Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a harsh warning to the US saying to not provoke or test his military amid heightened tensions on its border with Ukraine and in the Black Sea. The Russian leader vowed that if any country crossed Moscow’s “red line” on territorial and other issues, he said they would “regret their deeds” while delivering his state-of-the-nation address … Read More

According to the Israeli military, a Syrian surface-to-air missile exploded in southern Israel  near the secretive Dimona nuclear reactor in an incident that triggered warning sirens in the area. The Israeli military said that in response to the launch, it attacked several missile batteries in Syria, including the one that fired the projectile that struck its territory. Syria’s state news … Read More

The US State Department is now warning Americans against any international travel to roughly 80% of the world’s countries. The United States is providing the global advisory warning against international travel due to the risks from the coronavirus pandemic. The State Department is using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standards as it prepares health and safety guidelines for … Read More

20,000 people fled by ship as a volcano that keeps erupting has turned their island into a “wasteland.” The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is appealing to the international community for help with the country’s recovery. After reports say the eastern Caribbean nation was transformed into “a relative wasteland” from the erupting La Soufrière volcano. 20,000 people … Read More

Russia has moved to close broad areas of the Black Sea near Crimea and Ukraine to foreign navy ships and state vessels. The U.S. State Department said “this represents yet another unprovoked escalation in Moscow’s ongoing campaign to undermine and destabilize Ukraine.” Saying that the move “is particularly troubling amid credible reports of Russian troop buildup in occupied Crimea and … Read More

Russia has announced that it is closing the airspace near Crimea and the Black Sea at Ukraine saying the areas had been “declared temporarily dangerous for aircraft flights.” As Russia is amassing the largest military force ever seen in the Black Sea Region at the borders of Ukraine with 150,000 troops as tensions are sky-high between Russia and Ukraine. Also, … Read More

The US has turned back the warships that were steaming toward the Black Sea after fighting intensified between Ukrainian and Russian-backed separatist forces as Russia builds-up a massive military force at the borders of Ukraine. Biden backing down came as Russia warned the US to stay away from the Black Sea “for their own good.” After the Biden administration had … Read More

The US Embassy in Kyiv has warned that security conditions in Crimea and along Ukraine’s border with Russia could change “with little to no notice” amid heightened tensions over Russia’s military buildup in the region. The US embassy sent the warning after Biden abandoned plans to send two warships to the Black Sea and Russian President Vladimir Putin subsequently closed off the Kerch … Read More

The High Representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell, has now said that Russian troops have amassed their largest ever military buildup on Ukraine’s border. Borrell said that the Russian troop buildup has now grown to around 150,000 soldiers. Borrell said, “It is the highest military deployment of the Russian army on the Ukrainian borders ever. It’s clear that it’s … Read More