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US destroyer makes Navy’s second trip through Taiwan Strait this year 

The guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson, homeported at Yokosuka, steamed through the contested waterway on Saturday, according to a news release that day from the 7th Fleet. 

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North Korea fires apparent ballistic missile off its eastern coast, South’s military says

It’s the first launch by the communist regime since Jan. 30, when it test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam.

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Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, escalating tensions

U.S. defense officials would not disclose their current nuclear alert level except to say that the military is prepared all times to defend its homeland and allies.

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US to send anti-aircraft Stingers to Ukraine

The U.S. for the first time has approved the direct delivery of Stinger missiles to Ukraine as part of a package approved by the White House on Friday.

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Ukraine files genocide case against Russia at UN's top court

Ukraine launched a case against Russia at the United Nations' highest court on Sunday accusing Moscow of planning genocide and asking for the court to intervene to halt the invasion and order Russia to pay reparations.

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Ukrainian border guards may have survived reported last stand on Snake Island

Ukrainian border guards who insulted Russian forces this week in a recorded exchange that went viral may not have been killed, Ukrainian officials said, contradicting an earlier claim by the Ukrainian president.

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Ukraine invasion spotlights the delicate state of democracy

Vladimir Putin's invasion advances the anti-democratic trend — one that has seen strongmen, some elected, prod their nations toward dictatorship and ignore once-solid democratic norms.

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EU shuts airspace to Russian airlines, will buy Ukraine arms

The European Union agreed Sunday to close its airspace to Russian airlines, spend hundreds of millions of euros on buying weapons for Ukraine and ban some pro-Kremlin media outlets in its latest response to Russia's invasion, EU officials said.

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Russians hold anti-war rallies amid ominous threats by Putin

From Moscow to Siberia, Russian anti-war activists took to the streets again Sunday to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine, despite the arrests of hundreds of protesters each day by police.

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Media group takes tour of Wyoming missile facility

The Alpha-01 Missile Alert Facility is unassuming, even underwhelming, but it houses the military personnel responsible for the United States’ mission of land-based nuclear deterrence.

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Capitol fencing to be reinstalled ahead of State of the Union, possible ‘Freedom Convoy’ spinoffs

Fencing around the U.S. Capitol is being reinstalled in advance of Tuesday’s State of the Union address, authorities announced Sunday, in a statement that also referred to potential protests in the city over the next two weeks.

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