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Declare Victory. Price the Chaos
As Donald Trump hails success and threatens more strikes, oil spikes, markets tumble - and Iran shifts to a leaner, more precise war that’s hitting…
7 hrs ago
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Michael Bociurkiw
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The 18-Hour Shift: How War Abroad Is Breaking Ride Hailing Drivers
Fuel prices surge, tourism drops, and platform commissions bite - from Manila to Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur, Asia’s ride-hailing drivers are being squeezed…
Apr 1
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Michael Bociurkiw
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A Diplomatic Off Ramp Emerges to the Middle East War— Will Anyone Take It?
Islamabad challenges the current war trajectory, offering what may be the most credible path to de-escalation in a rapidly widening conflict
Mar 31
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Russia Touches Three NATO States In A Day — And The Alliance Barely Blinks
Nov 17, 2025
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Allies to Trump: “No Thanks” — French General Torches Iran War Push
Mar 18
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Then There Were Three: Xi, Putin, Modi Close Ranks as Trump Swings His Tariff Club
Sep 2, 2025
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World Briefing Plus - Budapest, Again: Where Ukraine’s Promises Go to Die
Oct 18, 2025
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There’s a New Sheriff in the Hemisphere
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GPS Jammed. Maps Out. Putin’s New Weapon in the Sky
Sep 1, 2025
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Whispers of Peace, Drums of War
Trump signals a deal even as Marines deploy and oil threats mount - while Iran hits Gulf industry and the economic aftershocks ripple worldwide
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Firestorms and Fault Lines
Russia pounds Odesa as Iran dares the U.S. into ground war - while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky courts Gulf allies and millions rise against…
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A landmark Big Tech reckoning meets a widening Middle East war - as addiction by design is exposed, fuel shocks hit Asia’s working class, and Ukraine…
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UN demands answers after school strike kills scores of children - as Iran widens threats, Gulf states tighten control, and war spillover reshapes…
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The Zombie Scroll
A landmark verdict against Meta and Google puts addictive design on trial - and could unlock up to $40 billion in claims
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Washington is Pushing Ukraine to Trade Land for Peace - Just as Russia Proves it Prefers War
Report reveals U.S. pressure on Kyiv to give up Donbas - as Russia launches one of the war’s largest assaults, striking Lviv in broad daylight
Mar 25
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The Tehran Toll Booth: War Goes Commercial
From $2M transit fees in Hormuz to North Korea entering Iran’s war supply chain, the conflict is no longer contained - it’s being industrialized
Mar 24
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TACO, Tankers and Tensions
From Trump’s shifting Iran red lines to missile strikes and rising fuel costs in Asia, the war’s mixed signals are fuelling global uncertainty - and…
Mar 23
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Countdown in the Gulf
A 48-hour U.S. threat, Iranian retaliation warnings, and rising regional fractures signal the war is entering its most volatile - and costly - phase yet
Mar 22
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World Briefing Plus (Video): Sanctions Off, Shockwaves On
From Tehran to Moscow - and all the way to Asia - Washington’s oil gamble is fuelling global instability, reshaping geopolitics and rising costs
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The Iran War Expands - Even Before the Troops Arrive
From possible US deployments and mounting risks to oil chokepoints, to jet fuel fears in Asia-Pacific and fresh pressure on Europe over Ukraine, the…
Mar 20
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Middle East War Shatters Gulf Aviation’s Aura — and Turkish Airlines Swoops In
As Dubai & Doha lose their carefully cultivated sheen of calm & predictability, Turkish is cashing in with scale, geography, Russian overflights & a…
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