M23 Rebels Agree to Withdraw From Congo Town After U.S. Pressure
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The M23 rebel group, widely backed by Rwanda, announced it will withdraw from the seized eastern Congolese town of Uvira after a direct...
Geopolitical Gambit: How a Saudi Bid Could Redraw the Global Energy Map
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Saudi Arabia’s Midad Energy has positioned itself as a leading bidder for Lukoil’s $22 billion international portfolio, leveraging Riyadh’s diplomatic ties with both...
The $524 Billion Question: Can Europe’s New Commission Make Russia Pay?
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Europe has formally launched the International Claims Commission for Ukraine, a landmark mechanism based in The Hague designed to assess and award compensation...
Financial Brief: A weekly intelligence roundup on the geopolitics of money | Dec 16
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS: This week underscores a pivotal global shift: major central banks are signaling the end of the rate-cutting cycle, tightening financial conditions as...
SPECIAL REPORT – The Shadow State: Inside the Exiled Plot to Balkanize Syria
In a quiet Moscow suburb, a man who once commanded Syria's most feared intelligence agency stares at his phone, recording a voice note. “Be...
FBI Disrupts Domestic Terror Cell Planning New Year’s Eve Bombings
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The FBI has disrupted a domestic terror plot planned by the far-left, pro-Palestinian "Turtle Island Liberation Front," which allegedly intended to bomb multiple...
Netanyahu Warrant Upheld as ICC Refuses to Halt Gaza Investigation
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The International Criminal Court has rejected an appeal by Israel seeking to halt its ongoing investigation into alleged war crimes committed during the...
MI6 Chief Warns of Russia’s ‘Aggressive and Expansionist’ Threat in First Speech
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In her first public speech as chief of Britain’s MI6, Blaise Metreweli warned that Russia remains an "aggressive, expansionist, and revisionist" threat actively...
US Reportedly Pushes Ukraine to Withdraw from Donetsk in Peace Talks
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In a major shift in diplomatic negotiations, U.S. peace envoys have reportedly told Ukrainian officials during talks in Berlin that Kyiv must agree...
Farmers vs. Free Trade: The EU’s Mercosur Agreement Hangs in the Balance
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France and Italy are leading a push to delay the final EU vote on a landmark 25-year-in-the-making trade deal with the Mercosur bloc,...