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3/28/24: Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Kharkiv with Aerial Bombs for the First Time Since 2022

3/27/24: Pentagon Urges Israel to Protect Civilians As Military Chiefs Meet

3/26/24: UN Security Council Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza as U.S. Abstains

3/25/24: Russia Charges Four People with Terrorism After Concert Hall Attack

3/22/24: Intel Analyst Shared Classified Information on Discord, Investigators Say

3/21/24: U.S. Submits Draft UN Resolution Calling for ‘Immediate Ceasefire’ in Gaza

3/20/24: Taiwan Acknowledges Presence of U.S. Troops on Outlying Islands

3/19/24: Blinken Will Travel to Mideast Again as Ceasefire Talks Restart

3/18/24: Niger Orders American Troops to Leave Its Territory

3/15/24: Trump Launched CIA Covert Influence Operation Against China

3/14/24: Israel Intends Forced Relocation of Palestinians in Rafah Ahead of Offensive

3/13/24: White House Announces $300 Million Arms Package for Ukraine

3/12/24: Haiti Prime Minister Agrees to Resign as Violence Rages

3/11/24: Gaza Begins Ramadan With No Ceasefire

3/8/24: Biden Strikes a Contrast with Trump in State of the Union Address

3/7/24: Russia Hits Ukraine’s Odesa During Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Visit

3/6/24: U.S. Officials Meet With Israel’s Gantz as Gaza Negotiations Continue

3/5/24: Gaza Ceasefire Talks End With No Breakthrough

3/4/24: Harris to Meet With Top Israeli Official as Truce Talks Continue

3/1/24: Israeli and Palestinian Officials Trade Blame for Deadly Gaza Aid Delivery Incident

2/29/24: Pentagon Considering Tapping Last Source of Ukraine Military Funding as Congress Stalls on Additional Aid

2/28/24: Rocket Fire Reported in Red Sea in Suspected Houthi Attack

2/27/24: Biden Hopes Ceasefire, Hostage Deal to Pause Israel-Hamas War Can Take Effect by Next Monday

2/26/24: U.S. Says ‘Understanding’ Reached at Gaza Hostage Talks While While Negotiations Continue

2/23/24: U.S. to Impose Sanctions on More Than 500 Russian Targets

2/22/24: U.S. Defends Israel's Security Needs at ICJ Hearing on Occupied Territory

2/21/24: U.S. Vetoes UN Resolution Demanding Ceasefire in Gaza

2/20/24: Houthis Say They Shot Down a U.S. Drone Off Yemen

2/16/24: Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Dies in Prison, Officials Say

2/15/24: Russia’s Advances on Space-Based Nuclear Weapon Draw U.S. Concerns

2/14/24: U.S. Reportedly Rejected Putin’s Suggestion for Ukraine Ceasefire

2/13/24: CIA and Mossad Chiefs to Hold Talks on Hamas Hostage Deal

2/12/24: Israel Strikes Rafah After Biden Warns Netanyahu to Protect Civilians

2/9/24: Biden Calls Israel's Response in Gaza "Over the Top" As Airstrikes Hit Rafah

2/8/24: Netanyahu Dismisses Hamas Counteroffer on Ceasefire, Hamas to Speak with Mediators in Egypt

2/7/24: Hamas Proposes Three-Stage Ceasefire as Blinken Meets Israeli Leaders

2/6/24: U.S. Strikes Hit Most of Targets in Iraq and Syria, Pentagon Says

2/5/24: U.S. Launches Strikes Across the Middle East, More Operations Expected

2/2/24: Biden Imposes Sanctions on Israeli Settlers Over West Bank Violence

2/1/24: U.S. Blames Iran-Backed Militias for Attack in Jordan

1/31/24: Iran Threatens to ‘Decisively Respond’ to Any U.S. Strikes as Biden Weighs Response to Jordan Attack

1/30/24: Qatar is Expected to Present Hamas With Proposal for Pause in Fighting

1/29/24: Biden Says U.S. ‘Shall Respond’ After Drone Strike by Iran-Backed Group Kills Three U.S. Troops in Jordan

1/26/24: ICJ Orders Israel to Do More to Prevent Killings in Gaza But Does Not Order Ceasefire

1/25/24: Strike on UN Shelter in Gaza Kills At Least 12 People, Israel Denies Responsibility

1/24/24: Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meets To Discuss New Aid

1/23/24: U.S., UK Stage Multiple Airstrikes Against Iran-Backed Houthi Militants in Yemen

1/22/24: Netanyahu Rejects Hamas Conditions for Israeli Hostage Deal

1/19/24: Biden Says U.S. Strikes Against Houthis Will Continue After New Round of Strikes

1/18/24: Blinken Says Israel Cannot Achieve "Genuine Security" Without Pathway to Palestinian State

1/17/24: U.S. to Relist Yemen’s Houthis as Specially Designated Global Terrorists

1/16/24: U.S. Says Houthi Missiles Fired at Cargo Ship, U.S. Warship in Red Sea Amid Strikes Against Iran-backed Rebels

1/12/24: U.S. Leads Strikes on Houthi Targets in Yemen

1/11/24: International Court of Justice Begins Hearings In Case Accusing Israel of Genocide in Gaza

1/10/24: Blinken Meets Israeli Leaders, Announces Deal for UN Assessment Mission in Northern Gaza

1/9/24: Israeli Strike Kills an Elite Hezbollah Commander in Southern Lebanon

1/8/24: Blinken Visits Middle East in Push to Prevent Gaza War from Spreading

12/15/23: U.S. Urges Israel to Lower Intensity of Its War in Gaza

12/14/23: Putin Says War Aims Have Not Changed in Annual News Conference

12/13/23: Zelensky Pleads for Ukraine Aid As U.S. Congress Remains At Funding Impasse

12/12/23: Zelensky Begins Aid Push in Washington, Casting Inaction as Win for Putin

12/11/23: Israeli Forces Advance in Gaza After U.S. Vetoes UN Resolution for Ceasefire

12/8/23: Humanitarian Conditions Worsen in Southern Gaza as U.S. Says Israel Must Do More To Reduce Civilian Deaths

12/7/23: UN Warns Of "Atrocity Crimes" in Gaza As Israeli Troops Enter Khan Younis in South

12/6/23: U.S. Announces Visa Bans for Israeli ‘Extremist Settlers’ in West Bank

12/5/23: UN Says Israel’s Intense Bombing Leaves Gazans With Few Places to Go

12/4/23: U.S. Navy Destroyer and Three Commercial Ships Are Attacked in Red Sea, Pentagon Says

12/1/23: Israel and Hamas Resume Fighting After Temporary Ceasefire Expires

11/30/23: Hamas and Israel Agree to Extend Ceasefire By Another Day Allowing More Hostage Releases

11/29/23: Federal Officials Investigating After Pro-Iran Group Claims to Have Hacked Water Authority in Pennsylvania

11/28/23: CIA Director Arrives in Qatar For Talks on Hostage Releases as Israel, Hamas Extend Truce

11/27/23: Hamas Releases Third Group of Hostages During Truce with Israel

11/21/23: China Welcomes Arab and Muslim Foreign Ministers For Talks on Ending the War in Gaza

11/20/23: U.S. Offers Tapes From Bugged Guantanamo Prison Yard as Evidence in 9/11 Case

11/17/23: Biden Says U.S. And China Have "Differences," But Will Address Them With "Strong Diplomacy"

11/16/23: Hamas Agrees to Tentative Deal to Free Dozens of Hostages As UN Security Council Calls for Pauses in Fighting For Aid

11/15/23: Israeli Forces Enter al-Shifa Hospital

11/14/23: More Than 400 U.S. Officials Sign Letter Protesting Biden’s Israel Policy

11/13/23: Gaza's Largest Hospital 'Not Functioning' Amid Israeli Assault

11/10/23: Israel Agrees to Daily Four Hour Pauses

11/9/23: U.S., Israel, and Qatar Discussing Pause in Gaza Fighting of Up to Three Days

11/8/23: Blinken Lays Out Fullest Vision Yet For Gaza's Future

11/7/23: Netanyahu Says Israel Could Hold ‘Overall Security Responsibility’ Over Gaza After War

11/6/23:Blinken Meets With Palestinian and Iraqi Leaders in Bid to Contain Gaza War

11/3/23: Israeli Troops Circle Gaza City As Biden Plans To Veto GOP-Led House's $14.5 Billion Military Aid Package For Israel

11/2/23: Hundreds of Foreign Passport-Holders and Injured Palestinians Evacuate Into Egypt From Gaza

11/1/23: Yemen's Houthi Rebels Claim Attacks on Israel

10/31/23: Israel Pushes Further Into Gaza, Rejects Ceasefire

10/30/23: Gaza Receives Largest Aid Shipment So Far As Deaths Top 8,000 and Israel Widens Military Offensive

10/27/23: Pentagon Deploys 900 Troops to Middle East Amid Israel-Hamas War

10/26/23: U.S., Russia Veto Each Other’s UN Resolutions on Israel-Gaza War

10/25/23: 24 U.S. Troops Injured in Attacks Since Gaza War Began, Officials Say

10/24/23: U.S. Raises Concerns About Israel’s Plan of Action in Gaza, Officials Say

10/23/23: Second Aid Convoy Arrives in Gaza Amid Growing Fears of a Widening Conflict

10/20/23: U.S. Forces in Syria, Iraq, Red Sea Come Under Attack

10/19/23: Biden to Deliver Address as He Seeks Aid for Israel and Ukraine

10/18/23: Biden Arrives in Israel as Region Reels From Hospital Explosion in Gaza

10/17/23: Biden Will Head to Israel and Jordan Amid Increasing Concerns That Israel-Hamas Conflict Will Spread

10/16/23: Biden to Push Israel, Ukraine Aid Package Well Over $2 Billion This Week

10/13/23: Israel Calls For the Evacuation of 1.1 Million People From Northern Part of Gaza

10/11/23: Biden Condemns "Evil" Attack on Israel and Confirms American Hostages

10/10/23: Biden Set to Deliver Remarks Tuesday on Israel-Hamas War

10/6/23: Trump Said to Have Revealed Nuclear Submarine Secrets to Australian Businessman

10/5/23:U.S. Sends Seized Iranian Ammunition to Ukraine

10/4/23: Lawyers Expand Legal Fight For Longest-Held Guantanamo Detainee, U.S. Faces Calls to Stop Former Detainee’s Return to Russia

10/3/23: UN Approves Kenya-Led Security Mission to Help Haiti Stamp Out Gangs

10/2/23: Ukraine Downplays Uncertainty Over U.S. Support After Funding Bill Passes With No Aid

9/29/23: China Uses ‘Deceptive’ Methods to Sow Disinformation, U.S. Says

9/28/23: Man Accused of Leading 9/11 Plot Was Denied a Lawyer, Then Confessed

9/27/23: Senate Reaches Spending Deal in Bid to Avoid Government Shutdown, Awaits House Votes

9/26/23: Biden Announces New Diplomatic Ties With Two Pacific Island Nations

9/22/23: U.S. Military Judge Severs Man Accused in the 9/11 Attacks From Guantánamo Trial

9/21/23: Zelensky Addresses U.N. Security Council, Calls For Russia To Lose Veto Power

9/20/23: 9/11 Judge Announces Retirement After Nearly Two-Year Delay in Hearings

9/19/23: Justin Trudeau Accuses India in a Killing on Canadian Soil

9/18/23 Biden’s National Security Adviser Holds Two Days of Talks with China’s Foreign Minister

9/15/23:New U.S. Sanctions Target Workarounds That Let Russia Get Western Tech for War

9/14/23: U.S. Judge Rules Against Biden DACA Regulation for ‘Dreamer’ Immigrants

9/13/23: Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say

9/12/23: Biden Administration Takes Steps to Free Up $6 Billion in Iranian Funds in Prisoner-Swap Deal

9/11/23 New U.S. Intelligence Suggests al-Qaeda Unlikely to Revive in Afghanistan, Warns of ISIS Threat

9/8/23: Biden Heads to the G20 Looking to Make the Most of Xi and Putin’s Absence

9/7/23: Biden Rejects Defense Demands in Exchange for Guilty Pleas in 9/11 Case

9/6/23: Blinken, in Kyiv, Is Expected to Announce $1 Billion in New U.S. Aid to Ukraine

9/5/23: Judge’s Ruling on Torture Imperils a Guantánamo Prosecution Strategy

8/22/23: Trump to Surrender in Georgia Election Case on Thursday

8/21/23: Judge Throws Out Confession of USS Cole Bombing Suspect as Derived from Torture

8/17/23: North Korea Prepares for Military Actions in Protest of U.S. Three-Nation Summit

8/16/23: Former Senior FBI Official Pleads Guilty To Illegally Assisting Putin Ally

8/15/23: Trump Indicted In Georgia Election Interference Case

8/14/23: U.S. Reaches Deal With Iran to Free Americans for Jailed Iranians and Funds

8/10/23: Russia Reports Increase in Drone Attacks Aimed at Moscow

8/9/23: Russian Infrastructure Target of Alleged Ukrainian Attacks

8/8/23: Trump’s Lawyers Argue Protective Order Would Violate His Free-Speech Rights

8/7/23: Trump, Arraigned on Election Charges, Pleads Not Guilty

8/3/23: Russian Air Defenses Shoot Down Seven Drones Southwest of Moscow

8/2/23: Trump Indicted on Federal Charges in 2020 Election Investigation

8/1/23: Niger Coup Leaders Detain Ministers, Party Officials

7/31/23: Deadly Russian Missile Strike Hits Apartments in Central Ukraine

7/27/23: Military in Niger Announces Coup After Soldiers Detain President

7/26/23: U.S. Sends More Weapons to Kyiv Amid Slow Counteroffensive

7/25/23: Justice Department Sues To Force Texas To Remove Floating Barriers in Rio Grande

7/24/23: Russia Destroys Drones Targeting Moscow, Blames Ukraine

7/20/23: Swedish Embassy in Baghdad Stormed, Set on Fire

7/19/23: North Korea Detains U.S. Soldier After Unauthorized Border Crossing

7/18/23: Russia Strikes Ukraine Grain Port After Pulling Out of Export Deal

7/17/23: Russia Pulls Out of the Black Sea Grain Deal

7/13/23: Russian General in Ukraine Suddenly Dismissed from Post, Accused Defense Minister of Treason

7/12/23: U.S. Government Emails Hacked in Suspected Chinese Espionage Campaign

7/11/23: Turkey Clears the Way for Sweden’s Entry to NATO on the Eve of Summit

7/10/23: Yellen Trip Aids Fragile Effort by U.S., China to Keep Talking

7/6/23: Pentagon to Tighten Controls on Classified Information After Leak

7/5/23: Israel, Gaza Militants Trade Fire as West Bank Assault Ends

6/30/23: Putin Makes Show of Support as U.S. Officials Say Top General Appears Detained

6/29/23: Top Sanctioned Russian Cargo Ships Made More Than 100 Stops at Turkish Ports

6/28/23: Lukashenko Claims He Persuaded Putin Not to Kill Wagner Chief

6/27/23: Cannon Schedules July 14 Hearing On How Classified Materials Will Be Handled in Trump Documents Case

6/26/23: Uneasy Calm Returns to Russia in Wake of Armed Revolt by Wagner Group

6/23/23: Biden Hails Stronger U.S. Ties to India in Meeting with Modi

6/22/23: Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Village After Hamas Strike

6/21/23: Nations Pledge Billions in Ukraine Reconstruction

6/20/23: Xi, Blinken Agree to Stabilize U.S.-China Relations in Rare Beijing Talks

6/16/23: U.S. Government Agencies Hit in Global Hacking Spree

6/15/23: Putin Sides With Military Chiefs Over Placing Wagner Under Direct Control

6/14/23: FBI Says Spy Tool Helped Solve Pipeline Hack, Other Major Crimes, Program Renewal Faces Resistance From Both Parties

6/13/23: U.S. Spy Agencies Buy Vast Quantities of Americans' Personal Data, Report Says

6/12/23: As Fighting Rages, Ukraine Claims Gains in Southeast

6/9/23: Trump Is Charged in Classified Documents Inquiry

6/8/23: Trump Notified He Is a Target in Classified Documents Investigation

6/7/23: U.S. Had Intelligence of Detailed Ukrainian Plan to Attack Nord Stream Pipeline

6/6/23: Blast Damages Russian-Occupied Hydroelectric Plant, Ukraine Steps Up Counteroffensive

6/5/23: Chinese Warship Passed in “Unsafe Manner” Near U.S. Destroyer in Taiwan Strait

6/2/23: Ukraine's Future Ties to NATO Are Main Topic As Western Nations Meet

6/1/23: Tape Recording Shows Trump Acknowledging He Kept Classified Document on Iran

5/31/23: Neither Russia, Ukraine Commit to Embracing UN Plan to Protect Nuclear Power Plant

5/30/23: NATO Peacekeeping Soldiers Injured in Kosovo Clashes With Serbs

5/26/23: U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Head of Wagner Group in Mali and Announces F-16 Pilot Training Program

5/25/23: Microsoft Warns That Chinese Hackers Attacked U.S. Infrastructure

5/24/23: Russian Court Extends Reporter Evan Gershkovich's Detention for Three Months

5/23/23: Meta Fined Record $1.3 Billion for Violating EU Data Privacy Rules

5/22/23: Confusion About Bakhmut As Biden Pledges Commitment to Ukraine

5/19/23: Zelensky To Attend G-7 Summit Sunday As World Leaders Discuss New Sanctions For Russia Over Ukraine

5/18/23: State Department Will Allow House Leaders to View Afghanistan Dissent Cable

5/17/23: African Leaders Plan 'Peace Mission' to Russia and Ukraine

5/16/23: U.S. Special Counsel Faults FBI's Handling of 2016 Trump-Russia Investigation

5/15/23: Israel and Islamic Jihad Agree to Ceasefire After Five Days of Violence

5/11/23: Ukraine Claims Gains Near Bakhmut As Deadly Fighting Continues

5/10/23: U.S. Says It Dismantled Russia's 'Most Sophisticated' Malware Network

5/9/2023: Putin Tells Victory Day Event West is Waging a 'Real War' on Russia

5/8/23: Russia "Evacuates" Area Around Major Nuclear Plant in Ukraine

5/4/23: Ukraine Denies Russian Claim Kyiv Sent Drones to Hit Kremlin

5/3/23: U.S. Planning to Send 1,500 Additional Troops to Southern Border

5/2/23: U.S. Says 100,000 Russian Casualties in Ukraine in the Past 5 Months

5/1/23: UN Body Calls for Release of Guantánamo Inmate

4/28/23: Biden Administration Moves to Stem Expected Migrant Surge

4/27/23: Biden and South Korea’s Yoon Sign New Agreement on Nuclear Weapons

4/26/23: Taliban Said to Kill ISIS Militant Behind Attack That Killed 13 Americans

4/25/23: Russia's Lavrov Hosts UN Security Council Meeting on 'International Peace,' Receives Strong Criticism by Western Diplomats

4/24/23: Ukrainian Troop Positions Spark Spring Counteroffensive Speculation

4/21/23: One American Dead in Sudan as U.S. Readies Troops For Potential Embassy Evacuation Amid Heavy Fighting

4/20/23: Inspector General Says U.S. Aid May Be Flowing to the Taliban

4/19/23: Fox News and Dominion Reach Last-Minute $787 Million Settlement

4/18/23: FBI Arrests Two alleged Chinese Agents and Charges Dozens With Working Inside U.S. to Silence Dissidents

4/17/23: 97 Civilians Killed in Sudan as Military and Rival Group Fight for Control

4/14/23: Air Guardsman Arrested in Connection With Leaked Documents

4/13/23: Zelensky Urges World Leaders to Act Over POW Beheading Video

4/12/23: Russia Moves to Make Draft-Evasion More Difficult

4/11/23: Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Retains Defense Minister Amid Security Concerns

4/10/23: DOJ Opens Investigation into Leaks of Alleged Classified U.S. Intelligence Documents

4/4/23: Finland to Join NATO Today, Doubling Alliance's Land Border With Russia

4/3/23: Security Ramps Up in New York City Ahead of Trump Arraignment

3/31/23: Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump

3/30/23: Senate Votes to Repeal Iraq Military Authorizations

3/29/23: U.S. to Stop Exchanging Data on Nuclear Forces with Russia

3/28/23: Nashville School Shooting Leaves Seven Dead Including Suspect

3/27/23: Putin Says Moscow to Place Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

3/24/23: U.S. Strikes Iranian-Backed Groups in Syria After Drone Attack Kills One American and Wounds Six

3/23/23: Trump Lawyer Must Turn Over Evidence on Classified Documents, Court Rules

3/22/23: Xi and Putin Sign Agreement as Japan’s Leader Visits Ukraine

3/21/23: House Republicans Seek Testimony From Manhattan District Attorney on Trump Hush Money Investigation

3/20/23: Putin Visits Mariupol After ICC Issues Warrant for Putin's Arrest Over War Crimes in Ukraine

3/10/23: Ukraine is Hit By Russian Missile Barrage Including Hypersonic Weapons

3/9/23: U.S. Intelligence Chiefs Testify on Global Threats to Security

3/8/23: Intelligence Suggests Pro-Ukrainian Group Sabotaged Pipelines, U.S. Officials Say

3/7/23: Lawmakers Move Toward Formally Ending U.S. Wars in Iraq as Secretary of Defense Visits Middle East

3/6/23: Russia’s Wagner Troops Exhaust Ukrainian Forces in Bakhmut

3/3/23: Two Kansas Men Illegally Sold Aviation Equipment to Russia, U.S. Says

3/2/23: House Panel Votes to Advance Bill Empowering Biden to Ban TikTok

3/1/23: Capitol Police, FBI Failed to Disclose Information About Credible Threats Before January 6, Government Watchdog Says

2/28/23: Watchdog Report on Afghan Collapse Points to Abrupt Withdrawal, Lack of Planning

2/27/23: Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of COVID-19 Pandemic, Energy Department Says

2/24/23: On War's Anniversary, Messages of Resolve and Support for Ukraine

2/23/23: Palestinians Say 11 Dead and Over 100 Injured After Israeli Raid in West Bank

2/22/23: Biden Stresses Global Unity Behind Ukraine in Warsaw Speech

2/21/23: Putin Says Russia to Suspend New START Nuclear Pact Participation

2/17/23: Biden Says Last Three Flying Objects Were Likely Tied to Private Companies, Recreation, or Research

2/16/23: Russia Has Deployed 97% of Army in Ukraine but Is Struggling to Advance, UK Says

2/15/23: Suspected Iranian Weapons Seized by U.S. Navy May Go to Ukraine

2/14/23: NATO To Increase Places to Stockpile Ammunition as Russia-Ukraine War Depletes Reserves

2/13/23: U.S. Military Shoots Down Fourth High-Altitude Object Over North America

2/10/23: Ukraine's Rocket Campaign Reliant on U.S. Precision Targeting, Officials Say

2/9/23: Zelensky Asks for Fighter Planes to Counter Russia in Surprise UK and France Visits

2/8/23: Biden Pushes for Democracy and Unity in State of the Union Address

2/7/23: FBI Charges Alleged Extremists in Plot to Attack Baltimore Power Grid

2/6/23: Downed Spy Balloon Leads to Rise in Diplomatic Tensions Between U.S. and China

2/3/23: Biden Administration Transfers Guantánamo Detainee Majid Khan to Belize

2/2/23: Ukraine Ramps Up Corruption Fight as Zelensky Races to Assure Wary West

2/1/23: U.S. Accuses Russia of Violating Nuclear Arms Treaty

1/31/23: France, Australia to Send Ukraine Artillery Shells as NATO Presses Seoul to Supply Kyiv with Arms

1/30/23: Drones Target Iranian Military Site in Isfahan

1/27/23: Senior ISIS Leader and 10 ISIS Fighters Killed in U.S. Special Operations Raid in Somalia

1/26/23: Meta to Reinstate Trump’s Facebook and Instagram Accounts

1/25/23: Germany Greenlights Leopard 2 Tanks As U.S. Finalizes Plan to Provide Abrams Tanks

1/24/23: Four Oath Keepers Found Guilty of January 6 Seditious Conspiracy

1/23/23: Additional Classified Items Found in Biden's Delaware Home During Justice Department Search

1/20/23: CIA Director Holds Secret Meeting with Zelensky On Russia’s Next Steps; Pentagon Commits Another $2.5 Billion in Aid

1/19/23: Zelensky Uses Davos Speech to Call for More Tanks as Western Allies Weigh Options

1/18/23: Justice Department Considered but Rejected Role in Biden Documents Search

1/17/23: Ukraine Suffers Deadliest Civilian Attack in Months

1/13/23: Navy Veteran Taylor Dudley Released From Russian Detention

1/12/23: Classified Documents Found in Second Location Associated With Biden

1/11/23: GOP Panel to Investigate Biden Records as Bipartisan Lawmakers Call for Reviews

1/10/23: More Than 1,000 Detained, Lula Promises Prosecution After Brazil Riots

1/9/23: Biden Visits Southern Border Amid Criticism From Both Parties

12/20/22: 2022 Holiday Reading List

12/16/22: Lawmakers Release Separate Reports Outlining U.S. Intelligence Shortcomings as COVID-19 Pandemic

12/15/22: Biden Welcomes African Leaders for Summit

12/14/22: Global Donors Pledge More Ukraine Aid as Pentagon Prepares to Send Patriot Missile Battery to Kyiv

12/13/22: Special Counsel Issues More Subpoenas as Federal Judge Dismisses Trump's Mar-a-Lago Lawsuit

12/12/22: Libyan Operative Charged in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing Is in FBI Custody

12/9/22: WNBA Star Brittney Griner Released in Prisoner Swap for Russian Arms Dealer Viktor Bout

12/8/22: Putin Warns Fighting in Ukraine Would be Protracted as U.S. Distances Itself from Drone Attacks

12/7/22: Justice Department Subpoenas State Officials as January 6 Committee Hints at Criminal Referrals

12/6/22: Russian Airfield Hit, a Day After Drone Strike on Bases

12/5/22: Iranian Official Signals Suspension of Morality Police Amid Protests

12/2/22: Appeals Court Halts Special Master Review of Documents Seized at Mar-a-Lago

12/1/22: ISIS Leader Is Killed in Fighting, Terrorist Group Says

11/30/22: Pentagon Warns of China's Plans for Dominance in Taiwan and Beyond

11/29/22: NATO Leaders to Discuss More Ukraine Aid as U.S. Weighs Sending New Arms to Kyiv

11/28/22: Chinese Protests Spread Over Government’s COVID-19 Restrictions

11/22/22: U.S. Urges Russian Sanctions Enforcement, UN Reports Latest Ukrainian Civilian Casualties

11/21/22: Garland Names Special Counsel for Trump Investigations

11/18/22: Dutch Court Convicts Three of Murder in MH17 Jet Downing Over Ukraine

11/17/22: Ukraine and Western Allies at Odds Over Missile That Exploded in Poland

11/16/22: World Leaders Hold Emergency Meetings as Missile Kills Two in Poland

11/15/22: World Powers Announce Fresh Sanctions Targeting Iran, Russia

11/14/22: At Least Six Dead, 81 Injured in Suspected Terrorist Bombing in Istanbul

11/11/22: Iran Increases Atomic-Fuel Stockpile, Claims to Have Hypersonic Missile

11/10/22: Russia Announces Withdrawal From Kherson

11/9/22: Control of Congress Hinges on Closely Watched Races; Voting Machine Glitches in Arizona

11/8/22: Putin Ally Admits to U.S. Election Interference as Justice Department Ensures Election Protections

11/7/22: COP27 Summit Opens as Activists Spotlight Human Rights Violations

11/4/22: No Evidence of Undeclared Nuclear Activity at Ukraine Sites, UN Atomic Agency Says

11/3/22: Biden Warns of ‘Unprecedented’ Threat to Democracy Ahead of Midterms

11/2/22: Court Filing Reveals Suspect in Pelosi Attack Was on 'Suicide Mission' as Capitol Police Pushes for More Security

11/1/22: Russia Recruiting U.S.-Trained Afghan Commandos as ICC Reopens Afghanistan Probe

10/31/22: U.S. Releases Guantanamo’s Oldest Prisoner

10/28/22: Pentagon's Strategy Says China and Russia Pose Very Different Challenges

10/27/22: Iran’s Security Forces Reportedly Open Fire as Thousands Mourn Mahsa Amini

10/26/22: Germany, EU Launch Work on 'New Marshall Plan' for Ukraine

10/25/22: Justice Department Charges 13 in Cases Targeting Chinese Spy and Influence Campaigns

10/24/22: September 11 Case Awaits Biden Administration’s Reply on Plea Deal

10/21/22: Ukrainians Urged to Ration Electricity Amidst Missile Strikes as EU Affirms Enduring Support

10/20/22: Ukrainians Evacuated from Kherson as Russia Announces Martial Law in Occupied Regions

10/19/22: Retired U.S. Generals, Admirals Take Top Jobs with Saudi Crown Prince

10/18/22: EU Approves Ukraine Training Mission, Funds as Russia Fulfills Draft Quotas

10/17/22: China’s Xi Calls for Military Growth as Party Congress Opens

10/14/22: January 6 Panel Scrutinizes Trump's Post-Election Military Orders

10/13/22: White House Releases Biden’s National Security Strategy

10/12/22: Secret Service Has Provided January 6 Committee Additional 1.5 Million Communications

10/11/22: Russia Strikes Ukrainian Cities After Putin Accuses Ukraine of Crimea Bridge Attack

10/7/22: U.S. Conducts Back-To-Back Raids in Syria, Killing Key ISIS Operatives

10/6/22: Federal Appeals Court to Expedite Case Weighing Legality of Mar-a-Lago Special Master

10/4/22: National Archives Alerted Trump of Missing Kim Jong Un Letter in May 2021

10/3/22: Putin Announces Annexation of Ukrainian Regions in Defiance of International Law

9/30/22: Judge Overrules Special Master's Demands to Trump in Document Review

9/29/22: U.S. Sends F-15 Jet to Shoot Down Iranian Drone that Appeared to Threaten U.S. Forces in Iraq

9/28/22: DHS Watchdog Seizes Phones of Secret Service Agents Involved in January 6 Response as McConnell Voices Support for Electoral Reform

9/23/22: Special Master Asks Trump to Back Up Allegations That FBI "Planted" Evidence

9/22/22: Biden Urges World to Stand United Against Russia in Address to UN

9/21/22: Special Master Expresses Skepticism of Declassification Claims by Trump's Lawyers

9/20/22: January 6 Panel Members Offer Long-Awaited Elections Reform Bill

9/19/22: Attorneys Representing More than 30 Migrants Flown to Massachusetts Urge Criminal Investigations

9/16/22: Special Master Appointed to Review Documents Seized at Mar-a-Lago

9/15/22: Justice Department Charges Three Iranians with Ransomware Attacks

9/14/22: Judge Unseals Additional Portions of Mar-a-Lago Affidavit

9/13/22: Justice Department Seizes Phones and Issues Subpoenas in Expansion of January 6 Inquiry

9/12/22: Ukraine Routs Russian Forces in Northeast, Forcing a Retreat

9/9/22: North Korea Passes Law Allowing Pre-Emptive Nuclear Strikes

9/8/22: Putin Threatens to Abandon Grain Deal, Further Squeeze Energy Supplies

9/7/22: Elected Officials, Police Chiefs on Leaked Oath Keepers List

9/6/22: Judge Grants Trump’s Request for Special Master to Review Mar-a-Lago Documents

8/25/22: U.S. Service Member Injured after Rockets Strike Coalition Bases in Syria

8/24/22: Twitter Whistleblower Alleges Vulnerabilities Risk National Security, Privacy

8/23/22: Justice Department Issues New Subpoena to National Archives for More January 6 Documents

8/22/22: Russia Launches Murder Investigation After Car Bomb Kills Daughter of Key Putin Ally

8/18/22: CDC Announces Reorganization Aimed at Restoring Public Trust

8/17/22: Florida Judge to Hold Hearing Thursday on Request to Unseal Mar-a-Lago Affidavit

8/16/22: Justice Department Opposes Unsealing Trump FBI Search Warrant Affidavit

8/15/22: Top Lawmakers Seek Intelligence Assessment of Documents from Mar-a-Lago

8/11/22: John Bolton Was Target of Assassination Plot by Iranian National

8/10/22: Russia Stops Oil Flowing Through Pipeline to Central, Eastern Europe

8/9/22: Israel and Militants in Gaza Agree to Cease-Fire

8/8/22: Israel and Militants in Gaza Agree to Cease-Fire

8/4/22: China Fires Missiles in Largest Ever Drills in Waters off Taiwan

8/3/22: Pelosi Makes Historic Visit to Taiwan, Escalating Tensions with China

8/2/22: U.S. Drone Strike in Kabul Kills Top Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

8/1/22: Drone Explosion Hits Headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet

7/28/22: Biden Administration Proposed Prisoner Swap in Attempt to Secure Release of Griner, Whelan

7/27/22: Newly Released Emails Shed Light on Trump Fake Electors Plan

7/26/22: New Evidence Shows Trump Minimized Condemnation of Capitol Attack

7/25/22: Russia Strikes Odessa Port After Signing Deal to Unblock Ukrainian Grain Exports

7/21/22: Today’s Jan. 6 Hearing to Focus on Trump Inaction on Day of Violence

7/17/22: Secret Service January 6 Texts Erased Despite Congress' Request

7/16/22: Buffalo Supermarket Shooter Arraigned on Federal Hate, Firearms Charges

7/15/22: Biden Addresses Middle East Regional Security, Draws Backlash from Critics

7/14/22: Trump Tried to Call White House Support Staffer Talking with Jan. 6 Panel

7/13/22: January 6 Committee Argues Trump Summoned Extremists to Capitol

7/12/22: Putin Extends Fast-Track Russian Citizenship to All Ukrainians

7/11/22: Justice Department Details Evidence that Oath Keeper Brought Explosives to DC Area

6/30/22: New NATO Strategic Concept Targets Russia, China

6/29/22: Witness Details Trump's Rage and Knowledge of Weapons on January 6

6/28/22: G7 Leaders Vow to Support Ukraine for 'as Long as It Takes'

6/27/22: Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Eliminates Constitutional Right to Abortion

6/24/22: January 6 Panel Outlines Trump’s Bid to Coerce Justice Department Officials

6/23/22: January 6 Panel Revises Hearing Schedule, Citing New Evidence

6/22/22: January 6 Hearing Examines Push to Alter 2020 Election Results

6/21/22: Five British Men Released from Taliban Custody

6/17/22: Trump Pressured Pence to Join Election Plot Despite Warnings of Illegality, January 6 Panel Says

6/16/22: January 6 Panel to Spotlight Pressure Campaign Against Pence

6/15/22: Group of NATO Leaders Pledge Support for Ukraine

6/14/22: Jan. 6 Panel Tracks How Trump Created and Spread Election Lies

6/13/22: Iraqi at Guantánamo Bay to Plead Guilty in Afghan War Crimes Case

6/10/22: January 6 Committee Lays Out Case Against Trump in First Public Hearing

6/9/22: Biden Lays Out New Economic Vision for Latin America at Americas Summit

6/8/22: DHS Bulletin Warns of Heightened Extremist Threat in U.S.

6/7/22: Proud Boys Leader, Four Others Charged With Seditious Conspiracy

6/6/22: Multiple Incidents of Mass Shootings Reported Over the Weekend

6/3/22: Biden Urges Congress to Act on Guns in Rare Prime-Time Address

6/2/22: Buffalo Supermarket Gunman Indicted on Terror, Hate Charges

6/1/22: UN Agency Says Iran Has Enough Uranium to Build an Atomic Bomb

5/27/22: Putin Ties Grain Exports to Demand That Sanctions Go

5/26/22: Iran Reportedly Used Secret UN Records to Evade Nuclear Probes

5/25/22: Texas Shooter Kills at Least 19 Children and Two Adults in Elementary School

5/24/22: Russian Soldier Sentenced to Life in Ukraine's First War Crimes Trial

5/23/22: Biden Says U.S. Military Would Defend Taiwan From China Attack

5/20/22: Senate Overwhelmingly Approves $40 billion in Aid to Ukraine

5/19/22: House Passes Domestic Terrorism Legislation in Response to Buffalo Shooting

5/18/22: Pentagon Faults Review of Deadly Airstrike but Finds No Wrongdoing

5/17/22: Biden Approves Plan to Redeploy Ground Forces to Somalia

5/16/22: Gunman Kills 10 at Buffalo Supermarket in Attack Motivated by White Supremacist Ideology

5/13/22 January 6 Panel Subpoenas 5 House Republicans, Including Minority Leader

5/12/22: Finland Announces Support for Joining NATO

5/11/22: Intelligence Officials Testify on Global Threats to U.S. National Security

5/10/22: Congress Reaches Deal on Supplemental Ukraine Package, Removing COVID-19 Funds

5/9/22: Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against Twitter

5/6/22: New Operation to Evacuate Mariupol Civilians Has Begun

5/5/22: U.S. Intelligence Reportedly Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals

5/4/22: Defense Lawyers Question CIA Psychologist on Treatment of Accused Cole Bombing Mastermind

5/3/22: NYPD Veteran Convicted of Assaulting Officer in Capitol Riot

5/2/22: British ISIS Fighter Sentenced to Life in Killings of Four Americans

4/29/22: Biden Asks Congress for $33 Billion to Support Ukraine

4/28/22: U.S. Marine Trevor Reed Released From Russia in Prisoner Swap

4/27/22: Youngest Guantanamo Detainee is Cleared for Release

4/26/22: Trump Held in Contempt and Fined for Noncompliance in New York Probe

4/25/22: Former Guantanamo Bay Detainee Sues Canada Over Role in Guantanamo Imprisonment

4/22/22: U.S. to Send Ukraine $800 Million in Military Aid, $500 Million in Economic Aid

4/21/22: West Warns of Russian Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure

4/20/22: Ukraine Says Preliminary Agreement Reached for Evacuation of Civilians from Mariupol

4/19/22: Ukraine Says Russia's Offensive in the East Has Started

4/8/22: Russian Attack Hits a Train Station in Ukraine’s East Where Crowds Had Been Evacuatin

4/7/22: U.S. Says It Disrupted Global ‘Botnet’ Controlled by Russian Military Intelligence

4/6/22: Zelensky Calls for Nuremberg-Style Tribunal to Investigate Possible Russian War Crimes

4/5/22: Biden Calls for War Crimes Trial Over Reports of Atrocities in Bucha

4/4/22: Reports of Atrocities in Ukraine Spur Multiple Investigations of Potential War Crimes

4/1/22: Mariupol Evacuations Expected After Temporary Cease-Fire is Declared

3/31/22: Russia Plays Down Progress in Peace Talks, Intensifies Attacks in Eastern Ukraine

3/30/22: Russia Indicates Willingness to Scale Back War in Ukraine, but West Remains Skeptical

3/29/22: Ukraine Hopes for Ceasefire as Istanbul Hosts Talks

3/28/22: Biden Warns of “Long Fight” Ahead in Ukraine

3/25/22: Biden and European Leaders Agree on New Sanctions, Energy Policy over Ukraine Crisis

3/24/22: NATO to Bolster Ranks, Help Ukraine Counter Chemical Attack

3/23/22 Biden Seeks New Sanctions, Support for Ukraine in Europe Trip

3/22/22: Biden Warns Russia is "Exploring Options" for Cyberattacks

3/21/22: Ukraine Rejects Demand to Surrender Mariupol

3/18/22: Biden and Xi to Talk Today Amid Russian War in Ukraine

3/17/22: Biden Announces Additional Aid to Ukraine, Calls Putin a ‘War Criminal’

3/16/22: Zelensky to Address Congress as U.S. Pledges More Aid

3/15/22: U.S. Warns China Against Supporting Russia as Ukraine Talks Resume

3/14/22: Russian Missiles Strike Ukrainian Military Training Base Near Polish Border

3/11/22: U.S. Says North Korea Is Testing a New Intercontinental Missile

3/10/22: Ukraine-Russia Talks Fail to Make Progress as War Enters Third Week

3/9/22: Texas Man Convicted in First January 6 Trial as Justice Department Expands Inquiry

3/8/22: U.S. Sends Saudi Detainee Accused of Link to 9/11 Home from Guantanamo

3/7/22: Zelensky Warns of New Wave of Russian Attacks

3/4/22: Supreme Court Rules CIA Black Sites Are State Secrets

3/3/22: January 6 Committee Says it Has Evidence That Trump Violated Laws in Effort to Overturn Election

3/2/22: Biden Vows Putin Will 'Pay a Price' as Russia Escalates Attacks on Ukraine's Civilians

3/1/22: Ukraine Requests More Protection as Russia Bombards Civilians

2/28/22: Putin Puts Nuclear Forces on High Alert, Escalating Tensions

2/25/22: Kyiv Braces for a Russian Attack

2/24/22: Russia Attacks Ukraine as Putin Warns U.S., NATO Against Interference

2/23/22: Biden Announces Sanctions on Moscow, Says Russia's Moves are 'Beginning of Invasion'

2/22/22: Putin Orders Troops to Separatist Regions and Recognizes Their Independence

2/18/22: Biden Will Confer With Allies on Ukraine as Russia Plans Military Drills

2/17/22: U.S., Allies Say Russia Has Added Troops at Ukraine Border, Despite Claims of Pullback

2/16/22: Biden Warns Ukraine Invasion Is Still Possible

2/15/22: Russia Says Some Troops Pulling Back from Ukraine Border

2/14/22: White House Warns Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Happen at Any Time

2/11/22: Investigators Find Gaps in White House Logs of Trump’s January 6 Calls

2/10/22: Biden Approves Pentagon Plan to Help Americans Fleeing Ukraine if Russia Invades

2/9/22: Europe Pursues Diplomacy Amid Mixed Signals on Russian Aims in Ukraine

2/8/22: Biden Says Pipeline Won't Go Forward if Russia Invades Ukraine

2/7/22: Panel Backs Transfer of Mentally Ill Guantánamo Detainee Suspected of 9/11 Role

2/4/22: U.S. Says Russia Planning Fabricate Pretext for Ukraine Invasion

2/3/22: U.S. Raid in Syria Kills ISIS Leader; at Least a Dozen Civilians Reported Killed

2/2/22: Biden Administration Rejects Use of Testimony Obtained From Torture in Guantanamo Trial

2/1/22: U.S., UK Threaten Sanctions For Russian Elite if Moscow Invades Ukraine

1/31/22: Zubaydah Describes Torture in CIA Custody

1/28/22: Austin Orders Military to Strengthen Efforts to Prevent Civilian Harm

1/27/22: U.S. and Allies Discuss Deploying More Troops to Eastern Europe

1/26/22: DHS Warns Domestic Extremists Could Attack Power Grid

1/25/22: DHS Warns of Potential Russia Cyberattacks Amid Tensions

1/24/22: Biden Weighs Deploying Troops to Eastern Europe and Baltics

1/21/22: Blinken and Lavrov Meet Over Ukraine-Russia Crisis

1/20/22: Biden Predicts Putin Will Order Ukraine Invasion

1/19/22: Watchdog Predicted Collapse of Afghan Air Force Months Before U.S. Withdrawal

1/18/22: FBI Investigating Texas Hostage Standoff as 'Terrorism-Related' Incident

1/14/22: Oath Keepers Founder Charged With Seditious Conspiracy in January 6 Attack

1/13/22: Russia, NATO Appear So Far to Be at an Impasse After Ukraine Talks

1/12/22: Justice Department Forms New Domestic Terrorism Unit to Address Growing Threat

1/11/22: Guantanamo Panel Approves Transfer of First High-Value Detainee

1/10/22: U.S. Details Costs of a Russian Invasion of Ukraine As Talks Begin: https://mailchi.mp/law/cns-morning-brief-781201?e=e63fb8d00a

1/7/22: Supreme Court to Consider Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Requirements

1/6/22: Garland Pledges Accountability as Nation Marks One Year Since Capitol Riot

1/5/22: Biden Administration Announces Plans to Speak on January 6 Anniversary as Trump Cancels Event

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