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US ambassador visits Marine veteran jailed in Russia for espionage
Paul Whelan, a corporate security director and Marine veteran, was detained in Moscow in 2018 and convicted in 2020.
Russia continues to position equipment to support private contractors in Libya, AFRICOM says
The latest imagery from AFRICOM details the extent of equipment Russia is providing to private military company Wagner Group in Libya.
By Zach England
White House confirms Trump not going to Moscow for Russia’s Victory Day celebrations
U.S. President Donald Trump will not be going to Moscow for Victory Day celebrations on May 9, the White House announced Tuesday in a disappointment for the Kremlin.
Islamic State vows to attack Israel and blasts US Mideast plan
The Islamic State group vowed in an audio message released Monday that the extremists will start a new phase of attacks that will focus on Israel and blasted the U.S. administration’s plan to resolve the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Duterte flies to Russia for 2nd time to meet ‘idol’ Putin
The Philippine president continues steps to mend relations with China and reach out to the Russian strongman.
Why did a landmark missile treaty fail? US and Russia blame each other
Russia and the United States blamed each other Thursday for abandoning a landmark arms control agreement on missiles, with Moscow warning of a new arms race and the Trump administration demanding details of a recent mysterious explosion that killed five Russian nuclear engineers.
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press
Taipei: Tico transit near Taiwan tweaks Beijing
China said it paid close attention to the passage and has expressed its concerns to the U.S
London sending warship to the Persian Gulf
The British navy said Thursday it had stopped three Iranian paramilitary vessels from disrupting the passage of a British oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz.
Is Jim Creek in Moscow’s crosshairs?
A Russian TV broadcast shines a light on a Navy base that gets little attention from the public.
By Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times via the AP
This Russian nuke ‘hit list’ includes bases that have been closed for years
A Russian state TV personality used a map of the United States to point out the targets Russia would go after if a nuclear war should break out.
By Joshua Axelrod