A member of the U.S. Air Force set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. And AT&T is apologizing to its customers for last week’s outage by offering a credit to their accounts. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. U.S. Airman sets himself of fire…

Russia lost another military plane in a violent crash. This time it happened near Belgorod, a city close to the border with Ukraine. Moscow said the plane was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war and was struck by Ukrainian missiles. Kyiv didn’t immediately confirm or deny the crash. Video of the incident showed up on Russian…

South Korea and Japan deployed fighter jets on Thursday, Dec. 14, in response to Chinese and Russian military planes entering their air defense zones, according to military officials in both countries. The incident first occurred in the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) off South Korea’s east coast.  In a statement by South Korea’s Joint Chiefs…

According to officials, a man threw two Molotov cocktails at the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Sept. 24. The incident has been described as a “terrorist attack” by Cuban officials on social media. No one was hurt in the attack, and the U.S. spoke out on Monday, Sept 25, condemning the attack. Cuba’s…

A 78-year-old American citizen has been arrested and sentenced to life in prison by the Chinese government on charges of espionage. And G7 leaders are set to discuss sanctions on Russian energy and trade during a summit this week in Japan. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Monday, May 15, 2023. China sentences…

The Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, has close ties with Sudanese security forces. While there is no evidence Wagner fighters are taking part in Sudan’s current armed conflict, there are certainly indications Wagner, and therefore Russia, are watching closely. Back in 2017, Sudan’s leader at the time, President Omar al-Bashir, signed a series…

America’s top negotiator vowed that not only will the United States bring home recently-detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich from Russia, but Paul Whelan as well. Gershkovich was detained in Russia on March 29 while on a reporting trip. Russia has accused him of espionage, but the U.S. says he is being wrongfully detained.…

President Joe Biden is poised to sign an executive order designed to increase the number of gun background checks; the legal stay of tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees in the U.S. is set to expire this spring; China is reopening its borders this week; and Uber and Lyft scored a victory in court. These…

Americans living in Russia need to get out now, while they still can. The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said U.S. citizens living or traveling in Russia should depart immediately and “exercise increased caution due to the risk of wrongful detentions.” According to a travel advisory posted to the embassy website, Russia may “refuse to acknowledge…