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Prediction markets get bad press, but can they decode the news? You bet.

Prediction markets get bad press, but can they decode the news? You bet.

Newsweek — Prediction markets are more powerful than we realize. Far from just betting sites, could they help us to make better sense of our chaotic world?
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Trump is giving Iran the forever war it wants

Trump is giving Iran the forever war it wants

Newsweek — Trump is threatening to hit Iran harder over the Strait of Hormuz. For Tehran's hardliners, war is the gift that keeps on giving.
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5 Ways Europe is fighting to escape Trump's golden handcuffs

5 Ways Europe is fighting to escape Trump's golden handcuffs

Newsweek — Europe has launched a flurry of plans to break its dependence on U.S. military tech. Will any of them work?
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Norway's 'Seabed to Space' goals on NATO's northern flank

Norway's 'Seabed to Space' goals on NATO's northern flank

arsenal.eu — Norway is building a fully integrated Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance network to track and respond to threats in one of the world's most challenging environments. I speak to the country's defence minister, naval chiefs and top scientists to learn how.
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David Averre Showreel

David Averre Showreel

Showreel — My showreel, displaying excerpts of videos I have written, presented, directed and produced as a correspondent and producer across various long-form video formats.
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Russia controls its people with a flick of a switch

Russia controls its people with a flick of a switch

The Telegraph — Putin's Ukraine campaign may be faltering, but his war on freedom and privacy at home is all but won
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If Putin Dies... What Happens Next | Future Headlines | Daily Mail

If Putin Dies... What Happens Next | Future Headlines | Daily Mail

YouTube — Vladimir Putin has spent more than two decades consolidating power in Russia. As his influence expands and his circle of trust narrows, one question becomes increasingly more pressing: What happens after he's gone? Host and Foreign Affairs Correspondent David Averre speaks with the Head of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at RAND Europe, Dr. John Kennedy, about the likeliest scenarios for how Putin’s reign will come to an end and what impact it will have on Russia and the rest of the world.
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How the World is Learning to Defeat the Drone | Photo Evidence

How the World is Learning to Defeat the Drone | Photo Evidence

youtu.be — Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 thrust modern drone warfare into the public consciousness. These machines now dominate our social media feeds and news sites, as well as the battlefield. But we've been living in the drone age for much longer than most people think.
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How Britain's Paratroopers train for a NATO strike mission | War On Tape

How Britain's Paratroopers train for a NATO strike mission | War On Tape

youtu.be — Britain's Parachute Regiment has a proud history of jumping straight into the fight since World War II. Now, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine casting the shadow of major war over Europe, these soldiers are honing new tactics to ensure the British Army - working alongside NATO allies - can project force anywhere in the world.
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Why Charlie Kirk Died and Donald Trump Lived | Photo Evidence

Why Charlie Kirk Died and Donald Trump Lived | Photo Evidence

YouTube — Donald Trump and Charlie Kirk were both shot at by young gunmen in two of the most shocking assassination attempts in recent American history. One man survived. One did not. But the circumstances surrounding each event were eerily similar.
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How North Korea fuels Russia's War (and what it gets in return) | Photo Evidence

How North Korea fuels Russia's War (and what it gets in return) | Photo Evidence

YouTube — In June 2024, Vladimir Putin visited North Korea to seal a landmark 'comprehensive strategic partnership' with Kim Jong Un, bringing Moscow and Pyongyang closer than ever. But behind the public spectacle, their cooperation was already in full swing, with deadly consequences.
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Ukrainian 'draft dodgers' reveal how they avoided going to war

Ukrainian 'draft dodgers' reveal how they avoided going to war

Daily Mail — They fake diseases, bribe doctors for medical exemptions and even marry disabled women to get a carer's permit, all in hopes of stopping conscription officers from darkening their doors.
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Could Putin and Xi really invade Taiwan and Europe at the same time?

Could Putin and Xi really invade Taiwan and Europe at the same time?

Daily Mail — Analysts argue that even if Putin is unwilling to sacrifice his military for Xi's sake, the two powers are now locked in a new Cold War with the West and preparing in tandem to reshape the global order
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How Iran can retaliate after Trump strikes nuclear facilities

How Iran can retaliate after Trump strikes nuclear facilities

Daily Mail — On one hand, the Islamic Republic will be loath to provoke a full-scale war with the United States, a conflict it cannot hope to win. But total inaction is also intolerable for Khamenei and his clerics.
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How the US could get involved in Israel-Iran conflict

How the US could get involved in Israel-Iran conflict

Daily Mail — DAVID AVERRE breaks down five ways the US could get involved in the Israel-Iran conflict - each with more potential for disaster than the last.
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Can Israel really achieve its stated aims in Iran?

Can Israel really achieve its stated aims in Iran?

Daily Mail — Despite Israel's early success in striking Iran, questions have already arisen over whether it is capable of reaching its targets as described by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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The world picks a side in Israel-Iran conflict

The world picks a side in Israel-Iran conflict

Daily Mail — As the death toll rises and the risk of a wider regional war grows by the hour, the international community is urging restraint, but not without expressing support for one side or the other
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Iran nuclear site targeted, military chiefs wiped out by Israel

Iran nuclear site targeted, military chiefs wiped out by Israel

Daily Mail — Operation Rising Lion is the culmination of years of research and planning by Israel's military and Mossad intelligence agency to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons
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Gatwick-bound Air India jet crashes seconds after take-off

Gatwick-bound Air India jet crashes seconds after take-off

Daily Mail — Air India flight 171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, careened back to earth in the densely populated Meghani area of Ahmedabad after leaving the runway around 1:38pm local time (09:08 BST)
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Blow by blow, how Elon Musk tore apart friendship with Trump

Blow by blow, how Elon Musk tore apart friendship with Trump

Daily Mail — The public feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk resembles a dispute between two children in the playground - except one is the leader of the free world and the other the world's richest man
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The NATO island being turned into a floating fortress ready to repel a Russian invasion of Europe

The NATO island being turned into a floating fortress ready to repel a Russian invasion of Europe

Daily Mail — As a furious Vladimir Putin plots his response to Ukraine's breathtaking drone attack, European leaders and defence chiefs are working to ensure their militaries can meet the Russian threat head on
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Europe's vulnerability amid Russian military reconstitution

Europe's vulnerability amid Russian military reconstitution

Daily Mail — Putin's commitment to forcing Russia's economy and industry onto a war footing means that Moscow could reconstitute its forces for a fresh conflict within two years
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The Russian technology helping Putin win the race for the Arctic | Geopolitics on Tape | Daily Ma...

The Russian technology helping Putin win the race for the Arctic | Geopolitics on Tape | Daily Ma...

youtu.be — For all of human history, the Arctic has been an inhospitable, frozen wasteland. But as the ice continues to melt at record speed, this frigid desert is transforming into a new arena for global competition - one that's rich in natural resources, threaded with emerging shipping lanes, and ripe for military expansion.
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10 days under attack in Northern Syria | Frontline | Daily Mail

10 days under attack in Northern Syria | Frontline | Daily Mail

youtu.be — Ten years ago, the Islamic State was tearing through Syria as the country collapsed into civil war. Today, Syria is at another historic crossroads that could see conflict break out yet again at a moment's notice. In January 2025, MailOnline's Chief Foreign Reporter David Averre and cameraman Charlie Craven spent 10 days travelling through Rojava - a Kurdish-led autonomous region in northern Syria.
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