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Kenyans were lured to Russia by job promises, then forcibly conscripted into its army for Ukraine under death threats, made to sign military contracts. In Ukraine, these recruits faced apocalyptic combat, drone attacks, severe injuries, and death, labelled 'cannon fodder' due to Russia's high casualties. A Kenyan recruitment agency employee faces human trafficking charges; hundreds of Kenyans sent to fight highlight Russia's exploitation of African economic desperation.

Nearly half of American children aged under five are from an ethnic minority, according to a new report from the US Census Bureau. The latest figures show 45% of US pre-schoolers are non-white, with the Latino population growing the fastest. Of the overall US population, one-third are now from an ethnic minority. The report comes amid a series of huge immigrant demonstrations protesting against tough anti-immigration measures being considered by the US government. Immigrant increaseIn 2005 the minority population was 98 million, 33% of the 296.4 million people in the US, the census agency said. Latinos are the largest minority,...