Countdown to Conflict
Pentagon says Polish proposal to transfer jets to US to give to Ukraine isn’t ‘tenable’
(CNN)The Pentagon on Tuesday evening dismissed Poland's proposal floated hours earlier to transfer its MiG-29 fighter jets to the United States for...
War in Ukraine: Troops dig in near Kyiv
Dragan was strengthening a blocking position at a strategic crossroads north-west of Kyiv. If the Russians broke through, Dragan and...
Suffering goes on in encircled Mariupol as evacuation fails
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Corpses lie in the streets of Mariupol. Hungry people break into stores in search of food...
Iran says it’s put a second military satellite into orbit
Iran said Tuesday it had placed a second military satellite in orbit, as talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal...
In Kyiv’s middle-class suburbs, desperate people are trapped
(Bloomberg) -- A cluster of towns built among fir and oak woodlands to the northwest of Kyiv have long attracted...
Russia says West arming Ukraine will cause ‘global collapse’ in chilling warning
Sending foreign weapons to Ukraine will lead to a "global collapse", Russia's foreign ministry has warned. Sergey Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister, said...
Russia sets cease-fire for evacuations but battles continue
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia announced yet another limited cease-fire and the establishment of safe corridors to allow civilians to flee some...
Evacuations halted as Ukraine accuses Russia of continued shelling
A cease-fire was planned in the strategic Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and in Volnovakha on Saturday morning to allow...
Russia claims Ukraine planning false flag attack on nuclear facility
A nuclear reactor in Kharkiv is the target of a planned false flag attack by the Ukrainian security services (SBU)...
American veterans join the fight in Ukraine
Hector served two violent tours in Iraq as a United States Marine, then got out, got a pension and a...
Taiwan citizens worry their island will be next
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese officials have been working hard to discourage a catchphrase that has emerged over the last week,...
NATO rules out Ukraine no-fly zone
NATO nations will not impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, despite pleas from some in Ukraine. Secretary Jens Stoltenberg called it a...
Taiwan hit by widespread power outages
TAIPEI/KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN -- Taiwan reported a massive blackout on Thursday that is affecting its two biggest cities as well as...
Ukraine invasion increases friction between Erdogan and Putin
RZESZOW, Poland — In the hours before dawn, as the world held its breath watching the first movements of the Russian...
Russia steps up attacks on key Ukrainian cities as refugees reach 1 million
VINNYTSIA, Ukraine — As Russia stepped up its assault on key Ukrainian cities for a seventh day on Wednesday, the deadly fallout for Ukrainian...