An American fighter jet shot down the balloon near the South Carolina coast on Feb. 4.
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Jailed U.S. reporter’s lawyers appeal his arrest in Russia
Evan Gershkovich was put in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, which dates from the czarist era and has been a terrifying symbol of repression since Soviet times.
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Russia blames Ukraine for bomb that killed military blogger
The bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe, which also wounded more than 30 other people, was the latest attack inside Russia on a high-profile pro-war figure.
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Trump returns to New York to face historic criminal charges
The former president is due to be arraigned on Tuesday on multiple charges of falsifying business records, including at least 1 felony offense, in the indictment handed down by a Manhattan grand jury last week.
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With no peace in sight, NATO countries eye more Ukraine help
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine’s Western allies have sent the country $70 billion in military aid to help thwart Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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Explosion in Russian cafe kills prominent military blogger
Some reports said a bomb was embedded in a bust of the blogger that was given to him as a gift as he led a discussion at the St. Petersburg cafe on Sunday.
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Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account
Early Sunday, Musk tweeted that the Times’ check mark would be removed. Later he posted disparaging remarks about the newspaper.
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Trump to deliver remarks Tuesday night after his arraignment
Trump is set to deliver remarks at his Mar-a-Lago club after returning from Manhattan, where he is expected to voluntarily turn himself in.
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Secretary of State urges Russia to release two detained Americans
In a call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Anthony Blinken conveyed ‘grave concern’ over the Kremlin’s detention of journalist Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter.
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Former Arkansas governor launches presidential bid, calls on Trump to drop out
In addition to Trump, the former governor of Arkansas joins a Republican field that includes former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.