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Why LeBron just wrote an Op-Ed for China’s Communist Party
Editor’s note: LeBron has since denied penning the article, insisting the story was based on interviews he gave. History has produced two big LBJs: President Lyndon B Johnson, and basketballer LeBron James. For today, your favourite team of ex-diplomats will focus on… the basketballer. We opened the Communist Party’s latest People’s Daily for some fresh […]
Did NATO pass the Russian drone test?
With the dust now settled on Putin’s drone incursion into Poland, it’s time to ask: what was the Russian leader hoping to achieve, and did he get it? The Kremlin has denied any role, and its client state Belarus blames jamming devices. But none of that gels with the facts around this (likely unarmed) incursion, […]
Global oil markets in 4 numbers
Here at Intrigue, we pride ourselves on having a refined sense of humour and the ability to extract the last drop of value from news reserves around the world. So here are the four oil numbers you need to know: That’s how many barrels of oil just left Syria’s ports via its first official sale […]
Why Indonesians are looting their ministers’ homes
Well that escalated quickly. A residence belonging to Indonesia’s market darling of a finance minister (Sri Mulyani Indrawati) got ransacked outside Jakarta early yesterday (Sunday) morning. So let’s kick off the week with a quick but important question: what?! This all ✌️started✌️ last Monday, after local outlets reported all 580 members of Indonesia’s parliament are […]