by CBBSS | Aug 4, 2021 | International News and Analysis
Fox News publishes an article written by Vernon Brewer, the founder of the charity World Help. Brewer reminds readers that civilians are still in the line of fire in the war that is dragging on in Eastern Ukraine. About 2.7 million people live in the Russia-backed...
by CBBSS | Aug 3, 2021 | International News and Analysis
An Al-Monitor column states Turkey and Russia have found common ground over anger toward the West, and while that may translate into closer relations, Ankara and Moscow are unlikely to become close allies. Russia, which has the stronger hand, will mandate that Turkey...
by CBBSS | Aug 2, 2021 | Regional News
An anthrax outbreak in the remote Yamalo-Nenets region of Siberia killed a boy, the BBC reports. Another eight people are confirmed as infected with anthrax, and a total of 90 people are undergoing hospital checks. A Siberian heat wave fuelled the outbreak. ...
by CBBSS | Aug 2, 2021 | International News and Analysis
EU officials are concerned over talks of Russia and Turkey reviving the planned Turkish Stream gas pipeline which would bypass Ukraine, but analysts tell Reuters the project is a pipe dream. Turkish Stream is competing with Russia’s other plan to bypass Ukraine...
by CBBSS | Aug 1, 2021 | Regional News
A Russian military helicopter was shot down in Syria on Monday, killing all five people on board, the BBC reports. The downing of the chopper was the single deadliest incident for the Russian military since it began its bombing campaign in Syria last September. It is...