Europe
Russian forces at 70% of level needed for full Ukraine invasion, U.S. officials say
Russia has in place about 70% of the combat power it believes it would need for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and ...Taiwan condemns ‘contemptible’ timing of China-Russia partnership
Taiwan on Saturday condemned as “contemptible” the timing of China and Russia’s “no limits” partnership at the start of the Winter Olympics, ...China’s Xi Jinping meets Russia’s Vladimir Putin as tensions grow with west
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday arrived in Beijing, where he is expected to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics and hold a ...U.S. warns Russia may stage video as pretext to invade Ukraine
Russia has formulated several options as an excuse to invade Ukraine, including the potential use of a propaganda video showing a staged attack, ...U.S. to deploy more troops to Eastern Europe amid Ukraine crisis
The United States will send nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania to shield Eastern Europe from a potential spillover from ...Putin accuses U.S. of trying to lure Russia into war
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West on Tuesday of deliberately creating a scenario designed to lure it into war and ignoring Russia’s security concerns over ...Portugal’s PM Costa stuns with majority win in snap election
Defying all odds, Portugal’s centre-left Socialists won an outright parliamentary majority in Sunday’s snap general election, securing a strong new mandate for ...Britain considering major NATO deployment amid Ukraine crisis
Britain is considering making a major NATO deployment as part of a plan to strengthen Europe’s borders in response to Russia massing ...Russian buildup at Ukraine border includes blood for wounded, U.S. officials say
A Russian troop buildup along its border with Ukraine includes supplies of blood for the wounded, three U.S. officials told Reuters, a detail reinforcing ...In Italy, COVID wards filled with unvaccinated elderly people as Omicron swept nation
As the Omicron variant swept Italy late last year, it was unvaccinated elderly people and those who had not had a booster ...














