News Roundup 6/29/18

by | Jun 29, 2018

News Roundup 6/29/18

by | Jun 29, 2018

  • Justice Anthony Kennedy announces he will resign from SCOTUS. [Link]
  • The US foreign policy has added to the immigration crisis. [Link]
  • The UN finds 10,000 children were killed or maimed by conflict in 2017. [Link]
  • Worldwide opium and cocaine production at an all-time high. Pharmaceutical drugs cause 3/4 of non-medical drug overdose deaths. [Link]
  • 132 Mexican politicians have been killed in the most recent election cycle. [Link]
  • The Trump/Putin summit has been scheduled for July 16 in Finland. [Link]
  • Turkey will not comply with US sanction against Iran. [Link]
  • 16 Afghan police were killed by the Taliban. [Link]
  • Infant mortality in Gaza has stagnated since Israel began blockading Gaza. [Link]
  • The Syrian Army continues to make progress in the operation to take the southern city Daraa. [Link]
  • The Yemeni President rejects a deal from the UN to turn Hodeida over to UN control. [Link]
  • South Sudanese warring factions sign an agreement that includes a 72-hour ceasefire. [Link]

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