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Members of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces stay in line before training in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Jan. 29, 2022. Some people in Ukraine's second-largest city are preparing to fight back if Russia invades. Khar

Tensions along Ukraine’s border remain high. Military veterans there say they’re ready for anything.

Ukraine

Russia has continued to build up its forces near Ukraine’s borders in the tens of thousands. The US and other Western powers are saying that an expanded war is imminent, while Russia says that it has no plans for war.

A larger crowd of people are shown crammed up against large cement barriers with barbed-wire on top.

2 suicide attacks outside Kabul airport

A young woman is shown sitting on a green cot, among dozens over other cots, each with personal belongings on top.

Biden decides to stick with Aug. 31 final pullout from Kabul

Afghanistan
A person wearing a jacket with a hood up is shown walking past a wall with two prison doors painted on it.

US expresses concern about rising Russian-Ukrainian tensions

Global Politics
A Syrian girl waves an opposition flag during an anti-government protest inside a 2nd century Roman amphitheater in the historic Syrian southern town of Bosra al-Sham, in Deraa, Syria.

US sees glimmer of hope in Syria peace talks after progress with Russia

Conflict
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