Why Putin is mobilizing 300,000 Russia reserve troops

Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of Russian military forces. Reuters and the Wall Street Journal report.

The DOJ charged dozens of people over a massive alleged fraud scheme involving pandemic food aid intended for needy children. CNN has the story. 

Protests erupted in Iran after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died while in the custody of the country’s “morality police,” according to the Washington Post. Hadi Ghaemi, executive director at the Center for Human Rights in Iran, explains what’s going on. 

“Quiet quitting” is the hottest labor narrative right now. The Atlantic argues that the concept is nothing new.