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The Navy is appealing a Hawaii state order that it drain leaking fuel storage tanks, prompting outcry from Hawaii's congressional delegation.

The White House and the Pentagon acknowledge firing US Patriot interceptors to stave off an attack on Abu Dhabi.

The Pentagon said on Monday it is in active discussions with Eastern European allies about possible U.S. troop deployments to NATO's eastern flank, as Washington moves to reassure jittery NATO allies in the face of a Russian military buildup near Ukraine.

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The wife of convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, who championed a years-long campaign for his release from prison, died on Monday from complications of COVID-19. Esther Pollard battled cancer in recent years and died after recently contracting the coronavirus, Israeli media reported. She was 69. Jonathan Pollard served 30 years…

WASHINGTON — Russia further boosted troop levels on the Ukrainian border this weekend, adding to President Vladimir Putin’s options should he decide on a military incursion, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.

The Pentagon has already placed 8,500 troops on stand-by in response to Russia’s build-up near Ukraine’s border

US officials call on Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate the crisis, warning that war would be ‘horrific’.

If Russia unleashes the forces it has amassed near Ukraine's border to invade its neighbor, the outcome would be "horrific" and result in significant casualties, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday, comparing this moment to the Cold War.

US President Joe Biden says he will move troops to Eastern Europe "in the near term", as his Defense Secretary warns Russia now has a complete range of military options along Ukraine's border, including actions short of a full-scale invasion.

A study by the RAND Corporation think-tank released on Thursday faulted the U.S. military for "considerable weaknesses" and inconsistencies in its review of allegations of civilian casualties, and the Pentagon announced a broad review.