The Dog Food Guide to Geopolitics

Six civilians are killed in Russia’s Belgorod region in an overnight Ukrainian strike. Another four are wounded including a child. Western intelligence services in co-ordination with Ukrainian counterparts are planning to damage Russia's ties with Latin American states using seized Russian weapons on the battlefield. Tehran offers a 30-thousand dollars reward for killed or captured US soldiers, again stressing it controls the Strait of Hormuz.…

New Zealand housing affordability has returned to its long-term average following the extraordinary rise in property prices during the Covid-19 pandemic. New Cotality figures show lower house prices, rising household incomes and easing mortgage rates have substantially improved the position for buyers — although owning a home remains far from cheap. eLocal Report: Based on reporting by RNZ Digital Reporters HERE · House Prices Back to 6.7…

A North Shore man facing two murder charges and one charge of attempted murder can now be named after his interim name suppression lapsed. Marc Govinden is accused of murdering his parents, Raman and Rooksana Govinden, before attempting to murder his brother Andrew. eLocal Report: Based on reporting by Felix Walton for RNZ. · Accused Appears in High Court · Marc Govinden appeared in person at the Auckland High Court, where Justice Mathew Downs…

US President Donald Trump has declared the Strait of Hormuz a “new US territory” in a social media post, prompting an immediate rebuke from Tehran. The extraordinary statement comes amid a continuing US naval blockade, stalled negotiations with Iran and a dispute over who should control passage through one of the world’s most important energy corridors. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT HERE · Trump Claims US Territory in Hormuz · US…

A significant political split is developing inside the movement that twice carried Donald Trump to the White House. An analysis by historian Tarik Cyril Amar argues that Tucker Carlson is emerging as the most prominent voice of a MAGA faction that remains committed to “America First” principles but increasingly believes Trump himself has departed from them. INR Report: Based on analysis by Tarik Cyril Amar for RT HERE · MAGA Without Trump? ·…