Factal Forecast

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Factal Forecast takes a look at the biggest news stories coming in the next week and why they matter. From the editors at Factal, we publish our forward-looking podcast each Thursday to help you get a jump-start on the week ahead.

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Israeli offensive in Rafah sparks fear of humanitarian catastrophe for Palestinians
Feb 15 2024
Israeli offensive in Rafah sparks fear of humanitarian catastrophe for Palestinians
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss Israel's plans to evacuate Palestinians from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, plus more on the beginning of Russia’s election campaign, Mexico City’s former mayor running for president, an EU naval mission in the Red Sea and Julian Assange’s final appeal against his extradition to the U.S.Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more. These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter.This episode was produced with work from Factal editors Agnese Boffano, Alex Moore, Jeff Landset, Jess Fino and David Wyllie. Produced and edited by Jimmy Lovaas with additional writing by Sophie Perryer. Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe. Have feedback, suggestions or events we’ve missed? Drop us a note: hello@factal.comWhat's Factal? Created by the founders of Breaking News, Factal alerts companies to global incidents that pose an immediate risk to their people or business operations. We provide trusted verification, precise incident mapping and a collaboration platform for corporate security, travel safety and emergency management teams. If you're a company interested in a trial, please email sales@factal.com. To learn more, visit Factal.com, browse the Factal blog or email us at hello@factal.com.Read the full episode description and transcript on Factal's blog.Copyright © 2024 Factal. All rights reserved.
Tensions in West Africa rise as Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger quit key economic bloc
Feb 1 2024
Tensions in West Africa rise as Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger quit key economic bloc
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Sophie Perryer discuss Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger withdrawing from a key West African economic bloc, plus more on the end of a ceasefire between the ELN and the Colombian government, elections in Azerbaijan and Pakistan and the U.S. Supreme Court discussing a challenge to Trump’s presidential bid..Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more. These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter.This episode was produced with work from Factal editors Sophie Perryer, Jaime Calle Moreno, David Wyllie, Awais Ahmad and Joe Veyera. Produced and edited by Jimmy Lovaas, with additional writing by Sophie Perryer. Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe. Have feedback, suggestions or events we’ve missed? Drop us a note: hello@factal.comWhat's Factal? Created by the founders of Breaking News, Factal alerts companies to global incidents that pose an immediate risk to their people or business operations. We provide trusted verification, precise incident mapping and a collaboration platform for corporate security, travel safety and emergency management teams. If you're a company interested in a trial, please email sales@factal.com. To learn more, visit Factal.com, browse the Factal blog or email us at hello@factal.com.Read the full episode description and transcript on Factal's blog.Copyright © 2024 Factal. All rights reserved.
Regional tensions soar after Iranian missile strikes in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan
Jan 18 2024
Regional tensions soar after Iranian missile strikes in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss Iran's recent strikes in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan* that have sent regional tensions soaring, plus more on preparations for Senegal’s general election, a presidential primary in New Hampshire, a labor strike in Argentina and a summit between the West African bloc ECOWAS and Niger’s military junta.*Note on the Iranian missile strikes:Shortly after the recording of our interview, Pakistan confirmed its military conducted “precision military strikes” inside Iranian territory. Pakistan’s foreign ministry claimed the strikes targeted “terrorist hideouts” in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province. The deputy governor of that province said the strikes killed seven people, including four children, near the town of Saravan. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more. These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter.This episode was produced with work from Factal editors Agnese Boffano, Jess Fino, Alex Moore and Sophie Perryer. Produced and edited by Jimmy Lovaas. Additional writing by Sophie Perryer. Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe. Have feedback, suggestions or events we’ve missed? Drop us a note: hello@factal.comWhat's Factal? Created by the founders of Breaking News, Factal alerts companies to global incidents that pose an immediate risk to their people or business operations. We provide trusted verification, precise incident mapping and a collaboration platform for corporate security, travel safety and emergency management teams. If you're a company interested in a trial, please email sales@factal.com. To learn more, visit Factal.com, browse the Factal blog or email us at hello@factal.com.Read the full episode description and transcript on Factal's blog.Copyright © 2023 Factal. All rights reserved.
China earthquake death toll rises as survivors and rescuers face bitter cold
Dec 21 2023
China earthquake death toll rises as survivors and rescuers face bitter cold
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Vivian Wang discuss the deadly earthquake in northwest China, plus more on EU scrutiny of the tech giant Meta, French troops leaving Niger, holiday travel in the U.S. and the results of Chad’s constitutional referendum.Note: With the holiday and the New Year coming up, the podcast will be off for a couple of weeks. Our next episode will be out January 11th. In the meantime, be sure to follow us on Twitter where we’ll still be posting breaking news. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many more. These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter.This episode was produced with work from Factal editors Vivian Wang, Irene Villora, Sophie Perryer Joe Veyera and Matthew Hipolito. Produced and edited by Jimmy Lovaas. Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe. Have feedback, suggestions or events we’ve missed? Drop us a note: hello@factal.comWhat's Factal? Created by the founders of Breaking News, Factal alerts companies to global incidents that pose an immediate risk to their people or business operations. We provide trusted verification, precise incident mapping and a collaboration platform for corporate security, travel safety and emergency management teams. If you're a company interested in a trial, please email sales@factal.com. To learn more, visit Factal.com, browse the Factal blog or email us at hello@factal.com.Read the full episode description and transcript on Factal's blog.Copyright © 2023 Factal. All rights reserved.