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In this photo taken on March 17, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, poses with Col. Gen. Alexander Dvornikov during an awarding ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin, Russia. Russia has appointed a new Ukraine war commander. A top U.S. official on Sunday, April 10, 2022 said Russia named Gen. Dvornikov as commander of an armed campaign that Russian authorities still refer to as a “special military operation.

U.S. doubts new Russian war chief can end Moscow’s floundering

After its striking post-invasion setbacks, Russia has appointed a new Ukraine war commander.

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In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose for a picture during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 9, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

European leaders stream into Ukraine to show solidarity

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer have joined a stream of European leaders showing their support for Ukraine.

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Ukrainian servicemen stand next to a fragment of a Tochka-U missile with a writing in Russian

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More civilians flee east Ukraine after deadly station strike

Ukrainian authorities have called on civilians to get out ahead of an imminent, stepped-up offensive by Russian forces in the east.

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Maj. Gen. Rodney Faulk, commanding general of the Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, passing the colors to Command Sgt. Maj. Subretta Pompey as she assumes the assignment as the top non-commissioned officer in the division. She is also the first African American and first woman to hold that position.

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An Army Reserve division welcomes first Black woman as top non-commissioned officer

Command Sgt. Maj. Subretta Pompey assumed the command as the top non-commissioned officer for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division at Joint Base MDL.

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Rep. Fred Keller, left, and Rep. Scott Perry, right. (WITF)

Two midstate Pa. Republicans voted against House Bill to support bolstering NATO

U.S. Reps. Fred Keller and Scott Perry oppose reaffirming commitment to NATO.

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Admiral Linda Fagan has been nominated to serve as the next commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. If confirmed, she would be the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. military

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Biden’s Coast Guard pick would become the 1st woman to command a military branch

Adm. Linda Fagan, who has served on all seven continents, is currently the Coast Guard's second-in-command.

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In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 4, 2022.

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Zelenskyy at the UN accuses Russian military of war crimes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.N. Security Council that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes.

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President Joe Biden speaks to the press on April 4, 2022.

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Biden: Putin should face war crimes trial for Bucha killings

President Joe Biden is calling for a war crimes trial against Russian President Vladimir Putin and says he’d seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine.

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A woman walks amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 3, 2022.

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Ukraine accuses retreating Russians of civilian massacre

Ukrainian troops are finding brutalized bodies and widespread destruction in the suburbs of Kyiv, sparking calls for a war crimes investigation and sanctions against Russia.

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks onstage at the Fourth Annual Berggruen Prize Gala celebrating 2019 Laureate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in New York City. (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Berggruen Institute)

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Navy will name ship after the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The ship is part of the John Lewis class of replenishment oilers, which are named in honor of people who fought for civil and human rights, the Navy says.

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Anti tank mines are displayed on a bridge in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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Ukrainian forces retake areas near Kyiv amid fear of traps

Ukraine and its Western allies on Saturday reported mounting evidence of Russia withdrawing its forces from around Kyiv and building up troop strength in eastern Ukraine.

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The crew of the USS Delaware stand in front of a flag of the Presidental Seal while on their submarine during the dress rehearsal for the official commission ceremony for the new submarine.

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A rare look inside the USS Delaware, an attack submarine visiting Wilmington this week

President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, sponsor of the ship, will speak Saturday at the commissioning ceremony delayed by the pandemic.

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A Ukrainian serviceman guards his position in Mariupol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 12, 2022. Ukraine’s military says Russian forces have captured the eastern outskirts of the besieged city of Mariupol. In a Facebook update Saturday, the military said the capture of Mariupol and Severodonetsk in the east were a priority for Russian forces. Mariupol has been under siege for over a week, with no electricity, gas or water

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Russia says it will cut back operations near Ukraine capital

Russia’s deputy defense minister said that Moscow has decided to “fundamentally ... cut back" operations near the capital and another major city to “increase mutual trust."

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Zelenskyy: West needs more courage in helping Ukraine fight

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an exasperated plea for fighter jets and tanks to sustain a defense in Europe's biggest ground conflict since World War II.

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