrapping its "Plan B" coronavirus rules. These stories and more are also available in our weekly Forecast email and you can subscribe for free . This episode was produc...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Alex Moore discuss the deadly protests in Kazakhstan, plus more on the U.S. Senate's vote on a Nord Stream 2 sanctions bill*, possible protests by India's farmers, a Serbian constitutional referendum and the start of the Australian Open.  These stories and more are also available in our weekly Forecast email and you can subscribe for free . This episode was produ...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Ahmed Namatalla discuss the unrest in Sudan, plus more on Iraq's new parliament holding its first session, Portugal lifting some of its coronavirus-related restrictions, the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration penalizing companies that fail to enforce coronavirus vaccine guidelines and Russia-U.S. talks in Geneva. These stories and more are also availab...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Irene Villora discuss a migrant caravan in Mexico City, plus more on Hong Kong’s legislative election, Islamic countries meeting to discuss Afghanistan, a presidential election runoff in Chile and Russia’s Putin holding a media conference. These stories and more are also available in our weekly Forecast email and you can subscribe for free . This episode was produced with...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Imana Gunawan discuss the challenges facing a post-coup Myanmar, plus more on the UK hosting a G7 summit, Palestinian local elections, Colombia and Ecuador reopening land borders and a meeting between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan.  These stories and more are also available in our weekly Forecast email and you can subscribe for free . This episode was produced with...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Bada Kim discuss the new coronavirus variant that’s got the whole world on edge, plus more on European Union sanctions against Belarus, a presidential election in The Gambia, a possible verdict in the trial of Myanmar’s deposed leader and Russia’s Putin visiting India. These stories and more are also available in our weekly Forecast email and you can subscribe for free . T...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jess Fino discuss Austria's coronavirus lockdown and protests in Europe, plus more on elections in Honduras, the U.S. and Iran resuming indirect talks, a verdict in the case of Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and an OPEC+ meeting. These stories and more are also available in our weekly Forecast email and you can subscribe for free . This episode was pro...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and David Wyllie discuss the terror probe underway in the United Kingdom, plus more on the North American Leaders' Summit, Venezuela's election, a coronavirus vaccine deadline for US federal workers and Israel's defense minister visiting Morocco. These stories and more are also available in our weekly Forecast email and you can subscribe for free . This episode...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Vivian Wang discuss China-Taiwan tensions, plus more on the Paris conference on Libya, Bulgaria's election, East African bloc leaders meeting on Ethiopia, Gulf of Mexico oil and gas auction. These stories and more are also available in our weekly Forecast email and you can subscribe for free . This episode was produced with work from Factal editors David Wyllie, Awais...

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Sophie Perryer discuss the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, plus more on the Nicaraguan election, a key meeting of China's Communist Party,  coronavirus vaccines for children in the US and  Russia's plan to start pumping natural gas into European gas storage. These stories and more are also available in our weekly Forecast email and you can subscribe fo...

In response to soaring coronavirus death tolls, Russian President Putin declared a week of “non-working days” starting Friday as part of a series of new, stricter restrictions introduced to combat the spike. Truck drivers across several Brazilian states are planning to strike Monday over the increase in fuel prices and new government’s proposals for the sector. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arg...

Saturday marks a decade since Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was killed by rebel groups in the culmination of an uprising, and the country is in a state of ceasefire — but presidential elections scheduled for December threaten to disrupt the fragile peace. Uzbek citizens will head to polls Saturday to vote for a president in the country’s first election since incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoye...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday to review safety and efficacy data for potential booster doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine. The panel will reconvene the next day for similar discussions regarding the Johnson & Johnson shot. Unvaccinated French citizens will no longer be able to get free corona...

Mexican and U.S. officials are set to hold security talks on Friday in Mexico City. Leaders from the world’s 20 largest economies will hold a virtual summit on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan after G20 chair Italy pressed for it. The session will focus on the ongoing humanitarian and economic crisis in the country that has worsened since the Taliban seized power. EU diplomats...

Portugal is set to lift nearly all remaining coronavirus restrictions on Friday as it leads the world in vaccinations. The Women’s March is planning a rally across all 50 U.S. states on Saturday in response to controversial legislation introduced in Texas that significantly limits women’s access to abortion. Japan’s parliament will likely convene on Monday in a special parliamentary session to con...

Most social distancing measures will be dropped in the Netherlands starting Saturday, as the country moves to a "health pass" system requiring proof of coronavirus vaccination for entry into various venues. Opposition is mounting against Tunisian President Kais Saied after he extended indefinitely the “exceptional measures” he took in July that effectively consolidated all power in his h...

Supporters of those jailed in connection to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol are expected to hold rallies across the United States on Saturday. Voters across Canada’s 13 provinces and territories will go to the polls Monday in the country’s 2021 federal election, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party of Canada seeking re-election as the largest bloc in the House of Commons. T...