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Controversial initiatives against Maori have been rising in New Zealand, leading to concerns. The government has taken several initiatives that have gone against the Maori — an ethnic group that consists of around 18 percent — in New Zealand. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the government has made a move to amend the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document, in 2024 and suspended three Maori MPs (the members of the parliament) over intimidating haka, leading to protests and growing concerns. Discrimination against Māori in New Zealand is not new and is a complex issue with roots in…

Attacks and counter-attacks between Israel and Iran have led to concern. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, Israel carried out overnight air attacks in several cities of Iran including Tehran, Shiraz and Tabriz targeting several sites including nuclear sites that killed more than 70 including top-ranked military commanders and nuclear scientists on Friday. Iran later responded with counterattacks with missiles and drones in Tel Aviv and other areas of Israel including Jerusalem, leading to several deaths. But there is yet to make any remarkable initiative to de-escalate the conflict between the parties and it remains unclear whether…

Mid-term elections led to better outcomes for the party of Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippine Democratic Party, increasing the chance of increased political rivalries in the coming days. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, in the midterm elections held last month, the party of President Ferdinand Marco Jr., the Federal Party, got six out of 12 contested seats in the Senate, the upper house of the bicameral Philippines Congress consisting of 24 senators, making the dominance of the President, shaky while making Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of Rodrigo Duterte, powerful. But the vital aspect is whether…

The interim government of Bangladesh has amended the Public Service Ordinance 2018, leading to protests. According to multiple sources, government employees carried out protests in the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka for several days. After the talks with the high authority, the protesters canceled their protests for now. While the interim government says that the 2025 Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance has more scope to discipline unruly public officials, the protesters demand its complete cancellation. The protesters have withdrawn protests for now after talking with the government. But it remains uncertain how much the changes are justified and whether the protesters will…

Several peace talks have raised hopes for the resolution of the Ukraine war, which has been going on for more than three years. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, while several peace talks were held between the United States and Russia in Saudi Arabia, direct peace talks were held between Russia and Ukraine. The success of the US-Russia peace talks is the Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul. Positively saying, their direct peace talks have made several outcomes including the release of prisoners of war — though no concrete peace terms have yet been reached…

The rising death of migrants in Saudi Arabia has led to concern. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, the death of thousands of migrants has increased in Saudi Arabia. Migrant workers from different countries including Bangladesh, India and Nepal are died more in Saudi Arabia where millions of people migrate every year for jobs in different sectors. While many go to Saudi Arabia legally, many others migrate there illegally. But the rising deaths of migrants in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been criticized by different countries and organizations. Various reasons are responsible…

Hindering food supplies to Gaza has led to concerns. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, Israel has cut off food supplies to Gaza. The UN World Food Programme says all its food stocks are depleted in Gaza. The cut of the food aid corridor by Israel, which resumed its offensive against Gaza two weeks after the collapse of the two-month Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, has led to food shortages of different sorts. The food blockade — imposed since March 2 —has exacerbated the already fragile markets and food systems in the war-affected Gaza Strip,…

The ending of the Ukraine war has become uncertain, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, the United States is going to shift its Ukraine peace mediation, indicating the possibility of its stopping in the future, and has mostly left the efforts to the warring parties. This decision came after the unwillingness of Russia to reach a proposed ceasefire with Ukraine, making the situation complicated and riskier. Though the US, which signed a Mineral deal with Ukraine, has not yet completely left the promising resolution initiative, its leaving may not be…

Tensions have increased between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, India and Pakistan have been exchanging fires at the border for several days following an attack on tourists in an Indian village — near the picturesque town of Pahalgam — in the Himalayan region that led to 26 deaths. India suspects Pakistan for the deadly attack, leading to growing tensions between the parties with fires from both parties along the Line of Control. But Pakistan denies its involvement and says India’s accusations are entirely baseless. However,…

The United States and Iran held nuclear talks, raising hopes for peace. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, the representatives of the United States and Iran, Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, held nuclear talks in Oman and Italy. Nuclear talks are a promising step after weeks of heated rhetoric between Iran, which says that its nuclear programs are peaceful, and the US, which considers these an aim at developing nuclear weapons. Both parties are optimistic of reaching a nuclear agreement soon. But it remains unclear whether the potential agreement…