Section: Newsweek (USA)
Two Years In, Half a Million Children Have Been Affected by Ukraine’s Conflict
Ukraine’s ongoing conflict has deeply affected the lives of 580,000 children, many of whom are out of school and need psychosocial support, according to the United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF). Two years into the conflict in Ukraine, more than 215,000 children have been internally displaced from conflict-affected areas, where...
Pro-Russian Rebels Launch Children’s Magazine in Eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have launched a children’s magazine, which tells the story of the country’s conflict with an array of characters, which bear a more-than-fleeting resemblance to real political figures. The magazine, launched on Wednesday in the separatist held parts of Ukraine’s Luhansk region, is called...
Monument to Russian Annexation Troops to Be Installed in Crimea
The government in Crimea has announced it is collecting money to build a monument to the Russian troops that annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. Crimea was annexed from the territory of Ukraine, after protests in Kiev and other parts of the country ousted pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych. The international community has not...
‘Obama Kills’ Anti-Smoking Poster to be Taken Down in Moscow
Moscow is taking down a controversial anti-smoking poster depicting U.S. President Barack Obama with a cigarette, an official for the city mayor’s office told Russian radio RSN. The poster features a large photo of Obama with a cigarette in his mouth and a caption that reads “Smoking kills more people than Obama and Obama kills a lot of...
Ukraine Prime Minister Yatsenyuk Survives Vote of No Confidence
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has survived a parliamentary vote to sack him despite a harrowing assessment from the country’s President Petro Poroshenko and parliamentarians on Tuesday. Out of a majority of 226 parliamentarians required, only 194 voted against Yatsenyuk, as Mustafa Nayem from Poroshenko’s BPP party...
Russian Vodka Exports Suffer 10-Year Record Low
“Money, like vodka, turns a man into an eccentric,” Russia’s great playwright Anton Chekhov once wrote. Now it turns out Russia may have too much of one and not enough of the other, as exports of the nation’s favorite spirit hit a 10-year low. Russian exports of vodka and other alcoholic beverages dropped by a staggering 40 percent...
French Jews Are Moving To Israel; What Happens When They Get There?
French Jews are moving to Israel in higher numbers than they have in at least a decade, which has led not only to more macaron shops and chic cosmetic stores, but also to concerns about finding jobs. According to Israeli government figures, 7,469 French immigrants made aliyah (moved to Israel) in 2015. That number is up from 6,658 in 2014 and...
South Sudan President Re-appoints His Rival
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has re-appointed his rival Riek Machar as vice president, a decree said on Thursday, the culmination of a deal to try to end months of civil war in the world’s newest nation. The announcement returned the presidency to where it was soon before fighting erupted between supporters of the two men in...
Russia Practises Black Sea Naval Drill As NATO Bolsters Troops
The Russian military practiced a wide range of combat maneuvers in the Black Sea as part of its snap drill this week, following NATO’s decision to reinforce its presence in the region, it has been announced. NATO defense ministers have agreed on a more “enhanced forward presence in the eastern part of our alliance”, Secretary General Jens...
Republicans Say $583 Billion for Pentagon Isn’t Enough
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Tuesday proposed a $582.7 billion defense budget that emphasizes emerging threats from Russia, China and Islamic State rebels, but the plan is already under fire from Republican lawmakers who charge it short-changes the U.S. military. President Barack Obama’s last budget would boost spending on...
