Displacement
Puerto Rico’s Act 22 tax break draws backlash as critics link it to displacement and rising housing costs
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Puerto Rico’s investor tax incentive known as Act 22—later folded into the island’s broader Act 60 incentives code—has become a flashpoint in debates over housing affordability and displacement, as critics argue the program helps wealthy newcomers reduce their U.S. tax bills while intensifying local pressures on rents and real estate.
A fire in Seoul's Guryong shanty town displaced about 200 people on January 16, 2026. The blaze, which started around 5 a.m., was fully extinguished after eight hours, with no casualties reported. Authorities evacuated 258 residents and set up a temporary shelter.
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In Ethiopia's war-torn northern regions, a humanitarian crisis unfolds as displaced families in camps like Hitsats and Bakielo rely on dwindling aid supplies amid political debates over responsibility. Failures in regional and federal responses have placed hundreds of thousands in peril, with warnings that famine looms without urgent intervention. Officials, aid workers, and the displaced themselves highlight the slow-motion emergency of rising starvation.