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The burning of a religious book in Sweden has led to widespread protests and criticisms. According to multiple sources including the BBC, a copy of the Quran — the holy book of Islam — was burned by Salwan Momika, an Iraqi living in Sweden, outside Stockholm’s central mosque on Wednesday. It is definitely not the only incident of burning holy books, a grave violation of religious freedom. Religious books including the Quran and the Bible were burned in many countries in the past many times including several times in the last decade. Burning religious books often lead to tensions and…

The UN peacekeepers are going to be withdrawn at the end of this month from Mali after decades of peace operations in the conflicting country. According to multiple sources including CNN, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali is set to be ended on June 30. The Malian government called for the immediate exit of the UN peacekeepers earlier blaming the mission a failure. It is pertinently notable that the UN keeps its peacekeepers based on the request of a sovereign country. But given that there are continued conflicts in the trouble-hit country, the exit of the peacekeepers…

Gang clashes often take place in Honduras. A deadly gang violence occurred this week in a women’s prison. According to multiple sources including the BBC, one of the gangs locked the rival gang in a prison cell and set fire and clashes subsequently erupted between the rival gangs at the Tamara facility — 20 kilometers from the Honduran capital city Tegucigalpa — leading to the death of around forty women prisoners. This is definitely not the only gang violence. Gang violence in prisons and other places including streets took place frequently. A deadly gang violence took place at the La…

Armed attacks intermittently are carried out in Uganda. According to multiple sources including the BBC, armed attacks were carried out in a school in western Uganda leading to the death of more than forty. The Ugandan officials blamed the Allied Democratic Forces, which operates and carries out armed attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and several other countries including Uganda, for the latest attack. Though the group has not yet acknowledged the claim, it has been carrying out many attacks for years in different areas of Uganda, a landlocked country in eastern Africa, and killed thousands of people. Along…

Wildfire is a frequent occurrence in Canada. Currently, devastating wildfires are there in Canada, the effects of which also reached some areas of the US. According to multiple sources including the BBC, the wildfire started in the western provinces of British Columbia and Alberta but later spread to several eastern regions including Quebec and Ontario. Wildfires have been going on for several weeks without any possibility of ending sooner affecting millions of acres of land, despite the relentless efforts of firefighters. Importantly, wildfires that occur every year have increased in recent decades and bring enormous negative effects including the destruction…

Artificial intelligence — rendered one of the emerging technologies — is crucial in the twenty first century for economies, lives and capabilities. It has definitely enormous positive impacts and will continue to provide many benefits for the world. Artificial intelligence, which has made rapid advances over the last decade or so, reduces human errors, helps make decisions, improves lives and brings many other positive outcomes. AI has already influenced almost all industries. But artificial intelligence has several notable negative outcomes including the loss of certain jobs, a reduction in human emotion and creativity and its infringement on fundamental human rights.…

A huge protest was carried out in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland. According to multiple sources including the BBC, half a million people participated in a protest in Warsaw against the government this week. The protests were also held in other cities in Poland including Krakow. Main opposition parties have called for protests against a range of problems including the anti-influence law, frustrations over inflation and costs of living. Many have criticized that the new law, which will set up a commission to investigate alleged Russian influence and give it the power to ban people from assuming public office…

Armed attacks have significantly reduced in Somalia in recent years. According to multiple sources including the BBC, about seventy percent of armed attacks have reduced recently in Somalia. But armed conflicts that kill many are still a cause for concern. Notably, armed conflicts in Somalia involve several parties including the Transitional Federal Government, local clan militia and Al-Shabaab. Armed attacks are frequently carried out by armed groups including Al-Shabaab on civilian targets in the capital city and other areas of the country leading to the killing of civilians. Despite the central government’s declaration of ‘total war’ against Al-Shabaab in 2022…

The economic crisis frequently affects Africa but it has recently mounted in several African countries including Ivory Coast, Ghana and Kenya. According to multiple sources including the BBC, several African countries including Ivory Coast and Ghana made bailout loan agreements with the International Monetary Fund to tackle their economic crises. While Ghana signed for $3bn, Ivory Coast signed an agreement for $3.5bn with the international money lender. Several other African nations including Gambia also took bailout support from the IMF in the last year. The bailout support will probably be helpful to tackle the economic crisis of the recipient countries…

Most Arab states are going to re-establish relations with Bashar al-Assad, the President of Syria which was heavily affected by the twelve-year civil war. According to multiple sources including the BBC, President Assad has been welcomed by several Arab countries recently and Syria was given back its membership status in the Arab League that was canceled for the civil war for years. Earlier, Iran and Saudi Arabia, mediated by China, agreed to improve their relations and re-established their embassies, which were withdrawn for years. The reinstatement of Syria in the Arab League and improved relations between Syria and several Arab…