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Brazil Floods Trigger Disease Outbreak, Surge in Fatalities Expected Soon, Experts Warn

On May 22, the health secretariat of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul confirmed that a 2nd person has died from leptospirosis, a waterborne virus.  According to the Associated Press, regional health experts had “forecast a surge in infectious diseases including leptospirosis and hepatitis B. Carlos Machado, a regional public health and environmental expert reported that the “outbreak of...

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Recent Three Brotherhood Alliance Operation Reveals Myanmar Junta’s Diminished Combat Effectiveness

On July 25th, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) announced the capture of the city of Lashio, located in Shan State. The MNDAA, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), and allied People’s Defense...

Naval Standoff in South Aegean Highlights the Fleeting Détente in Greek-Turkish Relations

The lasting impression of rapprochement between Greece and Turkey in their 50-year dispute over continental shelf delimitation and Turkey’s pursuit of strategic control of the Aegean has been fleeting, as Turkish warships were deployed within the Greek Exclusive Economic...

Houthis Warn of Impending Response to Israeli Strikes

Over the past 24 hours, there has been a notable uptick in messaging by the Houthis warning of an impending response to Israeli strikes that targeted the Yemeni port city of al-Hudaydah last week,...