NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Fiona Hill, senior fellow with the Brookings Institution, about Russia's military buildup along its borders with NATO members.

Baltic nations have sounded the alarm about Russia's increasing aggression in the region including suspected acts of sabotage. Last week, Estonia accused Russia of violating NATO airspace with a ...

The Storozhuks have one year left until their parole expires, though they hope to stay in Alaska permanently. Home should be ...

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From Alaska’s massive brown bears to Florida’s stealthy alligators, every U.S. state has a dominant predator that rules its territory this gripping breakdown reveals the most feared animal in each ...

You can get in touch with John by emailing j.feng@newsweek.com Ukraine has launched a surprise new cross-border incursion into Russia's Kursk region, with battlefield maps showing reported advances.

In October 2024, the US Coast Guard spotted two Chinese maritime enforcement vessels operating alongside a pair of Russian border patrol boats as they ... The uptick in Russian and Chinese activity ...

Lithuania will invest 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) over the next decade to strengthen defenses along its borders with Russia and Belarus, the Defense Ministry announced on May 5. Lithuania ...

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Estonians beg to differ. “This narrative that Putin is trying to sell, that NATO is some kind of danger to Russia, this is bull—, sorry,” says Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna. “We ...