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Putin Stokes Tensions By Suspending Nuclear Deal

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U.S. Counter-Intel to Examine Spy Balloon

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NATO is Giving Ukraine Air Defense, Not Jets

With a major Russian offensive looming, NATO allies look to speed up weapon deliveries

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U.S. Military Shot Twice at Flying Object

General Mark Milley said the wayward missile “landed harmlessly” in the water.

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White House Rules Out Aliens as UFO Source

"There is no, again no, indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns," the White House Press Secretary said.

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U.S. General Doesn't Rule Out Aliens As UFOs Mount

The military downed a high-flying object over North American airspace for the fourth time in eight days

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U.S. Shoots Down Another High-Flying 'Object'

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the aircraft was brought down Friday afternoon “out of an abundance of caution” because it "posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight."

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The Chinese Spy Balloon Appears Designed to Listen to Americans' Communications

It had antennas likely capable of listening in on Americans’ communications and pinpointing the location.

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What Biden Said About China at SOTU

"If China’s threatens our sovereignty, we will act to protect our country. And we did.”

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A Brief History of the State of the Union's Designated Survivor

The practice is believed to date back to the Cold War.

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Chinese Spy Balloon Wreckage May Provide Clues to Ongoing Operation

The high-altitude spy balloons briefly flew over the continental U.S. at least three times over the past six years, but went undetected until the most recent one

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Chinese Balloon Shot Down by US: What We Know

U.S. officials said the spy balloon was successfully downed by a single missile as it drifted over the water. The recovery mission is expected to take days.

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Chinese Balloon Bigger Than Weather Balloons

The massive Chinese balloon traveling above the U.S. is much bigger than the thousands of weather balloons launched daily around the world.

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How an Alleged Spy Balloon Derailed Blinken's China Meeting

Canceling U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken long-planned trip underscores how seriously the White House views the incident.

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A Dispute Over Tanks Is the Latest Fight Over Western Support For Ukraine

Ukraine awaits a decision by the U.S. and its allies on whether to provide modern, Western-made tanks for the first time

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Why Russia Wants To Capture Soledar

The battle for the small salt-mining town has emerged as a critical step in Moscow's war aims and a reminder that the end of the war remains nowhere in sight

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Biden Deepens Involvement in War by Inviting Ukrainian Troops to U.S. for Weapons Training

Ukrainians will head to Fort Sill in Oklahoma as soon as next week to begin the months-long course to learn how to run a Patriot battery.

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What to Know About Biden’s Classified Documents

The discoveries raise questions of potential unlawfulness and will have political implications in a divided Washington.

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