Exodus

New reporting from STAT, based on a survey, indicates that changes in U.S. immigration policy under the Trump administration are prompting foreign researchers to leave the country. The findings suggest restrictions and uncertainty around visas are having a measurable impact on the American scientific workforce, raising concerns about the long-term competitiveness of U.S. science.

Reports claim around 250,000 of President Putin's soldiers have been killed in the war in Ukraine, with large numbers of Russian men fleeing the country to avoid conscription. The figures, circulated widely online, underline the heavy human cost of the invasion and growing resistance within Russia to military mobilisation.

Reports claim a mass exodus of Russian men fleeing the country to avoid Vladimir Putin's conscription drive, as around 250,000 Russian soldiers are confirmed killed in the war in Ukraine. The figures underline the mounting human cost of the invasion and the growing reluctance of Russians to be drafted into the fighting.

Italian hospitals are facing an exodus of doctors, with resignations now outnumbering retirements, according to a report by Repubblica. Medics cite grueling shifts and worsening working conditions as the main reasons for leaving public healthcare. The trend is raising concern about staff shortages and the sustainability of hospital care across the country.

Scientists and educators in west Africa warn the region is losing skilled researchers to better-paid opportunities abroad, undermining local science, technology, engineering and maths capacity. The report highlights inadequate funding, weak infrastructure and limited career prospects as key drivers of the exodus, raising concerns about the region's long-term development.

Bosnia held elections in which ethnic politics dominated the campaign, crowding out pressing issues such as mass emigration of young people and the country's strained position between Russia and the West. Observers note that nationalist appeals continue to shape voting patterns while problems like economic decline and depopulation receive little attention from the main parties.

Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a phishing site impersonating Exodus wallet support, hosted at exodus-help-wlt-chiky.wasmer.app. The domain was defanged and shared with a link to a URLDNA analysis so others can inspect it. The site follows a common pattern of fraudulent crypto wallet help pages designed to steal users' seed phrases or credentials.