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Episode 48 · 30 October 2026
Attack in Jordan Leads to Airstrikes in Syria
A drone strike killed three US soldiers at a base in Jordan. Washington has responded with airstrikes in Syria — and the escalation may not stop there.
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Episode 47 · 23 October 2026
Bukele Preparing Mass Prisoner Release
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Episode 46 · 18 October 2026
Washington Courts Myanmar Regime
Washington has opened direct talks with Myanmar's junta after five years of isolation, while Houthi forces tighten a siege on Taiz and an ambush in Congo exposes Erik Prince's expanding mercenary footprint.
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Episode 45 · 9 October 2026
Inside China's New Overseas Base
Beijing's second overseas base is taking shape in Laos, ISWAP's purges have cost it a thousand fighters, and Islamic State is testing Iraq's defences days after the US withdrawal.
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Episode 44 · 2 October 2026
M23's Internal Schism, Serbia's Vucic Resigns, Pakistan-Afghanistan Raids Kill Dozens
Rwanda's proxy war in Congo is fracturing from within, Vucic is engineering a third term as premier, and the Taliban is now accusing Pakistan of the militancy it has long been charged with.
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