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The Gaza war has been going on for more than six months without any possibility of ending. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the Gaza war, which started in October last year, has by this time led to around 35 thousand deaths, the displacement of around two million Gazans and many other negative consequences. Given that the war does not end soon, there will be more casualties with a potential for famine in Gaza affecting more than a million — as is often warned by different international organizations including the United Nations — and other impacts. But ceasefire talks…

Cultural exchanges are definitely crucial. Cultural exchanges including, but not limited to, the arrangement of joint artistic collaborations, music festivals, international food festivals and traditional dance performances and the exhibition of movies play a crucial role in promoting understanding and empathy between different countries, bridging cultural divides and promoting cultural diversity, improving relations and tolerance between different conflicting countries and reducing tensions, ultimately leading to a more peaceful world. Many countries — having conflicting or troubled relations — including India and Pakistan, South Korea and Japan and Cuba and the United States have seen improved relations through diverse cultural exchanges. According to…

Tensions have increased between Israel and Iran — two powerful and crucial geopolitical actors in the Middle East — leading to growing concerns. Tensions escalated amidst the Gaza war, which has been going on for around six months. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, tensions increased after the Israeli strikes on an Iranian consulate building in Syria last week that killed seven officials of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including two generals and six Syrians. While Iran has vowed to take revenge against the latest attack, Israel has said it will respond if it is attacked, raising the possibility…

The killing of humanitarian aid workers in Gaza has raised concerns. Humanitarian aid workers are being repeatedly killed in Gaza. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, while seven humanitarian aid workers were killed by an Israeli strike last week, at least 196 humanitarian workers have so far been killed in the West Bank and Gaza since the beginning of the Gaza war in October last year. The international food charity World Central Kitchen — responsible for around 60 percent of non-governmental aid deliveries to the Gazans — has by this time suspended its operations in response to the killing…

The accidental collapse of road and railway bridges often takes place in many countries. Accidental bridge collapse often leads to the loss of lives, property damage and the disruption of transportation systems. The 2001 Hintze Ribeiro Bridge collapse in northern Portugal, the 2007 I-35W Mississippi River Bridge collapse in Minnesota of the United States and the 2018 Morandi Bridge collapse in Genoa in Italy are some examples of the accidental collapse of bridges in the world in the 2000s. Very recently, according to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland of the United…

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…