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Renewed conflicts between Hamas and the Israeli military forces have led to a global concern. According to multiple television channels and newspapers including the BBC, the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood of Hamas on Israel and counterattacks of Israel in the Gaza Strip have led to a state of war between Israel and Palestine with the continuation of fighting, involving another party including Lebanon-based Hezbollah. While the deadly attacks of Hamas —which killed more than 600 Israelis — are regretful, the indiscriminate retaliatory attacks of Israel that killed more than 500 hundred Palestinians are also regretful. But it remains unclear whether armed…

The earnings of writers have notably been reducing in recent years. There is, according to multiple newspapers including the BBC, a reduction in the income of writers on their writings — which are a fundamental tool for communication and documentation throughout human history, play a crucial role in preserving knowledge, sharing ideas and shaping societies and are instrumental in fostering cultural exchange, promoting critical thinking and empowering individuals to express their thoughts and emotions — in many developed and other countries including the United States, Spain, Brazil, India and Burundi. Though writers’ earnings differ based on the sorts of publications…

Ethnic cleansing, the deliberate and systematic removal or extermination of an ethnic group(s) from a specific geographic area, is a global concern. Many ethnic groups in different countries including the Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Darfuris in Sudan and the Rohingya in Myanmar were persecuted with the intention of cleansing them altogether in the past and are currently at risk of ethnic cleansing. Recently, the Azerbaijani military forces operation in Nagorno-Karabakh put ethnic Armenians at risk of ethnic cleansing. According to multiple newspapers including the BBC, tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians have already fled the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave driven…

Criminal gang activities have recently increased in the world. Criminal gangs are involved in various criminal activities including killing, kidnapping violence and human and drug trafficking in many countries in Asia, North America, South America and other regions including Brazil, Haiti and El Salvador. Thousands of people are killed at the hands of criminal gangs each year globally. Steps are definitely taken to address gang crimes in many countries but they are mostly judicial and law-enforcement based, though many gang members are socially integrated. Many gangs are arrested and brought to justice each year globally. But social integration steps are…

Tensions have increased in Nagorno-Karabakh with the Azerbaijani armed forces operation called the ”anti-terrorist operation”. According to multiple sources including the BBC, the latest military operation of Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh led to the death of more than twenty including two civilians. But tensions have been increasing in recent months, despite relative peace in the region for years driven by several factors including the blockade of Azerbaijan on the only route into the enclave from Armenia, known as the Lachin Corridor. Hopefully, a ceasefire was immediately agreed between the Azerbaijan and Ethnic Armenians under the mediation of Russia, but it remains…

Bangladesh has definitely developed in economic terms — along with several other terms — recently. The South Asian country has experienced significant growth in several economic and other sectors including agriculture, manufacturing and services during the current Awami League government. Economic development has been fueled by factors including increased foreign direct investment, the implementation of various development policies, government initiatives to promote industrialization, increased remittance flow and the expansion of the garment industry. Bangladesh has also taken mega development initiatives over the last decade including the Padma Multipurpose Bridge, the Dhaka Metro Rail and the Karnaphuli Tunnel, connecting different regions.…

There are many transnational blocs and counter-blocks in the world. While some blocs are economic and cultural interest driven, others are counter-military blocs aimed at protecting from security threats from any specific countries or a group of countries. But most transnational blocs in the world are economic, cultural and other cooperation-based blocs including the European Union, the ASEAN, the SAARC and the African Union. Among counter-military blocs, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Warsaw Pact, currently dissolved, are notable. The BRICS — rendered the anti- west bloc — which, according to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, has…

Police raids have recently killed many in Brazil, leading to concern. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the latest web of police raids on drug cartels — driven by the killing of a police special forces officer in the coastal town of Guarujá — have killed around fifty people. In addition to the latest raids, many other police raids were carried out against drug gangs in the Latin American country in the past. According to multiple sources, raids carried out in Rio de Janeiro and other places for the last several years have led to the deaths…

The military of Gabon took power over the allegation of electoral fraud last week through a bloodless coup, leading to possible political turmoil. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the coup took place after the allegations of electoral fraud, deposing President Ali Bongo, who had been in power since 2009, and putting him under house arrest. The military immediately annulled the outcomes of the presidential election, which was won by the incumbent president but which the main opposition Alternance 2023 called fraudulent, and established the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions. Positively saying, the new…

The economic woe has sharply increased in Syria in the last few months, leading to several controversial decisions of the government and protests. According to multiple sources including the BBC, the Syrian government has reduced subsidies for fuel amidst the rising prices of food and many other commodities leading to protests in several towns of Syria including the southern city of Suwayda. But protesters sparked by the rising fuel prices have quickly turned into anti-government demonstrations with demands for the resignation of the president of Syria — where the worsening economic crisis has left almost ninety percent of the population…