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Indiscriminate shootings are definitely not surprising in Russia. Many indiscriminate terrorist attacks have been carried out in Russia, leading to concerns. The Moscow Metro bombings in 2010, the Domodedovo International Airport bombing in 2011 and the St. Petersburg Metro bombing in 2017 are some terrorist attacks in Russia. But such attacks often lead to the deaths of many. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, a deadly — and shocking — shooting by an armed group of extremists at a concert at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow took place this week, leading to the death of around 140.…

The crisis in Haiti has definitely deteriorated after the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who came to power after the assassination of then-President Jovenel Moise in 2021 and was unable to return to the country amidst the threats of Haiti gangs. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, gang violence continues in many areas including the capital city, Port-au-Prince, leading to dozens of deaths. Given that the power vacuum resulted from the resignation of the prime minister — one of the demands of the more than 300 armed gangs led by Jimmy Chérizier — is not quickly addressed, further deterioration…

Abduction is a crucial problem and often takes place in Nigeria. More than 4,700 people have been kidnapped since President Bola Tinubu came into power in 2023. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, in the latest kidnapping events, dozens were abducted by gunmen (suspected to be militants) from a remote town in Borno State in the north-east while more than 280 were abducted by armed men (suspected to be militants) from a school in northwestern Kaduna State — rendered the biggest in Nigeria from a school since 2021 — this week. The resurgence of mass kidnapping, which…

Unrest between the government and gangs in Haiti — which has been increasing for several months — has led to growing concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, Haiti gangs, the G9 alliance, are pushing for Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s removal and have boosted steps to take control of the capital’s Toussaint Louverture Airport to prevent the return of the premier from coming to Haiti from his Kenya trip, while armed forces were deployed to prevent gangs, which have by this time carried out attacks in several places including police stations and two prisons, from which…

The food crisis has mounted in Gaza amidst the war, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the food crisis has turned out to be unprecedented in Gaza, currently the world’s worst. In northern Gaza, where the food crisis is at its worst, hundreds of thousands are starving and the UN has warned of a risk of famine. About half a million people are at risk of famine if the food is not delivered to Gaza. Many residents have resorted to grinding animal feed into flour to survive. Consequently, many Gazans are at risk of…

Monetary incentives play crucial roles in social change. Different sorts of monetary incentives are given including cash transfers, tax incentives and subsidies. These programs — which encourage individuals and/or organizations that achieve certain goals related to the desired social change — aim to encourage behaviors or actions and address a range of issues including poverty alleviation, environmental conservation and public health promotion. Such incentives are given in different developed, developing and less developed countries including, but not limited to, the United States, Canada, Germany, India, South Korea, South Africa and Brazil. For instance, the government provides grants for social enterprises…

The killing of opposition political leaders takes place in many countries, leading to concerns. The killings of prominent opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan in 2007, Benigno Aquino Jr. in the Philippines in 1983 and Chokri Belaid in Tunisia in 2013 are some notable examples. Very recently, according to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the death of Alexei Navalny, the prominent opposition leader and a strong critic of the Russian regime, in a prison of the Russian Federation has led to strong global reactions, protests and arrests in different cities including Moscow. Though whether he was killed is…

The armed conflicts in Sudan have been going on for around a year. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the conflict is between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The joining of the SPLM-N rebel group in the fighting — which has spread to several areas including Khartoum, the capital city, the greater Darfur and Kordofan regions, killed thousands, displaced more than seven million and led to civilian abuses — has made the problem complicated. But there is no indication of ending the war, risking the destabilizing peace in the conflict-prone regions such…

Armed conflicts in Myanmar have fiercely increased. The Myanmar army — which came to power through a bloodless coup in February 2021 — has left hundreds of military bases and security posts facing the unprecedented attack of rebel groups in several states. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, intense fighting has been going on between the government forces and rebels since the beginning of Operation 1027 last year in several states including the Shan State and Rakhine, leading to many deaths and displacement. But there is an absence of any notable peace steps in ending the current…

The killing of three soldiers of the United States has increased tensions in the Middle East. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, three US soldiers were killed by a drone attack on a US military base — Tower 22 — near Jordan’s border with Syria by the Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq, leading to tensions between the US and Iran. The US president said the United States would respond to the attack, the first time strike that has killed US troops in the region since Hamas’s 7 October attack on Israel. Amidst the escalation of the Gaza…