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Several countries are recognizing Palestine as a state. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, France and Canada, two G7 members, are going to recognize Palestine as an independent state soon, while several other countries including Spain, Ireland and Norway recognized it in 2024. The United Kingdom — another crucial member of the G7 — also declared to recognize Palestine depending on the response of Israel to the ceasefire on the Gaza war, which has been going on for around two years. The recognition moves of European leaders such as Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and Mark…

Anti-migrant riots have led to concerns in Spain. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, clashes took place between migrants and local residents in a southeastern Spanish town over the beating of a 68-year-old man by three youths from North Africa and continued for several nights. But this is not the only event of anti-migrant riots — though such riots are not frequent — in Spain. Anti-migrant riots including the 2000 El Ejido riots took place in the past. Hopefully saying, the arrests of 14 rioters and a strong police presence in response to the…

The political crisis is going on in Serbia. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, tens of thousands of people carried out anti-government rallies in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, against the Vucic government. The new wave of student-led protest rallies against the government is going on with the demand for early elections and end to President Aleksandar Vucic’s rule, leading to increased political tensions, which started with the anti-corruption protest after the Novi Sad railway bridge collapse that led to the resignation of former prime minister Milos Vucevic. But it remains unclear whether there will be elections, which…

A sixty-day truce between Israel and Hamas is promising. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, the US administration, along with Qatar, offered a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza war and has been mediating peace between Israel and Hamas for months. Hopefully saying, Israel agreed to the “necessary conditions” to finalize a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip — though it has not yet publicly endorsed the plan — and Hamas has positively responded to the proposal, increasing the chance of reaching a ceasefire deal soon. The proposed ceasefire plan is a positive development and can…

Protests have been going on for around two months in Panama over Pension reform, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation, pension reform initiative Law 462, promulgated by the government on March 18, resulted in outrage among many and protests among thousands in Panama. The Jose Raul Mulino government has declared a state of emergency in the main banana-producing region Bocas Del Tor and several hundred protesters were arrested. While the government says the reform is needed to address the generous pension scheme, the protesters demand the cancelation of it. But it remains unclear whether…

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…

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…

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…