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Calls grow louder for more US troops during Austin’s visit to Baltics

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. is still examining whether to add forces in the Baltic region, where allies have stepped up calls that NATO send more reinforcements amid fears Moscow will launch a new invasion into Ukraine.

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Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know as the tension grinds on

Spiking tensions in eastern Ukraine are heightening Western fears of a Russian invasion and a new war in Europe, with U.S. President Joe Biden saying he's "convinced" that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the decision to invade.

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EU chief: Russia could be cut off from markets, tech goods

Moscow would have its access to financial markets and high-tech goods limited under Western sanctions being prepared in case Russia attacks Ukraine, a top European Union official said Saturday.

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Marine, Navy, Coast Guard top brass talk cyber recruitment amid the great resignation

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger and Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz on Friday gave their take on a host of issues, most notably the need to enlist cyber security and other experts.

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Veterans whose remains not claimed honored at funeral

Thirteen veterans who died in recent years but whose remains were never claimed have been honored in a funeral service in northern Louisiana, as a crowd of people who didn't know them but who wanted to pay their respects looked on.

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Ukraine rebels mobilize troops amid Russia invasion fears

Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine ordered a full military mobilization amid a spike of violence in the war-torn region and fears in the West that Russia might use the strife as a pretext for an invasion.

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, facing a sharp spike in violence in and around territory held by Russia-backed rebels and increasingly dire warnings that Russia plans to invade, on Saturday called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him and seek resolution to the crisis.

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US, Britain accuse Russia of cyberattacks targeting Ukraine

The White House blamed Russia on Friday for this week's cyberattacks targeting Ukraine’s defense ministry and major banks and warned of the potential for more significant disruptions in the days ahead.

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Germany's Scholz says now is 'moment of truth' for Iran deal

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Saturday that "now is the moment of truth" to determine whether Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers can be salvaged, and the Iranian leadership needs to make a choice.

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Last Afghan refugees leave NJ base after chaotic evacuation

The last of thousands of Afghan refugees who awaited resettlement at eight U.S. military installations departed Saturday from a base in New Jersey, completing a journey that started with the chaotic evacuation from Kabul in August.

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With war looming, LA’s Russian, Ukrainian expats bracing for the ‘ball to drop’

With a Russian invasion of Ukraine appearing imminent on Friday, thousands of miles away in Los Angeles Ukrainian and Russian expatriates who have relatives on both sides of the border are feeling anxious about what’s coming next.

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