Russian nationals are risking their lives to avoid fighting in the war against Ukraine. They are fleeing the country and seeking asylum in the U.S.  The dangerous journey across the Bearing Sea highlights the lengths to which some Russians are willing to take to dodge being called up to fight in Putin’s military. Two Russians…

President Joe Biden said the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at its highest level in 60 years; federal agents have gathered what they believe is sufficient evidence to charge President Biden’s son Hunter; and this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winners are seen as a rebuke to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Theses stories highlight the Daily…

Chalk up another win for the United States in the fight against the Islamic State. According to reports out of Syria, around 200 special forces soldiers carried out a raid to take out a top IS commander. The operation started just after midnight Thursday morning, in a village called Muluk Saray. Using more than a…

Russian forces are being chased out of the strategic port city of Kherson by Ukrainian troops. Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address that dozens of villages “have been liberated” by the offensive. The setback could force Russia to abandon some of its best weaponry as soldiers are forced to flee. Straight Arrow…

Billionaire Elon Musk took to Twitter to offer a peace plan to end the seven-month Russian-led war in Ukraine, an idea that’s sparking outrage on social media and receiving praise from Russian state media. On Monday, Musk tweeted a four-point plan to end the war, which would see Crimea ceded to Russia, assured water supply…

In the wake of the Russian military’s struggles in the Ukraine War, Vladimir Putin has mobilized 300,000 additional troops and even made what some think are veiled threats of nuclear aggression. Straight Arrow News contributor Larry Lindsey says Putin’s actions reek of desperation. He also warns it’s time to think about what happens if Russia…

Seven months after Russia invaded Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has called up to 300,000 reservists to support its struggling military. The draft has led to a massive exodus of young Russian men, with some reports estimating the number fleeing the country exceeding the total number of troops in the original invasion force. Straight Arrow…

Russia has granted citizenship to former American intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who fled prosecution after he exposed information about the scale of U.S. surveillance programs that capture communications and data from around the world. Snowden, 39, was given asylum in Russia in 2013 after leaking secret files that revealed vast domestic and international surveillance operations…

The U.S. Coast Guard is closely watching a new naval presence seen near Alaska. The group of warships belong to China and Russia. A U.S. Coast Guard ship was on a routine patrol in the Bering Sea when it came across a guided missile cruiser from China. Behind it was two other Chinese naval ships…

Large numbers of Russians rushed to book one-way flights out of the country after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “partial mobilization” of 300,000 military reservists to continue the war in Ukraine. Putin said conscription would “prioritize people who served in the armed forces and those with military specialization and experience.” The decree took effect…