"The [Russian] economy is overheating partly because of President Vladimir Putin’s need to replace the 20,000 soldiers killed or wounded monthly, according to losses reported by the Institute for the Study of War in June. Russian regional governors are paying unheard of sign-up bonuses to attract soldiers, with Belgorod recently breaking the record with a $31,200 bonus. The result is nearly full employment in Russia and skyrocketing wages."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/27/russia-economy-overheating-inflation-interest-rates-war/

This belongs in the department of terrible situations somehow getting worse: Ukraine may turn into a proxy war between North and South Korea.

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/24/nx-s1-5163246/south-korea-weapons-ukraine-north-korea-troops-russia

"A Ukrainian military intelligence official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive security matter, said 'several thousand' North Korean infantry soldiers are undergoing training in Russia now and could be deployed to the front line in Ukraine by the end of this year."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/11/north-korea-russia-ukraine-military-cooperation/

Unbelievable. Chinese criminal gangs, operating in Myanmar, kidnap people and force them to work as cybercriminals:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/22/myanmar-cyberscams-china-trafficking/

"Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces struck a children's hospital in Kyiv, as at least 20 people were killed Monday morning during a large missile assault on the Ukrainian capital."

https://www.politico.eu/article/russians-attack-the-largest-childrens-hospital-in-kyiv-with-a-ballistic-missile/