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Ukrainian soldiers walks under a camouflage net in a trench on the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels near Debaltsevo, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Ukraine Friday, Dec 3, 2021. In this Friday, the Ukrainian defense minister warned that Russia could invade his country next month. Russia-West tensions escalated recently with Ukraine and its Western backers becoming increasingly concerned that a Russian troop buildup near the Ukrainian border could signal Moscow’s intention to invade. XEL103

December 3, 2021 at 6:21 pm

Russia planning military offensive against Ukraine, U.S. intelligence warns

U.S. intelligence has found the Kremlin is planning an offensive as soon as early next year involving up to 175,000 troops, according to U.S. officials...

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October 3, 2021 at 10:38 am

Secret money, swanky real estate and a Monte Carlo mystery tied to Putin

MONACO - The apartment hangs over the blue waters of the Mediterranean beneath the Monte Carlo casino of James Bond legend. In the harbor below,...

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April 24, 2021 at 7:22 am

Minutes before Trump left office, millions of the Pentagon’s dormant IP addresses sprang to life

WASHINGTON — While the world was distracted with President Donald Trump leaving office on Jan. 20, an obscure Florida company discreetly announced to the world's...

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FILE – In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo rioters supporting President Donald Trump storm the Capitol in Washington. An Army reservist charged with taking part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol was known as a Nazi sympathizer who wore a Hitler mustache, coworkers told federal investigators. Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, 30, was employed as a security contractor at a Navy base when he was alleged to have breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, authorities said. In court papers filed Friday, federal prosecutors in Washington said his coworkers at the Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, New Jersey, told investigators that he held white supremacist views. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) NYPS215 NYPS215

March 16, 2021 at 3:20 pm

Army initially pushed to deny District’s request for National Guard before Jan. 6

The Army's initial impulse to consider refusing military involvement in the Jan. 6 security arrangements shows the extraordinary steps that Pentagon officials took to stay...

February 3, 2021 at 10:48 am

U.S. extends nuclear treaty with Russia for 5 years

The United States on Wednesday formally extended a critical nuclear accord with Russia for five years, opting to prolong limits on the arsenals of both...

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January 26, 2021 at 9:08 am

Pentagon restricted commander of D.C. Guard before Capitol riot

The commander of the District of Columbia National Guard said the Pentagon restricted his authority before the riot at the U.S. Capitol, requiring higher-level approval...

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January 22, 2021 at 9:14 am

Austin confirmed as nation’s first African American defense secretary

WASHINGTON - Retired four-star Army general Lloyd Austin became the first African American defense secretary on Friday, shattering a racial barrier for the nation at...

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January 19, 2021 at 1:02 pm

12 members of National Guard removed from inauguration duty

WASHINGTON - A dozen members of the National Guard have been removed from inauguration duty as the federal government screens troops involved for security concerns,...

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Fences outside the Capitol building in Washington, Jan. 12, 2020. “As the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach Donald Trump for a second time, some Republicans argued that such a move — a constitutional obligation, really — was unnecessarily divisive at a time when the nation should be healing and proposing unity,” writes The New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) XNYT238

January 14, 2021 at 9:40 am

Trump brought turmoil to federal agencies responsible for nation’s security

The departments of Justice, Defense and Homeland Security have acting secretaries at a crisis moment for the nation. The president's pattern of firing Cabinet secretaries...

November 17, 2020 at 2:32 pm

U.S. military tests downing an ICBM from a warship for first time

The U.S. military shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile from a warship on the Pacific Ocean, a test that demonstrated for the first time that...

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