Jan 14 UK to supply tanks as Russian missiles hit cities across Ukraine By Sylvia Hui, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday promised to provide tanks and artillery systems to Ukraine, amid renewed missile attacks by Moscow targeting multiple Ukrainian cities for the first time in nearly two weeks. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: Treasury Secretary says U.S. will hit debt limit next week In our news wrap Friday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress that the federal government will hit its debt limit next Thursday, Russia’s defense ministry issued a new claim that a small town in eastern Ukraine has fallen after weeks… Continue watching
Jan 13 NATO to send surveillance planes to Romania to monitor Russian activity By Associated Press NATO plans to deploy three surveillance planes to Romania next week to perform reconnaissance missions and to "monitor Russian military activity" within the military alliance's territory. Continue reading
Jan 13 Rifts in Russian military command seen amid fierce Ukraine fighting By Associated Press As Russian troops wage a ferocious fight for control of strongholds in eastern Ukraine, a parallel battle is unfolding in the top echelons of military power in Moscow. Continue reading
Jan 13 Russia says it took town of Soledar, but Ukraine denies its capture By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Russia claims that its forces have captured a fiercely contested salt mining town, in what would mark a rare victory for the Kremlin. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 3:28 News Wrap: Air travel back to normal day after FAA outage In our news wrap Thursday, U.S. air travel returned to close to normal after a government computer system broke down and grounded all flights for a time, the mayor of Selma, Alabama, reports significant damage from a large tornado that… Continue watching
Jan 12 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing on UFO reports, fighting in eastern Ukraine By Associated Press The U.S. has now collected 510 reports of unidentified flying objects, many of which are flying in sensitive military airspace. Continue reading
Jan 12 WATCH: State Department speak on Russia’s release of U.S. Navy veteran By Associated Press Unlike in previous releases by Russia of imprisoned Americans — like WNBA star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed — there was no swap for Dudley, who was never considered by the U.S. to have been wrongfully detained. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 8:48 Russian mercenaries claim territory in brutal, violent fight in eastern Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Moscow announced a new commander for the war in Ukraine and claimed victory in one of the bloodiest battles in more than 10 months. The fight for key cities in eastern Ukraine has barely moved for months, but Russia said… Continue watching
Jan 11 Russia replaces top military officer in charge of Ukraine conflict By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press It's a move that appears to reflect the Kremlin's dissatisfaction with the current leadership and flaws in the military's performance. Continue reading