Ukraine was a magnet for foreign fighters. After 2 bruising years, many are disillusioned or dead.

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Soldiers on the Armored Infantry Vehicle 2 (BMP-2). The road to the city, the outskirts of Avdiivka on February 14, 2024 in Avdiivka district, Ukraine.
Ukrainian soldiers near Avdiivka, eastern Ukraine, on February 14, 2024.

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Russian soldiers were convicted of over 100 murders when they returned home last year, a report says

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Soldiers march during the Victory Day military parade to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War at Red Square on May 9, 2023 in Moscow, Russia.
Soldiers march during the Victory Day military parade to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War at Red Square on May 9, 2023, in Moscow, Russia.

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A 9-year-old boy mistook a millionaire for a homeless man and gave him his last dollar, report says

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Stock image of a boy with a dollar bill.

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Disney World theme parks are becoming remote working hotspots

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The statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse at Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
Disney World, Florida.

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Pentagon races to prop up Ukraine's hard-fighting 47th Mechanized Brigade that's exhausted, report says

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Ukrainian soldiers of 47th Mechanized Brigade on M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle on Avdiivka direction on February 23, 2024 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Ukrainian soldiers of 47th Mechanized Brigade on M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle on Avdiivka direction on February 23, 2024 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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The global synthetic drugs crisis has hit West Africa, where people are digging up human bones to make a drug called 'kush'

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Two recovering Kush addicts sit on their beds at the Kissy Mental Hospital in Freetown on June 22, 2023.
Two recovering Kush users at a hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on June 22, 2023.

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Donald Trump says he doesn't care too much about his legal troubles: 'Life is life'

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Former President Donald Trump.

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Massachusetts woman beats incredible odds to win $1 million lottery prize twice in 10 weeks

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For the second time in a 10-week span, Christine Wilson of Attleborough has won a $1 million prize on a Massachusetts State Lottery instant ticket.
For the second time in a 10-week span, Christine Wilson of Attleborough has won a $1 million prize on a Massachusetts State Lottery instant ticket.

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The UK could need an Israeli-style Iron Dome air defense system, says former US national security advisor

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L: A salvo of rockets is fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza as an Israeli missile launched from the Iron Dome defense missile system attempts to intercept the rockets, fired from the Gaza Strip, over the city of Netivot in southern Israel on October 8, 2023.

Elon Musk allows white supremacist Nick Fuentes back on X — again

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Nick Fuentes and Elon Musk.
Nick Fuentes and Elon Musk.

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