■ Massive leak of U.S. classified documents

Jack Teixeira, a suspect in the massive leak of classified U.S. government documents, was arrested by the FBI on April 13th.

According to CNN, Teixeira was indicted in Boston on charges of unauthorized storage, transmission, and deletion of confidential U.S. Defense Department materials. He had access to confidential data because he was a Massachusetts Air National Guard Intelligence Division member. He leaked the data to the Discord chat room, a small social media platform he runs, and a few months later, the facts were revealed to the world, and an urgent search took place.

The leaked documents, which included a wide range of classified information from the U.S., caused a huge stir around the world. It has been revealed that there is basic information on U.S. intelligence allies and intelligence agencies, eavesdropping, and evaluation of the Ukrainian war. According to Bloomberg News, Teixeira is expected to be sentenced to at least 15 years in prison.

■ Sudan, armed conflict and civil war

The civil war between government forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is intensifying in Sudan, especially in the capital, Khartoum.

The war was triggered by a power struggle between the government forces of General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, who took power through a coup, and RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. It began on April 15th and continues to this day. On May 9th, the RSF-controlled presidential palace was also destroyed by government troops.

Currently, Sudan is in a severe situation of human damage caused by the civil war. According to the Sudanese Department of Health, at least 528 people were killed and 4,600 injured as of May 2nd.

As the civil war intensifies, countries around the world are committed to evacuating their nationals. According to the Presidential Briefing on April 24th, Korea also succeeded in escaping 28 people safely through the "Promise" operation.

The war is expected to continue for the time being. NBC News analyzes that it will not end easily because of the complexity of interests with neighboring and powerful countries.

■ The explosion attack on the Japanese Prime Minister's speech 

An explosion occurred ahead of a speech by Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, who was on the election campaign.

On April 15th at 11:25 a.m (local time), an explosion occurred at Japan's Saikazaki Fishing Port ahead of Fumio Kishida's speech to support the by-election. Kishida evacuated to another place and proceeded with his scheduled speech.

According to the Japanese public broadcast NHK, the arrested suspect, Ryuji Kimura, was found to have thrown explosives in the form of silver iron pipes toward Kishida. The thrown explosives exploded about 50 seconds later, and Kishida and the citizens at the scene were evacuated before the explosion, and no one was injured.

Experts analyzed that he caused the explosion out of antipathy toward the Liberal Democratic Party, which Prime Minister Kishida belongs to. He was dissatisfied with hereditary politicians and the existing electoral system.

It reminded Japanese citizens of the incident when Prime Minister Abe was attacked during a speech near a train station in Nara City on July 8th of last year and this shocked them again.

■ Hopelessly lawless area, Haiti

Haiti has become a so-called "lawless area" as the drinking water supply has been cut off and public institutions have been shut down. Violent crimes such as murder, kidnapping, and robbery continue to occur even in the middle of the day.

After President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in 2021, more than 200 gangs took control of the country. In addition, as gangs compete for public power, citizens have been exposed to violence unprotected. According to data collected by the Haitian police and the United Nations (UN), more than 1,600 murders, rapes, kidnappings, and assaults were reported in the first quarter of this year alone. This is about 2.3 times more than the same period last year (692 cases).

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, "The security situation in Haiti had reached a warning level,” expressing concern. However, the administration failed to function, and the legislature was dissolved at the end of its term, leaving virtually no room for improvement.

In this situation, the Haitian people are fighting against the gangs upon their lives beyond protecting themselves. On April 24th, they burned more than a dozen people suspected of belonging to gangs. As crime continues, cholera spreads, and Haiti is becoming more confused. 

Reporter Kwon Eun-Ji

Translated by Kwon Eun-Ji