Youth Protests in Russia

Russian youth are protesting ahead of 2018 elections.

“I’ve lived all my life under Putin,” Matvei, a 17-year-old from Moscow

Russian anti-corruption political leaders are organizing massive protests in Moscow ahead of the 2018 presidential elections.

Reuters has a good take on this story.

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The Brexit Begins

Britain has enacted Article 50 and will leave the EU.

“The United Kingdom is leaving the European Union,” Theresa May, Prime Minister of Britain

The UK has triggered Article 50 and will now begin negotiations to leave the EU in 2 years.

Reuters has a good article on the news from today.

CNN has a nice timeline of how we got to this point.

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