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Europe Intelligence Brief for November 12: Ukraine and Russia agree a prisoner swap, Merz ties the EU budget to Ukraine aid, UK growth hits 0.7 percent.
Asia Intelligence Brief for November 12: Indonesia's vice president resigns, Najib starts house arrest, China denies...
Africa Intelligence Brief for November 12: Ebola passes 11,000 cases in DR Congo, Uganda's succession row,...
The cost of living in DR Congo is hard to pin down, and safety comes first....
Togo's cabinet proposed a 2027 budget of US$4.55 billion, 2.5% below 2026, citing a harder global economy; Parliament...
The Kremlin says talks are under way for a Trump-Putin-Xi meeting at the Shenzhen APEC summit on Nov....
Six French unions call a strike for 17 November after the government's minimum-wage offer, while the CFDT and...
Israel's exit polls put Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc at 52 to 54 seats and Benjamin Netanyahu's at about...
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for November 11: Carney meets Xi on Nov 17, US$17.8 billion Canada Strong...
South Sudan's army began disarming civilians in Wau on 10 November, six weeks before the election; a local...
Analysts blame North Korea for a US$6.3 billion theft from Binance on 29 October 2026, and Pyongyang denies...
Spain's youth ministry asked prosecutors on 9 November to act on child abuse videos on TikTok, and ministry...
On voting day, Kalshi gives Gadi Eizenkot 44% to be Israel's next prime minister and Polymarket 55%. See...
Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds