Section: Magazetini (Tanzania)
Coalition: Israel, Myanmar Must Go on Children’s Blacklist
An international coalition advocating for children in conflict zones urged Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday to put government security forces from Israel, Myanmar and Afghanistan on a U.N. blacklist for killings and other violations of children’s rights. Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict also called on the U.N. chief to...
UN Security Council Welcomes 6 New Members
The U.N. Security Council has welcomed six new non-permanent members — Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Peru, and Poland. The six new countries, voted on by the 193-member General assembly for two-year terms, will have a strong voice in matters dealing with international peace and security during their time on the...
Russia’s bitcoin expert Pavel Lerner freed after kidnapping
Russian IT expert Pavel Lerner, the head of a UK-registered cryptocurrency exchange, was freed after unknown assailants kidnapped him in Ukraine. The kidnappers released Lerner in exchange for a million dollar ransom. …read more Source:...
Russia’s bitcoin expert Pavel Lerner freed after kidnapping
Russian IT expert Pavel Lerner, the head of a UK-registered cryptocurrency exchange, was freed after unknown assailants kidnapped him in Ukraine. The kidnappers released Lerner in exchange for a million dollar ransom. …read more Source:...
Putin and Merkel talk Ukraine
The two leaders agreed on a deal to bring Russian ceasefire observers back to eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin has accused Kyiv of obstructing their officers’ work in Donbass and cutting them off from the front line. …read more Source:...
Ukraine again arrests Mikheil Saakashvili, ex-president of Georgia
Earlier this week Mikheil Saakashvili was dramatically busted out of police custody by a mob of supporters. But authorities have now taken him back into custody. …read more Source:...
Power struggle in eastern Ukraine threatens peace process
Armed men in unmarked uniforms in Luhansk: The power struggle seems to be intensifying in this separatist stronghold in eastern Ukraine. Scenes in the center of the city are reminiscent of the annexation of Crimea. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian oligarch, wanted by Kyiv, seeks refuge in Germany
He’s a parliamentarian, a top equestrian and a socialite. But Ukraine’s judiciary says he is also a crook, accusing Oleksandr Onyshchenko of illegal enrichment. Now it appears he’s making a life for himself in Germany. …read more Source:...
Is NATO doing enough to pressure Russia over Ukraine?
The crisis in Ukraine was the impetus for NATO to reinvent itself, but is the alliance sufficiently invested in resolving the conflict itself? No one will declare the Minsk Agreement dead, but it’s hard to find a pulse. …read more Source:...
Russia suspects ‘sabotage’ as Crimea gas line damaged
Russian security services on Wednesday said they were looking into possible sabotage after finding a damaged gas pipeline in Crimea along with a toppled electrical line support. …read more Source:...
