Important Events That Occurred In the world during 2018-3

US Cages Immigrant Children

Nearly 2,000 children were taken from their parents after former US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a policy which directed homeland security officials to refer all cases of illegal entry into the US for prosecution. Church groups and human rights advocates had sharply criticized Donald Trump’s policy, calling it inhumane. Stories had also spread of children being torn from their parents’ arms, and parents not being able to find where their kids have gone. Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, Trump had signed an executive order on 20 June, ending the process of separating children from families after they are detained crossing the US border illegally. Cannabis Experiment

Canada approved a revised bill to legalise recreational marijuana in June this year, setting the stage for the country to become the first Group of Seven nation to legalise cannabis. The Senate voted 52-29 in favor of the revised bill, paving the way for a fully legal cannabis market within eight to 12 weeks. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals had made legalising recreational use of marijuana part of their successful 2015 election campaign, arguing the new law would keep pot out of the hands of underage users and reduce related crime. "It's been too easy for our kids to get marijuana – and for criminals to reap the profits. Today, we change that. Our plan to legalise & regulate marijuana just passed the Senate," Trudeau said in a tweet. France Lift WC

Taking turns sliding across the rain-soaked turf holding the World Cup trophy tight, teenager Kylian Mbappe and the rest of France’s players acted like the youthful bunch they are. The celebrations carried on long after a thrilling 4-2 win over Croatia in the final, which saw Mbappe score. Paul Pogba and Griezmann, France’s two other key creative players, also scored. Yemen Starves

At an apparent turning point in one of its hardest foreign policy challenges, the Trump administration is demanding a cease-fire and the launch of UN-led political talks to end the Saudi-Iran proxy war in Yemen. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis called for a halt to hostilities within 30 days. “This has got to end. We’ve got to replace combat with compromise,” Mattis said. The conflict in Yemen began with the 2014 takeover of the capital, Sanaa, and the toppling of the government by the Houthis, a Shiite Muslim minority in the country. The Saudi-led coalition allied with the government has been fighting the Houthis since 2015. An estimated 10,000 people have been killed. The war has also left around two-thirds of Yemen’s population of 27 million relying on aid, and more than 8 million at risk of starvation.