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Russian military troops take part in a military drill on Sernovodsky polygon close to the Chechnya border, some 260 km from south Russian city of Stavropol, on March 19, 2015. About 500 soldiers take part in the military exercises until March 20. AFP PHOTO / SERGEY VENYAVSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEY VENYAVSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia overhauling military draft system

The military draft system in Russia is set to be overhauled, making it “nearly impossible” to avoid military conscription.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 22: A view of the National Public Radio (NPR) headquarters on North Capitol Street February 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. NPR CEO John Lansing announced in a memo to staff that the network is planning to lay off around 10% of its workforce, citing a decline in advertising revenue. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

NPR quits Twitter after being labeled ‘Government-funded Media’ in bio

National Public Radio (NPR) will stop updating its 52 official Twitter feeds with new information and content, making it the first major news organization to stop posting on the social networking site.

Chicago Theatre is seen in Chicago, Illinois, on March 21, 2020. - Almost one billion people were confined to their homes worldwide Saturday as the global coronavirus death toll topped 12,000 and US states rolled out stay-at-home measures already imposed across swathes of Europe. More than a third of Americans were adjusting to life in various phases of virtual lockdown -- including in the US's three biggest cities of New York, Los Angeles and Chicago -- with more states expected to ramp up restrictions. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Chicago to host 2024 DNC

The Democratic National Committee has selected Chicago to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - MARCH 18: Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) speaks at the Vision ’24 National Conservative Forum March 18, 2023 in Charleston, South Carolina. The event, hosted by the Palmetto Family Council, is intended to provide conservative politicians an opportunity to outline their vision for the United States ahead of the 2024 election. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Tim Scott launches presidential exploratory committee

Senator Tim Scott has announced on Wednesday that he has launched a presidential exploratory committee for the 2024 election.

FILE - Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. As Russia intensifies its assault on Ukraine, it is getting help from China in spreading inflammatory and unsubstantiated claims that the U.S. is financing biological weapons labs in Ukraine. Kirby called the Russian claim “a bunch of malarkey,” but in testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, March 10, 2022, CIA Director William Burns also noted grave concern that Russia might be laying the groundwork for a chemical or biological attack of its own. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

U.S. special forces confirmed in Ukraine

John Kirby, the White House National Security Council Spokesman, has confirmed that the United States has a “small military presence” in Ukraine according to Fox News.

Country Fire Authority (CFA) volunteers pack away their hose as a barn burns in the background after they managed to save the house close to Labertouche, some 125 kilometres west of Melbourne, on February 7, 2009. More than 40 blazes raged across two states as a once-in-a-century heatwave pushed the mercury as high as 46 degrees Celsius (115 Fahrenheit) with fire bans in place across much of the south-east, with conditions said to be the worst since the Ash Wednesday wildfires of 1983, which killed 75 people and razed 2,500 homes. AFP PHOTO/William WEST (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)

Recycling plant fire prompts over 2000 resident evacuations

A “serious, large-scale fire” that started at an Indiana recycling plant on Tuesday afternoon has forced more than 2,000 homeowners to leave their homes.