Insurgencies have been on the rise in Burkina Faso over the years, leading to concerns. As per the reports of multiple sources including the BBC, insurgencies were carried out in Burkina Faso by militants a few days ago. There were also many other previous militant attacks including one of the deadliest attacks in 2024. But insurgencies have been increasing even after the 2022 military coup that ousted the elected government of President Roch Kaboré, which was also struggling to combat insurgencies. Insurgencies have killed thousands, impacted the economy, displaced hundreds of thousands and resulted in a humanitarian crisis in Burkina…
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The expiry of the nuclear treaty between the United States and Russia has led to concerns. As per the reports of multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the New START, a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the US and Russia expired a few days ago. This happened amidst the ongoing Ukraine war. This treaty
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Growing terror attacks in Pakistan have led to concerns. As per the reports of multiple TV channels/newspapers including the BBC and CNN, an explosion at a mosque in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, killed 31 people. The Islamic State (IS) has already claimed its responsibility. But this is not the only terror attack in Pakistan. There were coordinated attacks at multiple locations in the province of Balochistan last month and —moreover — many terror attacks including the 2014 Army Public School Massacre, the 2028 Wah Bombing and the 2025 Islamabad Courthouse Bombing were carried out in the past, leading…
The US-Iran tensions have led to concerns. As per the reports of multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, tensions increased between the US and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program, ballistic missiles and the treatment of participants in the latest anti-government movement. Both parties have been strengthening military preparedness in the region for the last
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Saudi strikes on Southern Yemen and the dissolution of the Southern Transitional Council have led to significant changes in Yemen conflicts. As per the reports of multiple TV channels or newspapers including the BBC and CNN, Saudi Arabia, which supports the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), the ruling coalition, carried out air strikes on the STC targets in
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Regime change in Iran has been frequently talked about. The latest anti-government movement across Iran, which began after the rise in the currency value, has also resurfaced the issue of regime change in Iran. Many participants in the movements have demanded regime change in Tehran. Many in Iran have believed the possibility of regime change due to the scale of the protest movement and external threats involved in it, at a time when the Iranian regime has become somewhat weakened due to military campaigns of Israel and the US in recent months. Regime change probably seems far away — at least…
Tensions have been growing between the United States and Europe over Greenland. As reported in multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the US administration has been seeking Greenland and threatened to use military force to annex resource-rich Greenland, an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, if needed. In response, Denmark and Greenland have
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Iran-US tensions over the Iranian protests have been global concerns for days. As reported in multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the US threats of strikes on Iran in response to the crackdown and the deaths of more than 2500 protesters in the ongoing anti-government protests — started on 28 December 2025 after a sudden slide in Iran’s currency value — and Iran’s counter-threats of strikes had increased tensions. Though tensions have reduced now for diplomatic efforts, it still remains difficult to be certain that there is no chance of further tensions involving Iran and the US, which conducted strikes…
The assertiveness of powerful countries is on the rise. While Russia and Israel have already been assertive with military means, the US has become militarily assertive. As per the multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the United States has become increasingly assertive at the end of 2025 but it has dramatically augmented in 2026,
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The year 2025 was marked by many desired and undesired events. While several armed conflicts including the Ukraine War and the Sudan Civil War have been continuing throughout 2025, there were new conflicts including Cambodia-Thailand clashes. As per the reports of multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the tariff war and US-China trade tensions, the beginning of the Ukraine peace process, the Gaza Peace Deal, the deployment of US warships to the waters off South America, US attacks on Venezuelan drug boats, US foreign policy shift, the ouster of several governments through mass uprisings, coups or coup attempts, technological…