International Relations

EXPLAINER: What's behind Russia-Ukraine tensions?
Dec 7, 2021

EXPLAINER: What's behind Russia-Ukraine tensions?

Ukrainian and Western officials are worried about a Russian military buildup near Ukraine, fearing it could signal plans by Moscow to invade its ex-Soviet neighbor


Justice Department sues Texas over new redistricting maps
Dec 7, 2021

Justice Department sues Texas over new redistricting maps

The Justice Department has sued Texas over its new redistricting maps, saying the plans discriminate against minority voters, particularly Latinos, who have fueled the state’s population boom


Trump gets wish in Georgia, sparks 'a political civil war'
Dec 6, 2021

Trump gets wish in Georgia, sparks 'a political civil war'

Former President Donald Trump has set out to reshape the GOP in his image across the nation’s top political battlegrounds, sparking bitter primary battles


Report says Russian hackers haven't eased spying efforts
Dec 6, 2021

Report says Russian hackers haven't eased spying efforts

The elite Russian state hackers behind last year’s massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign hardly eased up this year, managing plenty of infiltrations of U.S. and allied government agencies and foreign policy think tanks with consummate craft and stealth


US plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Dec 6, 2021

US plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

The White House says the U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses


Biden, Putin to talk next week as tensions grow over Ukraine
Dec 4, 2021

Biden, Putin to talk next week as tensions grow over Ukraine

The Kremlin says President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak by telephone on Tuesday


US intelligence finds Russia planning Ukraine offensive
Dec 4, 2021

US intelligence finds Russia planning Ukraine offensive

President Joe Biden has pledged to make it “very, very difficult” for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to take military action in Ukraine as U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian planning is underway for a possible military offensive that could begin as soon as early 2022


U.S. intelligence finds Russia planning Ukraine offensive
Dec 4, 2021

U.S. intelligence finds Russia planning Ukraine offensive

U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian planning is underway for a possible military offensive against Ukraine that could begin as soon as early 2022 and would include an estimated 175,000 personnel


Kremlin: Putin to seek guarantees over Ukraine from Biden
Dec 3, 2021

Kremlin: Putin to seek guarantees over Ukraine from Biden

The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin will seek binding guarantees precluding NATO’s expansion to Ukraine during a planned call with U.S. President Joe Biden


AP Source: State Department employees hacked by NSO Group
Dec 3, 2021

AP Source: State Department employees hacked by NSO Group

The phones of 11 U.S. State Department employees were hacked using technology from Israel’s NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire company


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