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Sudan civil war. Sudan is currently
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facing the world's worst humanitarian
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crisis with over 18 million people
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suffering from extreme hunger and half a
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million children starving to death. This
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is happening because Sudan has been in a
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brutal civil war since April 15th, 2023.
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The fighting is mainly between two
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powerful military groups that used to
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run the country together. On one side,
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there's the Sudanese armed forces led by
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the head of the official army and on the
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other side there is a paramilitary group
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called the rapid support forces. This
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war started because of a power struggle.
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After a coup in 2021, both groups were
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supposed to merge into one national
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army, but neither side trusted the
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other. Tensions exploded when the RSF
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attacked key sites in the capital
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cartoon trying to take control. What
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followed was full-on war, not just in
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cartoon, but across Sudan, especially in
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Darur, where the RSF has been accused of
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committing ethnic massacres. This new
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war has pulled in international powers,
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too. Egypt is backing the SAF, while the
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UAE and Chad are believed to be
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supporting the RSF. As of 2025, the war
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is still going with no end in sight.
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There were some peace talks, like the
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Jedha Declaration, but they failed. More
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than 8.8 million people have been forced
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to flee their homes and over 3.5 million
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have left the country entirely.
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Hospitals are closed, food and medicine
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are running out, and aid groups can't
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safely get in because convoys are being
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looted. Meanwhile, both sides are
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spreading lies online using fake videos
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and AI to sway public opinion. The
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Rwanda Congo War. In 1994, the Rwanda
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genocide took place when Hoou extremists
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killed an estimated 500,000 tootssis in
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just 100 days. Afterward, many of those
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responsible fled into Congo where they
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regrouped into armed factions like the
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FDLR, a group that still operates in the
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region to this day. The Tootszile Rwanda
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government which took power after the
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genocide pursued them into Congolese
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territory. These events started the
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tensions fueling the current conflict.
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In 2022, Rwanda was accused of directly
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backing the M23 rebel group which is
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made up mostly of Congolese tootssis.
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This was confirmed by UN and US reports
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which state that Rwanda troops have
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crossed into Congo and fought alongside
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M23 despite official denials. The Rwanda
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government however claims its military
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is in Congolese territory to defend
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against the FDLR. the same group of hoou
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mentioned earlier. M23 on the other hand
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claims to protect tootssis in Congo, but
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has been accused of massacres, child
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soldier recruitment, and attacks on aid
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operations. Since the renewed fighting
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began, the situation has spiraled into a
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near constant war. Entire cities have
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fallen to rebels. Over 400,000 people
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were displaced in early 2025 alone, and
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thousands have been killed or injured.
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International peace efforts have failed.
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slowing down of the AOCH. The Atlantic
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meridian overturning circulation, a key
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ocean current system that helps regulate
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the global climate, is weakening fast,
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and scientists warn it's heading toward
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a potential collapse. This process keeps
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Europe relatively mild and stable, but
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it's now being disrupted by global
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warming. If the AOCH were to collapse
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entirely, the effects would be massive.
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Europe could face temperature drops of 5
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to 15° C within decades. Sea levels
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along the Atlantic coast could rise by
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up to 70 cm. And rainfall patterns in
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places like the Amazon could reverse,
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turning wet seasons into dry ones. Other
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areas, especially in the southern
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hemisphere, would get even hotter. This
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wouldn't be a slow change. It could
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happen rapidly once we hit a climate
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tipping point with shifts occurring over
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just a few decades. The last time
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something like this happened was about
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12,900 years ago, triggering a sudden
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1,300year cold snap. Scientists don't
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agree on exactly when this might happen,
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but most studies point to a date that
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isn't too far in the future. Hades
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situation. Haiti is in total crisis. The
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country has been spiraling since 2018
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when protests broke out over a hike in
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fuel prices. But things got much worse
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after President Joanel Moise was
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assassinated in 2021. Since then,
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political power has collapsed and armed
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gangs have taken over most of the
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capital, Porto Prince. The interim prime
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minister, Ariel Henry, tried to bring in
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foreign police from Kenya to help fight
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gang violence. But while he was out of
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the country negotiating, gangs blocked
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his return and launched coordinated
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attacks. Jails were stormed. Thousands
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of inmates escaped, and key
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infrastructure like ports, airports,
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hospitals, and even the presidential
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palace came under attack. The gangs
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continue to fight among themselves, and
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nearly half the population is going
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hungry. Over 1.6 6 million are on the
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edge of famine and more than 160,000
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people have fled their homes in the
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capital alone. The situation is still
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really bad with regular massacres. Just
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from January to March 2025, 1,600 people
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were killed and 800 were injured.
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Unfortunately, the whole situation isn't
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being properly covered in mainstream
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media and many people don't even know
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sponsoring this video. Europe's 80% bug
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decline. For nearly 30 years, a small
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group of German insect scientists
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quietly tracked insect populations in
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nature reserves, unaware they were
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documenting one of the most alarming
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environmental disasters in modern
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Europe. Led by Dr. Martin Sorg, the
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Crayfeld Entomological Society, found
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that the amount of flying insects had
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declined by 75% between 1989 and 2016.
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The implications are really bad. Insects
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pollinate 80% of wild plants and feed
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60% of bird species. They decompose
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organic matter, recycle nutrients, and
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support entire food chains. Without
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them, ecosystems would crumble.
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Scientists link the decline to intense
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farming practices, especially the
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widespread use of pesticides like
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neonicotenoids. Many farmers, however,
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worry about the economic costs of
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reducing chemicals without enough
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support or consumer demand. It would be
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hard to compete against other countries
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who keep using these pesticides, keeping
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costs down. Myanmar civil war. In 2021,
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the Myanmar military, known as the
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Tatada, seized power in a coup,
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overthrowing the elected government and
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arresting civilian leaders. The coup, of
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course, sparked massive protests, which
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were met with violent crackdowns,
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leading many civilians to take up arms.
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In response, the exiled elected
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government formed the National Unity
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government, representing anti- coup
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forces and calling for the
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reestablishment of a democratic state.
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They allied with long-standing ethnic
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armed groups that have fought the
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military for decades, and together they
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opposed the military juna, now operating
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under the name state administration
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council. Fighting has since spread
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across the country, turning into a
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full-scale civil war. Ethnic militias
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and newly formed people's defense forces
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composed of regular civilians who want
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to fight back have launched coordinated
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attacks taking control of significant
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territory. But the military has
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responded with air strikes, massacres,
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and scorched earth tactics. In April
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2023, a single air strike on a gathering
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and sagging region reportedly killed
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over 160 civilians. They famously use
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the four cuts doctrine which consists of
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cutting off food, funds, intelligence
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and recruits to starve opposition areas
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often leading to mass displacement. As
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of now, the conflict has displaced
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millions of people and shows no signs of
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ending. China and Russia continue to
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support the Juna diplomatically and
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militarily. The whole situation was
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worsened by the huge earthquake in March
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2025 which directly killed up to 5,300
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people and injured up to 11,400 people.
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Balkans situation. Since late 2024, a
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wave of protests has started across
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parts of the Balkans and nearby
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countries in what many are calling the
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Balkan Spring. It started in Serbia and
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Slovakia, then spread to North
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Macedonia, Turkey, Greece, Montenegro,
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and even beyond, including Hungary,
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Georgia, and Romania. The protests have
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been mostly studentled as people got fed
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up with corruption and authoritarianism.
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In Serbia, the movement exploded after a
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newly renovated train station in
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Novvisad collapsed, killing 16 people.
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An incident blamed on corruption.
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Students holding a silent tribute were
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attacked by government affiliated thugs,
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which only fueled the outrage. Slogans
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like corruption kills and a bloody hand
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became protest symbols. In Slovakia,
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protests erupted after Prime Minister
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Robert Fico visited Moscow, cut military
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aid to Ukraine, and pushed controversial
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judicial reforms, leading many to chant,
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"Slovakia is Europe." In Turkey, people
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hit the streets after opposition leader
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and Istanbul Mayor Ecram Imamoglu was
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arrested in what many saw as a political
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takedown. In North Macedonia, 59 people
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died in a nightclub fire caused by poor
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safety standards, sparking mass protests
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similar to those in Serbia. Meanwhile,
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in Greece, the memory of the deadly 2023
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Tempe train crash, where 57 people died,
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was reignited during its second
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anniversary. So, memorial rallies were
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held. Protesters across borders are
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clearly inspired by each other, even
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sharing slogans and symbols like
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Pikachu, which started in Turkey and
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spread to Serbia. Some governments have
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started to crack under the pressure.
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Serbia's prime minister resigned, and
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discussions of snap elections have begun
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in Slovakia. Myambo Woodlands fire.
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Every single day, the equivalent of
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around 140 full-sized football fields of
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Myamboa woodland burns down across
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southern Africa, wiping out animal
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habitats, killing wildlife, and pushing
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entire ecosystems to the brink. These
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woodlands aren't just any forest. They
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form the largest continuous stretch of
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woodland in Africa, spanning countries
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like Tanzania, Congo, and Zambia. And
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they're home to most of the continent's
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wildlife, including critically
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endangered species. Despite this, the
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Myambo receives almost no global
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attention or mainstream media coverage,
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and it gets little to no consistent
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government funding. As these ecosystems
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are cleared for agriculture or burned
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for charcoal, the animals that depend on
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them are left homeless or dead, and
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significant amounts of greenhouse gases
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get released. Also, these dry forests
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support over 65 million people who rely
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on them for timber, fuel, wood, food,
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honey, and medicine. Despite their
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importance, Mayambo woodlands are often
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ignored, overshadowed by more iconic
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tropical rainforests like the Amazon and
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Congo. If nothing changes, Africa could
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lose a massive portion of its
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biodiversity silently. Oppression of
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Uggers in China. In China's Zinjang
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region, the Uggers, a Muslim ethnic
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minority, are facing a campaign of
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repression by the Chinese government.
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This includes mass surveillance, forced
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detention, and religious restrictions.
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Over a million Uggers have been sent to
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detention centers for reasons as simple
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as praying, growing a beard, or having
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contact with people abroad. Inside these
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camps, people report being tortured,
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forced to renounce their religion, and
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subjected to political propaganda. It's
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so bad that many disappear without their
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families ever being told where they are.
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Outside the camps, surveillance is also
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constant. Ugor homes are monitored not
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just by cameras, but by Honchinese
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citizens placed there by the government
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under a program called Unite as one
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family. Uggers are also being forced to
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work in factories, often with no pay,
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either inside the camps or in faraway
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cities, separated from their families.
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Women are being targeted, too, with
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widespread reports of forced
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sterilizations and birth control
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procedures as part of a campaign to
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limit the Uger population. The goal
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appears to be to remove them by forcing
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them to assimilate to the Han majority
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culture, which is why some call it
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cultural genocide. International watchd
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dogs and human rights groups believe
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that what's happening may amount to
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crimes against humanity. But with strict
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control over information coming out of
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the region, much of this remains hidden
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