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White House Arctic Strategy Calls for Increased Military Presence in the Region
The White House released a new Arctic strategy on Friday that calls to "enhance" the US military presence in the region to counter Russia and China. As the Pentagon has shifted its focus toward so-called "great power competition" with Russia and China, the US military...
Putin Calls Crimea Bridge Blast a Terrorist Attack Carried Out by Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called the explosion on the Kerch Bridge that connects the Crimean peninsula to mainland Russia a "terrorist act" on civilian infrastructure carried out by the Ukrainian government's special services. "This is a terrorist act...
One Person Killed in Rare US Raid in Syrian Government-Controlled Territory
US special operations forces launched a rare raid in Syrian government-controlled territories in Syria, killing one person and arresting two more. US Central Command said on Thursday that the raid was carried out overnight near the city of Qamishli and targeted an...
Biden: Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ Risk Highest Since Cuban Missile Crisis
President Biden said Thursday that the risk of nuclear "armageddon" is at its highest point since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, a rare admission of the danger his policy of supporting Ukraine in a war on Russia's border poses. Biden said that Russian President...
US Envoy Fears ‘Return to War’ After Yemen Ceasefire Expires
Tim Lenderking, the US special envoy for Yemen, said Wednesday that he fears there will be a "return to war" in Yemen after a six-month ceasefire expired on Sunday. The UN tried to broker a ceasefire extension between the Houthis and the US-backed Saudi-led coalition,...
Zelensky Calls for NATO to Launch Preemptive Strike on Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called for NATO to launch a "preventative strike" on Russia to prevent Moscow from using nuclear weapons, a move that would almost certainly spark World War III and possibly nuclear war. "What should NATO do? Exclude...
Swedish Probe of Nord Stream Leaks Points to ‘Serious Sabotage’
Sweden's domestic security agency said Thursday that its initial probe into the leaks in the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines has "strengthened the suspicions of serious sabotage." A Swedish prosecutor said that evidence had been seized from the area in the Baltic...
Report: US Special Operations Forces are on the Ground in Ukraine
US special operations forces are on the ground in Ukraine as part of a broad covert operation that includes CIA personnel, The Intercept reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed US intelligence and military officials. The report said that the US withdrew its CIA and...
US Stepping Up Effort to Turn Taiwan Into an Arms Depot
The US is stepping up its efforts to turn Taiwan into a major weapons depot, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. US officials have long called for turning Taiwan into a "porcupine" that could withstand a Chinese attack, but support for Taiwan has intensified in...
