Early bird: Only USA and Trump can stop the war, said Zelenskyj. Up to 840 million women have already experienced violence in their lifetime, reports claim.
According to Ukrainian President Zelensky, the end of the Russian war against Ukraine, lasting more than three and a half years, is important for the American leadership to remain effective. Programs aimed at preventing violence against women are usually allocated only a fraction of the total global aid. That's why almost every third woman in the world has experienced violence or sexual violence from a partner during her lifetime, as stated by the World Health Organization.
The role of the United States is irreplaceable according to the Ukrainian president
Only the United States and President Donald Trump have enough power to stop the war in Ukraine. This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.
"The most important thing to stop the bloodshed and achieve lasting peace is to work with our partners and for American leadership to remain effective and strong,"
Zelensky said. For Ukraine, it is also important for Turkey to be prepared to provide the "necessary platform" for negotiations with Russia, wrote Ceskenoviny.cz.
Nearly a third of women face partner or sexual violence
Nearly every third woman, a total of about 840 million worldwide, has experienced violence or sexual violence from a partner in her lifetime, the World Health Organization reported in its new report. 316 million women and girls aged 15 and older were exposed to this violence in the past year, Al Jazeera informed. The document states that violence against women remains a "deeply neglected area" and that efforts to address this problem are "critically underfunded". Women and girls from conflict zones are particularly at risk. The report analyzed data from 168 countries collected between 2000 and 2023.
Gustav Klimt's painting sold for 236 million dollars
Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, which helped save the life of its Jewish owner during the Holocaust, sold for 236.4 million dollars, which is roughly 5 billion crowns. The portrait, which is 1.8 meters high, was created by the artist between 1914 and 1916, according to the agency AP. It depicts the daughter of one of Vienna's wealthiest families dressed in an East Asian imperial robe. The work was stored separately from other Klimt's paintings, which burned in a fire.
Olympic snowboarder became the head of organized drug trafficking
Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who authorities are seeking for operating a multinational drug trafficking network, faces further charges. This is in connection with the murder of one of the witnesses. Wedding is on the FBI's top 10 most wanted list. He is believed to be living in Mexico under the protection of the Sinaloa cartel, with which he is allegedly closely involved in smuggling a huge amount of drugs into Canada and the United States, the agency AP reported.
Sources: Ceskenoviny.cz, Al Jazeera, AP
