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Western countries step up response plans over fears Russia may invade Ukraine
Western leaders stepped up preparations for any Russian military action in Ukraine on Tuesday, with talks taking place on protecting energy supplies ...NATO sends reinforcements and U.S. puts troops on alert as Ukraine tensions rise
NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, in what ...NATO strengthens east European flank, Russia accuses West of hysteria
NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, in what ...U.S. orders families of Ukraine embassy staff to leave on war fears
The U.S. State Department announced Sunday it was ordering diplomats’ family members to leave Ukraine, as U.S. President Joe Biden weighed options ...Burkina Faso President Kabore detained at military camp
Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore has been detained at a military camp by mutinying soldiers, two security sources and a West African ...Heavy gunfire reported at Burkina Faso military base
Heavy gunfire rang out at a military base in Burkina Faso’s capital early Sunday, prompting fears that a coup attempt was underway ...UK warns Russia will face severe sanctions if it installs Ukraine ‘puppet regime’
Russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in Ukraine, a senior UK minister said on Sunday after ...Residents of Ukrainian city near Russian border brace for the unknown
Residents in Ukraine’s second biggest city Kharkiv said they hoped for the best but would prepare for the worst, as Russia massed ...Saudi-led coalition denies targeting detention centre in Yemen’s Saada
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen denied targeting a detention centre in Yemen’s Saada province, saying the facility hit was ...Top diplomats for U.S., Russia meet in Geneva on soaring Ukraine tensions
The top diplomats of Russia and the United States were to meet in Switzerland on Friday to discuss soaring tensions over Ukraine after a ...