
Factal Forecast
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.
Episodes
176 episodes
Gang attacks in Haiti rock largely untouched Kenscoff area
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jeff Landset discuss deadly gang attacks in Haiti's Kenscoff area, plus more on elections in Germany and Ontario, Canada, a return-to-office order for US government workers and a toxic debris cleanup deadline for the Lo...
•
Episode 176
•
10:03

Chile’s president orders curfews in parts of Araucania as wildfires rage
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jaime Calle Moreno discuss the wildfires raging in Chile, plus more on the Munich Security Conference, a deadline for Hamas to release hostages, the UN Security Council meeting and South Korean President Yoon’s criminal...
•
Episode 175
•
16:15

Ecuador president closes borders ahead of election
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jeff Landset discuss Ecuador's upcoming election, plus more on Baltic countries disconnecting from a Russian power grid, a parliamentary election in Kosovo, the Super Bowl and an African Union summit in Ethiopia....
•
Episode 174
•
11:26

Tensions spiral as Rwanda-backed rebels seize key city in eastern DR Congo
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Owen Bonertz discuss the fighting underway in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, plus more on U.S. tariffs on Mexico and Canada, airlines resuming some flights to the Middle East, elections in Delhi and naval exe...
•
Episode 173
•
17:15

Precarious Gaza ceasefire holding so far, but tensions remain high
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss the precarious Gaza ceasefire, plus more on the end of the 60-day ceasefire in Lebanon, a presidential election in Belarus, Lunar New Year and the Bank of Canada cutting rates.Subscribe to ...
•
Episode 172
•
16:23

Trump takes office, promising swift changes on Day One of administration
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss President-elect Trump's upcoming inauguration and administration, plus more on Russia and Iran signing a strategic pact, election campaigns in Honduras, the World Economic Forum, and the 14th annivers...
•
Episode 171
•
12:56

Moldova’s energy crisis leaves thousands without heat or gas in pro-Russian region
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and James Morgan discuss Moldova's energy crisis, plus more on Pakistan’s national airline resuming flights to Europe, parliamentary elections in Comoros, nuclear talks between Iran and three European countries and confirma...
•
Episode 170
•
14:16

Top Russian general assassinated in Moscow as Ukraine war drags on
In our final podcast of 2024, Senior Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Alex Moore discuss a series of targeted assassinations in Russia, including the recent killing of a top Russian general in Moscow via an IED planted on a scooter, plus more on winter...
•
Episode 169
•
13:57

South Korea thrown into political crisis
Senior Editor Jimmy Lovaas and Managing Editor Bada Kim discuss the political crisis gripping South Korea after President Yoon's shocking, but short-lived, declaration of martial law, plus more on elections in Ghana and Romania, Netherlands imp...
•
Episode 168
•
15:30

Thousands of displaced Lebanese head home as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire appears to hold
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, plus more on Iran holding nuclear talks, Taiwan’s president visiting Pacific allies, a possible strike by Volkswagen workers and California’s...
•
Episode 167
•
13:41

North Korea ratchets up tensions with missile launches
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Vivian Wang discuss North Korea's recent provocations, plus more on Bolivia’s political crisis, the Greek and Turkish foreign ministers meeting, and elections in Somaliland and Sri Lanka.Note...
•
Episode 166
•
10:38

Officials prepare for fallout of close US election
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss the upcoming US election, plus more on Affordable Care Act open enrollment in the United States, UK Conservatives announcing a new leader, a presidential runoff election in Moldova and the state assem...
•
Episode 165
•
11:28

Israel kills Hamas leader, but group vows to fight on
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss the recent killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, plus more on elections in Japan, Botswana and Eastern Europe’s Georgia, and the United Kingdom’s upcoming budget.Subscribe to the show:
•
Episode 164
•
14:22

India-Canada relations sour after diplomats expelled
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss the diplomatic tensions between India and Canada, plus more on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visiting Turkey, an election in Moldova, a BRICS summit in Russia and France hosting a conference on Lebano...
•
Episode 163
•
9:39

CDC to screen travelers from Rwanda for deadly Marburg virus
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jeff Landset discuss the CDC's plan to start screening passengers flying in from Rwanda for symptoms of Marburg virus, plus more on Ukraine’s President Zelensyy presenting his “victory plan,” Taiwan’s former president v...
•
Episode 162
•
11:01

Israel launches ground offensive in Lebanon as regional tensions spiral
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss Israel's ground offensive into southern Lebanon, plus more on municipal elections in Brazil, North Korea’s parliament meeting, mpox vaccinations in Nigeria and elections in Mozambique.Subsc...
•
Episode 161
•
15:26

Florida braces as Hurricane Helene threatens “nightmare” storm surge
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss Hurricane Helene, plus more on Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visiting the White House, a leadership election for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic party, parliamentary elections in Austria and a possible strike...
•
Episode 160
•
9:58

Israel-Lebanon tensions rise after deadly pager explosions
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss the wave of exploding pagers and walkie-talkies owned by Hezbollah members in Lebanon and Syria, plus more on a presidential election in Sri Lanka, an election in Germany’s Brandenburg, a politica...
•
Episode 159
•
15:27

Super Typhoon Yagi wreaks havoc, killing dozens in Vietnam, Philippines and China
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Vivian Wang discuss Super Typhoon Yagi and the havoc it wreaked in Vietnam, Philippines and China, plus more on Germany tightening border controls, a U.S. court hearing for TikTok, Air Canada pilots striking and provinc...
•
Episode 158
•
10:38

Brazil blocks X as Elon Musk’s standoff with judge continues
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Jaime Calle Moreno discuss Brazil banning Elon Musk's X social network in the country, plus more on Boeing's Starliner returning to Earth without its crew, Kosovar Serbs calling for a border blockade, Spain’s prime mini...
•
Episode 157
•
16:37

Militant attacks rock Pakistan’s Balochistan
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Awais Ahmad discuss the attacks by armed separatists in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan have left more than 70 people killed this week, plus more on passport control workers striking at the UK’s busiest ...
•
Episode 156
•
11:17

“Not the new COVID”: Mpox outbreak labeled public health emergency
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Halima Mansoor discuss the infections viral disease mpox being declared a public health emergency of international concern, plus more on India’s prime minister visiting Ukraine, Ukraine’s Independence Day, Indonesia hos...
•
Episode 155
•
8:34

Ukraine makes bold gamble with surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Alex Moore discuss Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region, plus more on Indonesia's new capital city, the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Taiwan holding military drills and a possible lockout affectin...
•
Episode 154
•
16:37

Israel strikes Yemen port after Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Agnese Boffano discuss the rising tensions between Israel and Yemen, plus more on a presidential election in Venezuela, the US increasing tariffs on some Chinese imports, Ukraine’s foreign debt and Italy’s controversial...
•
Episode 153
•
14:08

Trump assassination attempt shocks world, leaves unanswered questions
Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Joe Veyera discuss the attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump, plus more on the World Court opinion on Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories, Colombia’s new National Congress, Taiwan’s mi...
•
Episode 152
•
10:25
