## Russia Starts Issuing Draft Notices at Airports to New Citizens and Returning Expats — UNITED24 Media

Authored by united24media.com

Russian authorities have begun issuing military draft summonses to arriving citizens—particularly naturalized ones—at major airports across the country, prompting concerns about ethnic profiling and legal ambiguity.

On November 19, the Russian Interior Ministry announced the opening of twelve new migration control points at airports in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Sochi, Kazan, Novosibirsk, and other key cities.

Just a day later, Russian state-run Vesti Ural aired a report from Yekaterinburg’s Koltsovo Airport, showing Russian citizens—not foreigners—being intercepted upon arrival and handed draft notices.

“The moment this man landed in the Urals, he was told he couldn’t simply fly back out,” the report explained.

According to the report, those who haven’t yet formalized their military status are being served notices on the spot.

They also denied that receiving a draft notice restricts a citizen’s right to leave the country.

He added that while native-born Russians can usually ignore draft notices without serious consequences, naturalized citizens face greater risks, including potential passport issues or complications with their legal status. »

### Pete Hegseth's use of Canadian character Franklin the turtle in post about boat strikes prompts anger, mockery

Authored by cbc.ca

Hegseth's post featured a mock cover of a Franklin children's book titled "Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists."

Others posted their own mock titles, including "Franklin on trial at the ICC," and "Franklin targets Venezuela's Oil.".

And others pointed out that Franklin is Canadian, and that the character is a role model for children, which makes Hegseth's post "even more repulsive. »

### Man unexpectedly cured of HIV after stem cell transplant

Authored by newscientist.com

A handful of people with HIV have been cured after receiving HIV-resistant stem cells – but a man who received non-resistant stem cells is also now HIV-free.

A man has become the seventh person to be left HIV-free after receiving a stem cell transplant to treat blood cancer.

Five people have previously become free of HIV after receiving stem cells from donors who carried a mutation in both copies of a gene encoding a protein called CCR5, which HIV uses to infect immune cells. »

### 'We are counting on China': Macron to ask Xi Jinping to push Russia toward ceasefire

Authored by newsukraine.rbc.ua

On Wednesday, December 3, French President Emmanuel Macron will ask Xi Jinping to influence Russia to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine during his visit to China, according to a statement by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, cited by BFM .

During the visit, the French president intends to ask the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, to influence Russia.

In this way, Macron aims to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine and to improve trade relations between China and the EU. »

### HR director arrested for allegedly drugging over 200 female applicants to make them urinate during interviews

Authored by wtfdetective.blog

A human resources director working for a government institution has been accused of drugging more than 200 women in an effort to make them need to urinate at difficult moments during their job interviews.

Sylvie Delezenne was among more than 240 women targeted by Christian Nègre, the HR director at the French Cultural Ministry, according to The Guardian.

The lawsuit states that after giving them the drugged drink, Nègre would propose taking the interview outside for a walk. »

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