Mexico confirms some Mayan ruin sites are unreachable because of gang violence and land conflicts

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government has acknowledged that at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites are unreachable by visitors due to a toxic mix of cartel violence and land disputes. But two tourist guides in the southern state of Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala, say two other sites that the government claims are still … Read more

With all eyes on Gaza and Ukraine, analysts fear these conflicts could erupt

Sudanese army soldiers, loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, sit atop a tank in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, on April 20, 2023. – | Afp | Getty Images With the eyes of the world on the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, an unprecedented number of potentially “catastrophic” conflicts are going … Read more

Destruction in Gaza outpaces other recent conflicts, evidence shows

The Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip has been unlike any other in the 21st century. In response to the unprecedented assault by Hamas on Oct. 7, Israeli airstrikes and a ground invasion that began 20 days later have destroyed large swaths of the besieged territory, killed at least 20,057 people and displaced a … Read more

Growing geopolitical conflicts have some investors feeling guilty about buying defense stocks

An F-15E fighter aircraft can carry seven groups of four StormBreaker bombs. Source: Raytheon As the war between Israel and the Hamas militant group ramped up last month, Kenneth Suna took to his investing-focused TikTok account. Suna began a video asking his more than 200,000 followers “if you’re cool with profiting off war,” before adding … Read more

Israel-Hamas war: Gaza invasion deepens as conflict’s death toll rises

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel should not reoccupy Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israel would assume responsibility for Gaza’s security “for an indefinite period.” Blinken told reporters that “Gaza cannot continue to be run by Hamas” but that “it’s also clear that Israel cannot occupy Gaza.” Blinken left open the … Read more