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May 15, 2024

Russia's military claims to have shot down 10 U.S.-supplied missiles over Crimea as Blinken visits Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted U.S.-supplied weapons to Ukraine, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Kyiv.

May 15, 2024

GOP senators blast Biden admin moves in Africa as Russia looks to fill vacuum

Senior GOP senators are voicing concern over President Biden's Africa policy. This follows Niger and Chad telling U.S. troops to leave as analysts say the U.S. is losing influence to Russia and China.

May 14, 2024

Blinken, guitar in hand, sings ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ in Kyiv bar during Ukraine trip

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took the stage at a bar in Kyiv Tuesday to play guitar and sing Neil Young's 1989 hit "Rockin' in the Free World," with a local band.

May 14, 2024

Putin signs decree naming new Russian government, including replacement of defense minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree naming a new government, including the replacement of defense minister Sergei Shoigu with former deputy prime minister Andrei Belousov.

May 14, 2024

US Treasury puts sanctions on 1 Russian man, 3 companies for attempting to evade sanctions

Russian metals tycoon Oleg Deripaska and three Russia-based companies were saddled with new sanctions by the U.S. Treasury for their attempt to avoid existing sanctions.

May 14, 2024

Georgian parliament passes 'Russia law' aimed at curbing foreign influence after weeks of mass protests

Georgia's parliament approved the controversial so-called "Russia law," which aims to decrease foreign influence in media, after weeks of mass demonstrations against it.

May 14, 2024

Ukraine opens first underground school to shield children from airstrikes in war-torn Kharkiv

Hundreds of children in Kharkiv, Ukraine, have started lessons in the country's first bunker school, designed to protect them from Russian attacks, officials say.

May 14, 2024

Top Russian defense official arrested on bribery charges amid Kremlin shake-up

Russian authorities have arrested a second senior Defense Ministry official on bribery charges days after President Vladimir Putin replaced the defense minister.

May 14, 2024

Putin to visit China this week to meet with Xi, Chinese Foreign Ministry says

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit China for two days, strengthening the alliance between the two authoritarian powers against the Western order led by the U.S.

May 14, 2024

Mother of Army soldier detained in Russia reveals what she would write him in a letter

The mother of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, who is being detained in Vladivostok, Russia, reveals to Fox News Digital what she would say to him now.