Since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has suffered heavy losses on the battlefield. A BBC investigation confirmed the names of more than 50,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine – but the real number is likely to be much higher. Ukraine’s own estimate puts the number of Russian soldiers killed or wounded in the...
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'Student arrests will be my final college memory'
As graduations begin, three students reflect on a college experience bookended by Covid and now campus protests. Source link
Lok Sabha 2024: The influencers driving India’s big election
Pocket money underplays the earning potential somewhat, however. At the lower end, people can charge around 2,000 rupees ($24; £19) a day, but top influencers can pull in about 500,000 rupees for a post – equivalent to the monthly salary of someone in top-level management. Source link
North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications are far bigger
On 2 January, a young Ukrainian weapons inspector, Krystyna Kimachuk, got word that an unusual-looking missile had crashed into a building in the city of Kharkiv. She began calling her contacts in the Ukrainian military, desperate to get her hands on it. Within a week, she had the mangled debris splayed out in front of...
German election candidate attacked on campaign
Matthias Ecke was seriously injured after being kicked and hit in a suspected politically-motivated attack. Source link
Mexico authorities find three bodies in search for tourists
Bodies are found in the search for two missing Australian brothers and an American. Source link
Spain-Argentina row over drug-use accusation
A row breaks out after Spain’s transport minister suggests Argentina’s president has taken drugs. Source link
Landslides and massive flooding kill 60 in Brazil
Officials say another 67 people are missing in Rio Grande do Sul, with more rain forecast. Source link
Top India opposition official held over edited video
The Congress Party official denies doctoring a video featuring India’s interior minister. Source link
Queensland MP says she was drugged and assaulted
Brittany Lauga says she was attacked in her home constituency and that other women were, too. Source link