On the same day the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported the refugee total from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is now over 4 million, Ukrainian authorities said Russia appeared to be going back on a concession it made just a day earlier. As a way “to increase mutual trust and create the necessary…

Amid the first round of peace talks with Ukraine in more than two weeks, Russia’s deputy defense minister announced the country would “fundamentally… cut back military activity in the direction of Kyiv and Chernihiv.” The concession, offered “to increase mutual trust and create the necessary conditions for further negotiations,” could be an indication that the…

President Joe Biden said Russia could launch a cyberattack against U.S. targets as retaliation for “the unprecedented economic costs we’ve imposed” on Russia through sanctions. Biden has urged U.S. companies to make sure their digital doors are locked because of “evolving intelligence” that Russia is considering launching cyberattacks against critical infrastructure targets as the war…

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry announced Ukrainian troops have taken back control of Makariv, a suburb just northwest of Kyiv, from Russia’s control. Russia already has partial control of several other Kyiv suburbs, including Bucha, Hostomel and Irpin. However, regaining control of Makariv allowed Ukraine to regain control of a key highway, blocking Russian troops from surrounding Kyiv…

A top official at the State Department said Tuesday she was surprised when Poland announced a plan to supply Ukraine with fighter jets in its fight against Russia’s invasion. The plan, announced Tuesday, involved Poland sending all of its MIG-29 jets to a U.S. military base in Germany. “I saw that announcement by the government…

The Defense Department announced it “will safely defuel and close the Red Hill fuel storage facility in Oahu, Hawaii” four months after the state’s department of health was notified “water system users on O‘ahu reported fuel-like odors in tap water.” According to a December health department release, “further investigation revealed that drinking water tested positive…

The so-called “People’s Convoy” protesting COVID-19 restrictions arrived in the Washington, D.C. area over the weekend. The convoy, inspired by Canada’s “freedom convoy,” started in California earlier this month. Hundreds of vehicles arrived at a racetrack in Maryland about 80 miles northwest of downtown Washington on Friday and Saturday. “D.C., the government, whomever, can claim that…

At Thursday’s daily press briefing, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said the United States has information suggesting Russia is planning to create a fake video to “fabricate a pretext for an invasion” into Ukraine. The video above shows Kirby discussing said information at the briefing. According to Kirby, the fake video would be a part of…

According to a White House statement released early Thursday morning, a raid conducted by the United States in Syria’s Idlib province killed Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi overnight. He took over as the head of ISIS back in 2019, after the old leader of the group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a…

A day after the State Department announced it is ordering the evacuation of non-essential staff and families of staffers at the United States’ embassy in Ukraine, the Department of Defense announced Monday it has put 8,500 troops on “heightened alert.” The video above shows the embassy on Monday. Those troops could be deployed to Eastern…