Russian military deployment on the borders with Ukraine.
The West accuses Russia of having massed 100,000 soldiers near Ukraine's borders, while Russia has denied any plans to invade and has accused NATO countries of using belligerent rhetoric
#BREAKING Russia says joint military drills with Belarus begin amid Ukraine tensions
#UPDATE Russia and Belarus launch joint military drills aimed at "suppressing and repelling external aggression" -- raising concerns in Western countries that Moscow is plotting a major escalation in the conflict in Ukraine.
The exercises are scheduled to continue to February 20
#BREAKING Ukraine leader calls Russia-Belarus military drills 'psychological pressure'
#BREAKING France denounces 'violent' Russian military exercises in Belarus
#BREAKING NATO chief says Russia's Ukraine deployment 'dangerous moment for European security'
#UPDATE NATO's chief has warned that Russia's deployment for a military exercise in Belarus and on the borders of Ukraine marks a "dangerous moment" for European security
VIDEO: Russia's deployment for a military exercise in Belarus and on the borders of Ukraine marks a "dangerous moment for European security", NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says during a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
#UPDATE Russia and Belarus launched joint military drills on Thursday that heightened tensions and added urgency to diplomatic efforts by NATO leaders to avert a feared invasion of Ukraine u.afp.com/wgZJ
#BREAKING US, Belarus army chiefs have spoken to avoid drill 'miscalculation': Pentagon
#UPDATE US and Belarusian defense chiefs have held rare telephone talks to avoid a "miscalculation" during Russia-Belarus joint military drills, the Pentagon said Thursday, at a time of heightened tensions over the Kremlin's massing of troops near Ukraine
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More than 110,000 people have signed an online petition calling for West Ham and France defender Kurt Zouma to be prosecuted as part of a growing backlash over his abuse of his pet cat u.afp.com/wYzs
#BREAKING Kurt Zouma fined "maximum amount possible" for mistreating pet cat: West Ham
#UPDATE West Ham defender Kurt Zouma has been fined the "maximum amount possible" for mistreating his pet cat, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday
The death toll from #CycloneBatsirai, which moved on from #Madagascar on Monday, has risen to 30, according to an updated count, and could rise further as bodies continue to be found in the rubble of collapsed houses u.afp.com/wYzx
#BREAKING Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 80: new figures
#UPDATE The death toll in Madagascar from Tropical #CycloneBatsirai has risen to 80 since it hit the Indian Ocean island at the weekend, according to official data released Wednesday
#BREAKING Slovakia's Petra Vlhova wins women's Olympic slalom
#UPDATE Slovakia's Petra Vlhova produced a stunning second leg to win the women's Olympic slalom gold.
Vlhova clocked a combined total of 1min 44.98sec over the two runs to edge Austria's reigning world champion Katharina Liensberger into silver by eight-hundredths of a second
#UPDATE Slovakia's Petra Vlhova produced a stunning second leg to win Beijing #WinterOlympics slalom gold on Wednesday after Mikaela Shiffrin slid out of medal contention with a botched first run u.afp.com/wYRz#Beijing2022#AFPSports
#BREAKING Nominations underway for 94th #AcademyAwards, "Dune," "Belfast," "West Side Story" and "The Power of the Dog" expected to compete for Oscar nods
#UPDATE The nominees for the #AcademyAwards Best Picture, to be handed out March 27, are as follows:
"Belfast"
"CODA"
"Don't Look Up"
"Drive My Car"
"Dune"
"King Richard"
"Licorice Pizza"
"Nightmare Alley"
"The Power of the Dog"
"West Side Story"
#BREAKING No abuse cover-up by ex-pope Benedict while archbishop: aides
#BREAKING Benedict XVI thanks Pope Francis for support after abuse report: letter
#UPDATE Aides to former pope Benedict XVI have denied allegations he knowingly failed to take action to stop four priests accused of child sex abuse in Munich in the 1980s