UN concerned about child recruitment by criminal gangs in Haiti: video of masked, armed boy circulates on social networks
The UN office in Haiti expressed concern on Wednesday about the recruitment of children by gangs that run Haiti as at least 39 civilians have been killed since April 24, during clashes between criminal gangs.The UN representation in Port-au-Prince is particularly concerned about the recruitment of minors into gangs, one of the six grave violations of children’s rights, she said on Twitter. For several decades, armed gangs have been operating in the poorest neighborhoods of…
War in Ukraine: at least one death in Russian strike against Kiev on Thursday during Antonio Guterres’ visit
Here is the latest information about the war in Ukraine. Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced Friday that he had invited his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and confirmed that he had invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit to be held in November in Indonesia. I have invited President Zelensky to participate in the G20 summit, the Indonesian president said, suggesting that a compromise had been reached following Western pressure to exclude Russia from the…
Can Russia use its tactical nuclear weapons in the conflict in Ukraine? Vladimir Putin did not enter the war to lose it
Is a tactical nuclear arsenal an option for Moscow? The hypothesis was raised shortly after the outbreak of hostilities, when Vladimir Putin indicated that he had ordered his generals to put the deterrent forces of the Russian army on special combat alert. And the head of the CIA, William Burns, has just brandished it again, referring to Moscow’s potential use of tactical or low-yield nuclear weapons. It is possible that President Putin and the Russian…
War in Ukraine: 23.7 billion euros of Russian assets immobilized by France
France has so far tied up 23.7 billion euros of Russian assets on its territory, including real estate with an acquisition value of 573.6 million, following the war in Ukraine, the French Ministry of Economy and Finance said Tuesday. This updated list includes first of all 22.8 billion euros that have been blocked on French accounts of the Central Bank of Russia, confirming an article in the newspaper Le Parisien. In addition, 178 million euros of…
War in Ukraine: Russians use chemicals in Mariupol, according to Ukrainian fighters
The Russians used a toxic substance against Ukrainian civilians and soldiers in the besieged city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine, the Azov battalion fighting there and various Ukrainian media reported Monday. Russian occupying troops reportedly used a drone to drop a toxic substance of unknown origin that caused breathing problems, dizziness and nausea, among other things, according to a message from the Azov battalion on Telegram messaging. Authorities have not yet confirmed this information, however.…