Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated publicly that Russia has no intention of conducting any more military operations inside Ukraine. Yet there remains a deep suspicion of this statement, particularly among the US intelligence services. Foreign Policy has published an article listing 10 reasons not to believe President Putin and outlines the reasons to suspect that Russia will in fact intervene and seize territory in Ukraine. Unfortunately, if Russia does invade, the Ukrainians will be standing alone.
In a second attack in a week, Taliban insurgents have launched an attack in Kabul, targeting the Afghanistan election commission offices. The attackers, disguised as women in burqas, used rocket propelled grenades and heavy machine guns to attack the offices. After a four-hour standoff, Afghan army units killed the attackers. But the message was clear: the upcoming elections in Afghanistan will be accompanied by a great deal of violence as the Taliban try to delegitimize the elections.
Cases of the Ebola virus have been detected in West Africa. Cases of the deadly virus have been found in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. Unfortunately, there have been many cases in Guinea’s capital city, Conakry, and the conditions in the city are highly favorable to rapid transmission of the virus. In some cases, the fatality rate for the Ebola virus is 90% and the effective treatment of the disease requires very intensive medical attention.
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