NATO leaders and Russia traded sharp threats Tuesday over a military standoff in Ukraine, with President Biden pressing the Kremlin to de-escalate the situation and suggesting it was time for him and Russian President Vladimir Putin to have a face-to-face talk about Russian provocations. Fears mounted over a sharp Russian buildup of troops and naval …

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VIDALIA, Ga. — The FBI is searching for someone who pointed a laser at a military aircraft in March. Investigators are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone responsible. The FBI says that around 9:50 a.m. on March 9, a U.S. Air Force aircraft was deliberately struck by a high-powered …

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China is advancing its global power as it seeks to displace the United States, while Russia also is determined to challenge American interests, according to the annual intelligence survey of national security threats released Tuesday by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. North Korea and Iran also pose security dangers to the U.S. …

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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s defense minister said Tuesday that the country’s massive military buildup in the west was part of readiness drills amid what he described as threats from NATO. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the maneuvers in western Russia that have worried neighboring Ukraine and brought warnings from NATO would last for another two …

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