1,000 children killed in Syria in 2018: UNICEF 
Amid the ongoing shelling in Syria's eastern Ghouta, the UNICEF on Monday said that at least 1,000 children have been killed in the country this year. Nearly 4 lakh people are trapped inside the region and were running out of essential supplies, the UN had said. The Syrian government has been carrying out air strikes to liberate the rebel-held region.