Here is the monthly news briefing for April 2018. France Rail Strike http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43617033 Cost of Rail Strike up to $123 million https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2018/04/09/Rail-chief-says-cost-of-French-strikes-so-far-nearly-123M/1131523290428/?utm_source=sec&utm_campaign=sl&utm_medium=12 US slaps additional sanctions on Russian nationals https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-sanctions-announcement/u-s-issues-fresh-russian-sanctions-treasury-department-idUSKCN1HD1O0 Russian Legislature proposes ban on US... Continue Reading →
This is your monthly news briefing for February 2018. ISIS continues to threaten Iran from “Tora Bora” borderlands https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-iraq-islamic-state/islamic-state-threatens-iran-from-tora-bora-borderlands-idUSKBN1FP1FW US sanctions DRC general over protest crackdown http://www.africanews.com/2018/02/06/us-sanctions-drc-general-rebels-over-protest-crackdown-treasury/ Democratic Republic of Congo: 23 dead in fresh wave of... Continue Reading →
Here is your monthly news briefing for December 2017. Tillerson says US ready to talk to N. Korea; Japan wants pressure https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-tillerson/tillerson-says-u-s-ready-to-talk-to-north-korea-japan-wants-pressure-idUSKBN1E62UI China and South Korea pursue closer ties, but THAAD remains issue http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-and-south-korean-leaders-seek-to-improve-ties-but-thaad-remains-thorny-issue UN Security Council... Continue Reading →
This is your news briefing for the month of November, 2017. Lebanon Crisis: Saudi Arabia say Lebanon declares war https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-politics/saudi-arabia-says-lebanon-declares-war-deepening-crisis-idUSKBN1D61SZ Lebanon’s PM Hariri shelves resignation, easing crisis https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-politics/lebanons-pm-hariri-shelves-resignation-easing-crisis-idUSKBN1DM0IP North Korea appears to be aggressively building ballistic missile... Continue Reading →
Here is your weekly news bringing for 26 OCT – 01 NOV 2017. Violence amid Kenya election rerun https://www.voanews.com/a/kenya-presidential-election/4086895.html US Army pushing more support for Chad Basin in stability effort https://www.army.mil/article/195852/us_army_africa_pushing_more_support_to_lake_chad_basin_to_reinforce_us_stability_efforts US says Congo must hold elections... Continue Reading →
Here is your weekly news briefing for 19-25 OCT 2017. Kurdish and Iraqi troops clash in Kirkuk over Kurdish independence http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41693143 Kurds offer suspended independence drive, seek talks with Baghdad http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-kurds-referendum/kurds-offer-to-suspend-independence-drive-seek-talks-with-baghdad-idUSKBN1CT37M Madagascar plague death toll reaches 124... Continue Reading →
Here is your weekly news briefing for 12 – 18 OCT 2017. Xi Jinping at Communist Party Congress: Time for China to take the centre stage http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-41647872 North Korea warns of imminent nuclear war http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/17/north-korean-un-diplomat-warns-nuclear-war-may-break-moment/ Overview of... Continue Reading →
Here is your weekly news briefing for 5-11 OCT 2017. North Korean missile able to reach US mainland after modernization http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-russia/north-korean-missiles-will-be-able-to-reach-u-s-after-modernization-ifax-cites-russian-lawmaker-idUSKBN1CF0XP Analysis: Unknown actor attacking US and Canadian diplomats in Cuba https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/10/04/no-one-knows-who-attacked-us-and-canadian-diplomats-in-cuba-but-the-plot-appears-to-be-working-analysis.html Syrian violence highest since Aleppo... Continue Reading →
This is your weekly news briefing for 28 SEP – 04 OCT 2017. Puerto Rican relief efforts struggle to distribute available resources https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/us/puerto-rico-aid-fema-maria.html Las Vegas shooting kills 50+, wounds 500+ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/us/las-vegas-gunman.html Kurdish Independence: Analysis https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-kurds-of-iraq-what-kind-of-independenceif-any-1506591002 More... Continue Reading →
