US Puts 8,500 Troops on ‘Heightened Alert’ for Potential Deployment to Eastern Europe
The Pentagon said no decision has been made on the deployment
Iran Says Willing to Negotiate Directly With US to Reach a ‘Good Agreement’
The US and Iran have been negotiating indirectly in Vienna
Biden’s Iran Envoy Says Nuclear Deal Unlikely Without Release of US Prisoners
Prisoner exchange deals have previously been considered a separate issue from the nuclear deal
Blinken: There’s a ‘Number of Areas’ Where US and Russia Can Work on Security Concerns
The US is expected to respond to Russia's security proposals in writing later this week
German Navy Chief Resigns After Saying Putin ‘Deserves Respect’
Vice-admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach also said Ukraine won't get Crimea back
Ukraine Receives Another Shipment of Weapons From US
It was the second shipment of a $200 million aid package approved by President Biden in December
State Department Orders Families of Embassy Staff to Leave Ukraine
The US also said all non-essential personnel could leave
Report: Biden Weighs Deploying Thousands of Troops to Eastern Europe and Baltics
At this point, there are no plans to send more troops to Ukraine
Former Ukrainian MP Denies British Claim That Russia Wants to Install Him in Kyiv
Former MP Yevheniy Murayev has been under Russian sanctions since 2018
Death Toll From Saudi Bombing of Yemen Prison Reaches 87
The internet is still down across Yemen as a result of Saudi airstrikes
At Least 120 Killed in Battle Between Syrian Kurds and ISIS After Prison Attack
Clashes are still ongoing, the US providing Kurdish forces with air support
Iran, Russia In Talks to Expand Bushehr, Its Sole Nuclear Plant
Iran seeks two new energy units at site
US, Europeans Warn Time Is Running Out on Iran Talks
Talks down to a matter of weeks without 'urgent progress'
25 Killed as Syrian Kurds, US Airstrikes Foil ISIS Prison Break
18 Kurds among the slain
ISIS Kills 11 Iraqi Soldiers in Overnight Attack
Diyala governor: Base troops caught unprepared
