2017 was one of the worst years for children caught in conflicts and besieged areas, according to UNICEF. From being deployed as human shields to acting as suicide bombers, children have become targets on a huge scale.
Terrible year for kids in war zones, Putin in fresh presidential bid [International Edition]
Meanwhile, Russian president Vladimir Putin has described a blast that left more than a dozen people injured at a St. Petersburg supermarket as a terrorist act.
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