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The arrest of the opposition leader led to a huge protest in Turkey. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and the leader of the opposition, was arrested a few days ago, leading to the protests of tens of thousands of protesters across Turkey. The opposition leader —who was also suspended from the post of Mayor — was due to be selected as the 2028 presidential nominee of the Republican People’s Party in a vote this month. The protests in the meantime led to more than 1400 arrests. But it remains unclear…

Improving political culture is vital in Bangladesh. The 2024 July-August mass uprisings — which led to the ouster of the Hasina-led government — have reminded the importance of improving political culture and created its scope. The Yunus-led interim government has made various steps including reform steps which have the potential for improvements in political culture in Bangladesh since there will be changes in different laws that will increase checks and balances and secure more transparency and accountability in the government and political parties that can reduce the scope of the dictatorship. But it remains unclear whether and how much the chance of…

The deaths of political prisoners are a concern in Venezuela. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation, as the information of the Venezuelan Prison Observatory NGO reveals, 20 political prisoners have died in custody over the past few years in Venezuela. The latest was Reinaldo Araujo — a political prisoner and a leader of the Vente Venezuela party in the Trujillo state of Venezuela— who died last month in jail. Despite criticisms against the government, it remains unclear whether the deaths of political prisoners will end in Venezuela, which has one of the largest numbers of such prisoners in the…

Arson spree on religious sites has led to concerns in New Zealand. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation, seven churches were targeted in a suspected arson attack that occurred overnight in New Zealand on February 22, 2025. Four churches were attacked in the town of Masterton — north of the capital Wellington — and three were were attacked in other areas. Though the arson attacks, carried out by a man, have not killed anyone and there have the government’s growingly strengthened efforts for years, it remains unclear whether attacks on religious sites will end in New Zealand, an island…

The tariff war has raised concerns. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, imposed tariffs on Chinese goods in the US including a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum led to retaliatory tariffs on the US goods in China including US coal and liquefied natural gas products. Additionally, increased tariffs were imposed by the United States — with the aim to increase revenue — on several goods of several other countries including Mexico and Canada, though they were later halted for a while, and there is the possibility of imposing tariffs on Europe, a crucial ally…

Conflicts have been going on in DR Congo for several days, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, hundreds of people have been killed, along with the displacement of thousands, in several days of intense fighting in Goma, an eastern city of the Democratic Republic of Congo, mainly between the government force and the rebel group named the March 23 Movement (M23), made up of ethnic Tutsis. The rebel group M23, which has by this time captured northern Kivu, is moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, while the military has…

The Ukraine war is hopefully going to be ended amidst the change in the US administration. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, the present President of the United States, Donald Trump who took oath on January 20, 2025, is in favor of the resolution of the war — started with the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 — and has indicated it several times. Additionally, Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, and Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, have in the meantime expressed the intention of ending the Ukraine war. But it remains unclear…

Israel and Hamas may strike a ceasefire deal soon. As per the reports of the BBC and CNN, ceasefire talks have progressed on the Gaza war. A ceasefire agreement has in the meantime been reached in principle and will — probably — be finalized by Israel and Hamas this week. The potential three-stage ceasefire deal that includes the release of Hamas-held hostages (around 90 remaining hostages who were taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023), exchanges of prisoners (around 1000 Palestinian prisoners some of whom are in jail for years) and withdrawal of Israeli forces is a promising and praiseworthy step and…

There were many desired and undesired happenings across the world in 2024, bringing both positive and negative impacts. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, there were reduced economic impacts of the Ukraine war in 2024 — compared to that of 2023 — and diverse notable happenings including the Paris Olympics and a truce between Israel and Hezbollah. But the Gaza war, the Ukraine war and other conflicts (including the civil war in Myanmar) continued and there were economic, political and other problems in many countries, leading to concerns and protests. Among others, millions of people remained in the food…

Regime change in Syria can lead to changes on many grounds. According to multiple sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Cable News Network, the Syrian regime change occurred due to an astonishing offensive of twelve days, toppling Bashar al-Assad earlier this month. The transitional government has the opportunity to make Syria, which is badly affected economically, politically and in other terms and has been suffering from the humanitarian crisis of the decade-long civil war, more peaceful, inclusive, democratic and prosperous for all by addressing economic, political and other challenges and concerns. But it remains unclear whether there will be…