Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is now underway, a move President Biden called “unprovoked and unjustified”. Russia attacked Ukraine with air and missile strikes, along with ground forces coming from three directions. Reports suggest Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, has also been attacked. “It is a major move by Putin and an unwise one that the West has to counter,” said…

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison “demanded that there be an investigation” into a Chinese navy ship accused of “using a laser to target a Australian Defence Force surveillance aircraft.” At a Monday news conference, Prime Minister Morrison described the actions as “completely unacceptable.” “It was dangerous, it was reckless, and it was unprofessional for what…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a last-minute visit to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, after intelligence indicated Russia is moving closer to an invasion of Ukraine. Despite Russian reports of troop withdrawals, U.S. intelligence suggests Russia has done the opposite, sending an additional 7,000 troops to Ukraine’s borders. “The most immediate threat…

Tuesday, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced it was pulling back some troops that had been training near Ukraine’s borders. But security have not been able to confirm the claim. “On the contrary, we continue to see forces, especially forces that would be in the vanguard of any renewed aggression against Ukraine, continuing to be at the…

Tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine appeared to ease on both sides Friday, with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin saying “conflict is not inevitable” and “there is still time and space for diplomacy.” Speaking at the Pentagon with Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley, Austin also noted that the buildup of…

According to Gross Domestic Product numbers released by the Commerce Department Thursday, the United States saw its highest year-to-year economic growth since 1984 in 2021. The country’s GDP rose 5.7% in 2021, including a 6.9% annual rate of growth in the fourth quarter of 2021. “The increase in real GDP primarily reflected increases in private…

Update (Jan. 25, 2022): The U.S. Navy reported a “landing mishap” while a combat jet conducted exercises in the South China Sea Monday. According to the Navy, the jet crashed while trying to land on the deck of an aircraft carrier. Seven sailors were injured in the mishap. Three were evacuated for medical treatment in the Philippines.…

The United States has sent ‘lethal aid’ to Ukraine, as tension between Ukraine and its eastern neighbor, Russia, continues to escalate. Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov celebrated the arrival on his Twitter account. The second bird in Kyiv! More than 80 tons of weapons to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities from our friends in the USA!…

A day after the State Department announced it is ordering the evacuation of non-essential staff and families of staffers at the United States’ embassy in Ukraine, the Department of Defense announced Monday it has put 8,500 troops on “heightened alert.” The video above shows the embassy on Monday. Those troops could be deployed to Eastern…

Update (Jan. 20, 2022): After the volcanic eruption that caused the Tonga tsunami left the country’s main airport runway covered in ash, officials were finally able to clear the runway enough to land the first aid flights since the eruption happened. The flights, which carried water containers, kits for temporary shelters, generators, hygiene supplies and communications…