Factal Forecast

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Awais Ahmad discuss the devastating floods in Pakistan that have killed hundreds of people, plus more on Thailand’s top court ruling on a royal insult case, the Latin America Climate Summit and Trump ending the tariff exemption for small packages. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more [https://podcast.factal.com/].  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter [https://blog.factal.com/forecast-newsletter/]. This episode includes work from Factal editors Awais Ahmad, Vivian Wang, Matthew Hipolito, David Wyllie and Owen Bonertz. Produced and edited by Jimmy Lovaas. Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe [http://www.andrewgospe.com/].  Have feedback, suggestions or events we’ve missed? Drop us a note: hello@factal.com What'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 [https://www.factal.com/], browse the Factal blog [https://blog.factal.com/] or email us at hello@factal.com. Read the full episode description and transcript on Factal's blog. [https://blog.factal.com/] Copyright © 2025 Factal. All rights reserved.

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial move to temporarily take over Washington, D.C., police and deploy the National Guard, plus more on elections in Nigeria and Bolivia and a possible peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more [https://podcast.factal.com/].  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter [https://blog.factal.com/forecast-newsletter/]. This episode includes work from Factal editors Joe Veyera, David Wyllie, Agnese Boffano, Matthew Hipolito and Theresa Seiger. Produced and edited by Jimmy Lovaas. Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe [http://www.andrewgospe.com/].  Have feedback, suggestions or events we’ve missed? Drop us a note: hello@factal.com What'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 [https://www.factal.com/], browse the Factal blog [https://blog.factal.com/] or email us at hello@factal.com. Read the full episode description and transcript on Factal's blog. [https://blog.factal.com/] Copyright © 2025 Factal. All rights reserved.

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Ahmed Namatalla discuss Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reported plan to re-occupy the Gaza Strip, plus more on Trump wanting a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, a Federal Reserve governor stepping down, the anniversary of a doctor's murder in India, and Armenia and the U.S. holding military drills. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more [https://podcast.factal.com/].  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter [https://blog.factal.com/forecast-newsletter/]. This episode includes work from Factal editors Ahmed Namatalla, Awais Ahmad, Owen Bonertz, Hua Hsieh and David Wyllie. Produced and edited by Jimmy Lovaas. Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe [http://www.andrewgospe.com/].  Have feedback, suggestions or events we’ve missed? Drop us a note: hello@factal.com What'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 [https://www.factal.com/], browse the Factal blog [https://blog.factal.com/] or email us at hello@factal.com. Read the full episode description and transcript on Factal's blog. [https://blog.factal.com/] Copyright © 2025 Factal. All rights reserved.

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Owen Bonertz discuss the deadly fuel price protests in Angola, plus more on a tariff deadline in the U.S., DHS ending Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon and Nepal, the two-year anniversary of the imprisonment of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and independence day in Bolivia. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more [https://podcast.factal.com/].  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter [https://blog.factal.com/forecast-newsletter/]. This episode includes work from Factal editors Owen Bonertz, David Wyllie, Awais Ahmad, Agnese Boffano and Jeff Landset. Produced and edited by Jimmy Lovaas. Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe [http://www.andrewgospe.com/].  Have feedback, suggestions or events we’ve missed? Drop us a note: hello@factal.com What'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 [https://www.factal.com/], browse the Factal blog [https://blog.factal.com/] or email us at hello@factal.com. Read the full episode description and transcript on Factal's blog. [https://blog.factal.com/] Copyright © 2025 Factal. All rights reserved.

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Alex Moore discuss the latest developments on the war in Ukraine, plus more on labor strikes at airports in Portugal, parliamentary recall votes in Taiwan, Trump’s birthright citizenship order and NOAA discontinuing some of its weather data. Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more [https://podcast.factal.com/].  These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter [https://blog.factal.com/forecast-newsletter/]. This episode includes work from Factal editors Alex Moore, Jess Fino, Hua Hsieh, Theresa Seiger and Owen Bonertz. Produced and edited by Jimmy Lovaas. Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe [http://www.andrewgospe.com/].  Have feedback, suggestions or events we’ve missed? Drop us a note: hello@factal.com What'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 [https://www.factal.com/], browse the Factal blog [https://blog.factal.com/] or email us at hello@factal.com. Read the full episode description and transcript on Factal's blog. [https://blog.factal.com/] Copyright © 2025 Factal. All rights reserved.