Latvia, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member, has started installing “dragon’s teeth,” which are anti-tank concrete pyramids, along its border with Russia. This is part of an effort to defend the country as tensions rise with Moscow over the war in Ukraine. A video circulating social media on Wednesday, July 24, appears to show…

A Russian judge sentenced Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter jailed in Russia and charged with spying on a tank factory, to 16 years in a maximum security penal colony. The 32-year-old journalist’s sentence came down on Friday, July 19, after a fast, closed-door trial. Gershkovich was working in Russia for The Wall Street Journal when…

In November, Americans will decide who will lead the United States for the next four years. The decision will have a huge impact on the world stage, including current and potential wars like Ukraine, Gaza and even the Indo-Pacific. “It is important to remember that, you know, there are serious, destructive forces out there,” David…

Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks his country’s T-90M main battle tank is the best in the world. So, he’s probably a little irked Ukraine has destroyed at least 100 of them so far during the war. According to an analysis of open-source materials — information and data posted online for everyone to see — no…

In recent statements from the Kremlin on July 17, spokesperson Dmitry Peskov expressed mixed sentiments regarding the presidency of Donald Trump and its impact on Russia. Peskov said that during Trump’s tenure, there was an open line of communication between the United States and Russia, which was viewed positively by Moscow. However, he pointed out…

On Tuesday, July 9, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a cybersecurity advisory warning companies about a Russian social media bot farm. U.S. officials told reporters that these Russian bots are targeting U.S. voter groups in key swing states and implied that the goal is to undermine President Joe Biden. Watch the above video as…

Reaction regarding the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is pouring in from across the world. Both allies and rivals of Trump condemned the attack on Saturday, July 13. On Sunday, July 14, President Joe Biden addressed the U.S. from the Oval Office, saying the country needs to turn down the temperature. “Thankfully, former…

The Kremlin said on Friday, July 12, that the whole world had paid attention to U.S. President Joe Biden’s verbal slips at a NATO summit held in Washington, D.C. The Kremlin also said the way the U.S. president had spoken about Russian President Vladimir Putin was disrespectful. Biden mistakenly introduced Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy as…

For almost an hour President Joe Biden takes questions from the media about his policies, his candidacy and his health. And Prince Harry addresses the controversy surrounding his selection as an award recipient at the ESPYs. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, July 12, 2024. Biden fields questions on ability, foreign affairs while misspeaking at…

In March 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin won an unsurprising landslide reelection victory, securing 87% of the vote in an election that had no credible opposition. However, dissent was visible throughout the country. With Putin ruling since the turn of the century and a domestic situation arguably more unstable than it has been in decades,…