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Forecast: Tornadoes tear across U.S. South and Midwest, hearing for South Korea’s impeached president, and parliament resumes in Canada

Factal March 20, 2025

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Forecast podcast: Syria sees worst violence since fall of Assad regime

Factal March 13, 2025

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss the recent fighting in western Syria that left more than 1,000 people killed, plus more on a U.S.…

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Forecast: Trump ratchets up pressure on Ukraine, Canada’s Liberal Party holds leadership vote, and new U.S. tariffs kick in

Dave Clark March 6, 2025

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Forecast: South Pacific braces as three tropical cyclones churn, first phase of Gaza ceasefire ends, and Trump addresses Congress

Factal February 27, 2025

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Forecast podcast: South Pacific braces as three tropical cyclones churn in region

Factal February 27, 2025

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Matthew Hipolito discuss the three tropical cyclones churning in the South Pacific, plus more on an end to the first phase…

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Forecast: Chile orders curfews in Araucania as wildfires rage, Munich Security Conference begins, and Hamas faces deadline to release hostages

Dave Clark February 13, 2025

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Forecast podcast: Chile’s president orders curfews in parts of Araucanía as wildfires rage

Dave Clark February 13, 2025

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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jaime Calle Moreno discuss the wildfires raging in Chile, plus more on the Munich Security Conference, a deadline for Hamas to…

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Forecast: Precarious Gaza ceasefire holds so far, Trump signs flurry of executive actions, and Lebanon ceasefire ends

Factal January 23, 2025

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Forecast podcast: Precarious Gaza ceasefire holding so far, but tensions remain high

Factal January 23, 2025

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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss the precarious Gaza ceasefire, plus more on the end of the 60-day ceasefire in Lebanon, a presidential election…

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Forecast: Israel kills Hamas leader, and elections in Japan, Botswana and Eastern Europe’s Georgia

Factal October 24, 2024

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