KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s top diplomat asked Thursday for stronger Western backing, saying “words of support aren’t enough” amid escalating tensions in the country’s east and a Russian troop buildup across the border. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, speaking after talks with his counterparts from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, asked the Baltic nations to …

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The Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors voted unanimously Thursday to appoint retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins as the school’s superintendent. Mr. Wins is the first Black person to hold the position in 182 years. He graduated from VMI in 1985, and has been serving as the interim superintendent since November. “If someone …

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For the first time, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, flew its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft prototype in two demonstrations this week for service leaders and soldiers at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. In demonstrations Tuesday and Thursday, the S-97 Raider, which is based on the company’s X2 coaxial-rotor technology, flew high-speed passes, hovered and showed …

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Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough urged Congress on Thursday to back a massive funding increase to boost efforts in homelessness assistance and suicide prevention, and address the agency’s crumbling and outdated medical infrastructure. McDonough testified before a House Appropriations Committee subpanel that oversees the VA’s funding, highlighting the need to dramatically increase the …

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