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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin comments on ‘partial withdrawal’ of Russian troops
pop_jop/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States is warning that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day” amid escalating tensions in the region. As many as 150,000 Russian troops are estimated to be massed near [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian parliament asks Putin to recognize Donbas
pop_jop/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States is warning that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day” amid escalating tensions in the region. As many as 150,000 Russian troops are estimated to be massed near [Read More…]

Russia says some troops returning to base from Ukraine border
Georgiy Datsenko / EyeEm/Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — Russia’s military has said some troops massed near Ukraine will begin returning to base on Tuesday following the completion of what it called “exercises,” in a potential [Read More…]

US urges Americans in Belarus, part of Moldova to leave now amid Russian threat
Juanmonino/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The State Department has escalated its warning to U.S. citizens in Belarus, where thousands of Russian troops have massed for menacing military exercises — now urging them to leave the country [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia says some troops will return to base
pop_jop/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States is warning that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day” amid escalating tensions in the region. As many as 150,000 Russian troops are estimated to be massed near [Read More…]

Bridge blocked by anti-vaccine mandate protests now reopened, officials say
JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images (WINDSOR, Ontario) — The bridge in Canada where thousands of semitruck drivers camped out in a protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates has reopened, according to officials. The blockade of commercial [Read More…]

Scientists have discovered a new way to catch elephant poachers, new study suggests
Andrew Linscott/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Researchers in Africa have discovered a way to weaken large criminal networks responsible for the poaching that threatens vulnerable species all over the continent. DNA from the tusks of [Read More…]

‘Love Lock Savior’ in Paris returns symbols of love to travelers around the world
Owen Franken/Getty Images (PARIS) — When Gio and Janelle Fuente visited the city of love in 2015, they hit all the main attractions — including the famed Ponts des Arts bridge, where the couple hung [Read More…]

Prince Harry attends Super Bowl with royal cousin
NDZ/Star Max/GC Images (LOS ANGELES) — Prince Harry, who moved to the United States from London last year with his family, was spotted Sunday taking in a uniquely American tradition. Harry, 37, attended this year’s [Read More…]

Biden assures Ukraine president US will respond ‘swiftly’ to Russian aggression
Kutay Tanir/Getty (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the United States and its allies will respond “swiftly and decisively” to any further aggression by Russia against Ukraine, according to a [Read More…]

Iran celebrates revolution’s anniversary with defiant tone amid nuclear talks
Peter Polic/EyeEm/Getty Images (TEHRAN, Iran) — As nuclear talks enter what U.S. officials have described as the “final moment,” Iran struck a defiant tone Friday, marking the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that brought to [Read More…]

Police in riot gear block trucker protest area on U.S.-Canada border
WXYZ (WINDSOR, Ontario) — Canadian police on Saturday blocked off the area surrounding the Ambassador Bridge over the U.S.-Canadian border and surrounded a group of about 100 protesters at the foot of the bridge. All protestor [Read More…]

3,000 more US troops from 82nd Airborne head to Poland amid Ukraine invasion concerns
Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon has ordered 3,000 more soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to Poland as tensions continued to mount about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, a senior [Read More…]

Queen Elizabeth being monitored after Prince Charles tests positive for COVID-19
JONATHAN BRADY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth is being monitored for COVID-19 after her son, Prince Charles, tested positive for the virus on Thursday, according to Buckingham Palace. A royal source told ABC [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine tensions reignite debate over Biden’s climate agenda
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The specter of a military confrontation on the Ukrainian border is stoking fears in Europe of an interruption in natural gas from Russia — and pumping fresh [Read More…]

Russia begins huge war games in Belarus amid Ukraine invasion fears
Russian Defence MinistryTASS via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — Russia has officially kicked off the main phase of huge joint military exercises in Belarus, as Western countries continue to warn Russian forces massed near Ukraine [Read More…]

Police investigation into Downing Street lockdown parties gets closer to Boris Johnson
oversnap/Getty Images (LONDON) — Over 50 people will be questioned in connection with parties held during lockdowns in Downing Street, police said, as the criminal investigation into the conduct of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and [Read More…]

Lassa fever cases identified in UK for first time in over a decade, officials say
SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (LONDON) — Cases of Lassa fever have been identified in the United Kingdom for the first time in over a decade. The U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed in a press [Read More…]

Ukraine, Russia to hold key talks on crisis in Berlin
iStock/malerapaso (KYIV, Ukraine) — A new round of key talks aimed at de-escalating the Ukraine crisis are set to take place in Berlin on Thursday. The talks will follow the so-called Normandy Format, the name [Read More…]

Death toll from Cyclone Batsirai rises in Madagascar as thousands left homeless
RIJASOLO/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Dozens of people are dead and thousands are homeless after a tropical storm struck Madagascar over the weekend, the second to batter the island nation since the start of [Read More…]