Espionage, Drones, and the Disappearing Convents
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In this edition of the Ohmbudsman Digest, we break down twelve global stories shaping tomorrow’s headlines. From covert espionage plots in Israel to far-right men’s clubs spreading across the U.S., and from trade tensions between China and the EU to Japan’s demographic shifts — it’s a world in flux.
Tune in for crisp, fact-packed insights under 15 words per sentence, so you’re informed without the fluff.
In Today’s Episode:
- Iran’s attempts to recruit Israeli spies via Telegram and cash offers
- China retaliates against EU medical device imports amid escalating trade wars
- China’s military braces for drone warfare with structural reforms
- Viagra’s surprising cancer-fighting potential discovered in Chinese studies
- France accuses China of a smear campaign targeting Rafale jet sales
- Germany’s convents and monasteries vanish as religious vocations dwindle
- Houthis attack a bulk carrier in the Red Sea, escalating shipping threats
- Japan plans to send used destroyers to the Philippines to counter China
- Poland reinstates border checks amid rising illegal migration
- UK police chiefs call to cut forces from 43 to as few as 12
- Record 80% of Japanese mothers now in the workforce
- The secret far-right, antisemitic men’s club network spreading across the U.S.
Sources Featured:
- The Guardian
- Japan Times
- South China Morning Post
- DW News
- Al Jazeera
- Euronews
Links & Resources:
- Iran recruited spies in Israel
- China-EU trade conflict
- China’s drone warfare reforms
- Viagra cancer research
- Rafale jet smear campaign
- Germany’s convent closures
- Red Sea vessel attack
- Japan’s destroyer export
- Poland border controls
- UK police consolidation
- Japanese mothers in workforce
- Far-right men’s clubs in the US
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