Oct 24 WATCH: Russian claim that Ukraine is preparing 'dirty bomb' false, State Department says By News Desk State Department spokesman Ned Price holds a news briefing as Russia claims Ukraine may use nuclear 'dirty bomb'. Continue reading
Oct 24 Ukraine claims success in downing attack drones, fixes energy sites By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Ukrainian authorities are claiming increasing success in shooting down Iranian-built drones launched by Russia to terrorize the public. Continue reading
Oct 23 Unidentified drones over Norway's offshore platforms fuel fears of Russian threat By Mark Lewis, Associated Press With Norway replacing Russia as Europe's main source of natural gas, military experts suspect the unmanned aircraft are Moscow's doings. Continue reading
Oct 23 Russia builds defensive lines in occupied Ukraine areas while continuing missile strikes By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Russian authorities are building defensive positions in occupied areas of Ukraine and border regions of Russia, reflecting fears that Ukrainian forces may attack along new sections of the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line of a war nearing its ninth month. Continue reading
Oct 23 Russian asylum seekers who took a boat to Alaska are Indigenous Siberians By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press Two Russian Indigenous Siberians were so scared of having to fight the war in Ukraine, they chanced everything to take a small boat across the treacherous Bering Sea to reach American soil, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said after talking with… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 2:57 News Wrap: Student loan relief applications still open despite block In our news wrap Saturday, the White House is urging people to continue applying for student loan relief after a judge put Biden's plan on hold, residents of Kherson were ordered to evacuate ahead of an expected Ukrainian effort to… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 6:32 What is the significance of Russia attacking Ukraine with Iranian drones? By Geoff Bennett, Winston Wilde Investigators are linking Russia's barrage of deadly drone attacks across several Ukrainian cities to an evolving partnership between Russia and Iran. Iranian leaders deny supplying any weapons to Russia, a claim at odds with assessments by U.S. officials. Mason Clark,… Continue watching
Oct 22 Russian-installed officials order evacuation of all Kherson residents By Andrew Meldrum, Joanna Kozlowska, Associated Press Russian-installed authorities ordered all residents of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson to leave “immediately” Saturday ahead of an expected advance by Ukrainian troops waging a counteroffensive to recapture one of the first urban areas Russia took after invading the country. Continue reading
Oct 21 Who is Russia's new hard-line commander in Ukraine with a reputation for brutality? By Associated Press Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the general carrying out President Vladimir Putin's new military strategy in Ukraine, has a reputation for brutality — for bombing civilians in Russia's campaign in Syria. He also played a role in the deaths of three protesters… Continue reading
Oct 20 WATCH: Pentagon to provide help for troops, dependents seeking abortions By Tara Copp, Associated Press The order issued by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin outlines the rights and protections service members and their dependents will have regardless of where they are based. Continue reading