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The Ukraine war within the Russian territory has been going on for more than two weeks. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the Ukrainian forces entered Russia’s southern Kursk region in early August after around two and a half years of the Ukraine war, which has by this time killed more than 150000 from both sides. While the latest Ukraine’s incursion, the largest and most significant Ukrainian incursion into Russia since the Russian Special Military Operation in February 2022 that led to the occupation of several Ukrainian territories including Donetsk and Kherson may result in a favorable…

Post-election crises in Venezuela have led to concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the opposition rejected the outcomes of the 2024 Presidential Elections in Venezuela — declared by the government-controlled National Electoral Council — which led to the win of the incumbent President of the socialist PSUV party Nicolas Maduro for the third consecutive terms in office. Though the President claims the latest election to be credible, the opposition claims it to be manipulated and independent observers describe it to be “undemocratic”. The opposition has been carrying out countrywide protests since the declaration of the electoral results…

The chance of an all-out war in the Middle East has increased greatly. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, tensions have mounted after the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh by Israel in Iran. Iran and Hezbollah threatened to attack Israel in retaliation to the killing of the Hamas leader. Though peace steps are going on for the reduction of growing tensions involving Israel, Iran and Hezbollah, it remains unclear whether the tensions can be effectively reduced. Moreover, and importantly, it remains questionable whether the possibility of an all-out war can be canceled out altogether without resolving…

Mass uprisings sometimes take place that lead to the stepping down of the governments. The mass uprisings took place in many countries in Asia, Africa and other continents in the past including Tunisia, Egypt, Zimbabwe and Iran. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the mass uprising is going on against the government of Bangladesh which was initially a Quota Reform Movement of students. The mass uprising led to the step-down of the governments of different countries including — but not limited to — Tunisia, Sudan and Egypt. But the governments of most countries usually do not want to step…

Tensions have further increased in the Gaza war. Israeli’s continued attacks, the attacks on Golan Heights and Turkey’s threats of sending troops to Gaza have increased concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, missile attacks in a football playground in Israel-occupied Golan Heights killed twelve children. While Israel blamed Hezbollah for the attack, the latter strongly denied its responsibility. Israel carried out several attacks on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon later. While the Israeli security cabinet has authorized retaliatory military attacks on Hezbollah, Turkey has threatened to send troops to Israel on behalf of the Palestinians, complicating the…

Curfews are imposed in many countries. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, many countries including, but not limited to, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nigeria imposed curfews in the 2020s. Curfews were also imposed in many countries including Thailand earlier driven by armed conflicts and several other reasons. Curfews, which are imposed in response to security threats and other reasons, help address security concerns and bring peaceful situations many times, though they cannot do so always in different countries. Curfews sometimes failed to bring peace in different countries including — but not limited to — India (India-administered Kashmir) and…

Kenya has been in a political crisis for months, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, protests have been going on in Nairobi and several other cities for several months after the government’s announcement of the unpopular tax bill. Amidst the protests, the government has by this time withdrawn the controversial tax bill but protests have been continuing, leading to the deaths of dozens of people driven by the clashes between the government force and protesters. Though the protests started in response to the tax bill, anti-government protesters now call for the resignation of President…

Student protests, called the Bangla Blockade, have mounted across Bangladesh over the demand for the reform of the quota system in various government jobs. According to multiple sources including the BBC and Strait Times, thousands of students from many universities and colleges including the University of Dhaka have been demonstrating for several days to realize their demand against the quota based recruitment system, which they say favors different groups for high-paying government jobs, in the capital Dhaka and other major cities including Chittagong, bringing traffic to a halt. Though Bangladesh’s top court suspended the quota system temporarily — for one…

A failed military coup took place in Bolivia last month, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the military coup led by the dismissed army chief General Zúñiga took place with the aim of restoring democracy and addressing social discontent in Bolivia, where there has been political instability for years and almost 40 attempted or successful coups have taken place in several decades, driven by political unrest, power struggle and other causes. The failed coup against President Luis Arce’s government—no matter whether it was a real or staged self-coup attempt— immediately led to the arrest…

The military rule — established after the 2022 military coup — was extended in Burkina Faso without the participation of most political parties, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the announcement of the extension for five years was made this month under a new Accord reached after a two-day national consultation meeting in the capital city, Ouagadougou, participated by civil society representatives, the security and defense forces and lawmakers in the transitional assembly and signed by acting president Ibrahim Traoré. But the extension of the military rule is not the solution to various problems that resulted…