Ufa hit headlines after a teen knife attack injured four Indian students; it's Bashkortostan’s capital, sitting at the Belaya and Ufa rivers.
Over the past month, Russia's Kemerovo region has seen a series of tragedies linked to underinvestment in social services, including hospital deaths, a fire, and safety violations. Meanwhile, in France, school violence continues with recent attacks on teachers and students, raising concerns about safety and tensions in education.
A 15-year-old boy in Ufa, Russia, attacked students and police with a knife, shouting nationalist slogans and drawing a Nazi symbol. Four Indian students were injured, and the attacker is in critical condition. Authorities are investigating links to neo-Nazi groups and negligence by officials.