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Ukraine Lowers Its Conscription Age Amid Troop Shortage

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KYIV — Ukraine on Wednesday lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 in an effort to replenish its depleted ranks after more than two years of war following Russia’s full-scale invasion. The new mobilization law came into force a day after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky signed it. Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed … Read more

Many in Myanmar consider fleeing to Thailand to escape conscription into an army they despise

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BANGKOK — Thwel, a 25-year-old schoolteacher, saw very few options left to her after Myanmar’s military announced it is implementing conscription to fill its ranks. “As a person living in this country, I only have two options: to go abroad illegally or die here,” Thwel told The Associated Press by phone while traveling to a … Read more