Author: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

The White House believes Russia will attack Ukraine in the coming days and use a fabricated pretext to justify an invasion.

A senior administration official said Russia has added up to 7,000 troops along Ukrainian border recently, in contrast to a claim it is pulling back.

Biden will speak this afternoon on the situation with Russia and Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian defense website, banks hit by cyberattack.

Zelenskyy is appealing for calm even as the U.S. says Russia could invade Ukraine soon, with Putin amassing 130,000 Russian troops on the border.

As their political leaders try to avert a war, Russian and Ukrainian athletes at the Winter Games keep their distance and are told to say little.

The movement that fights sexual harassment flickers in and out of sight in China, just like tennis star Peng Shuai after she retracted a sexual assault claim against a senior Chinese official.

Overseas visitors in China for the Beijing Winter Olympics could complicate the country’s efforts to keep a tight lid on COVID-19.

A British court has opened the door for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States by overturning a lower court ruling.

Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to four years imprisonment on charges of inciting dissent and breaking COVID-19 rules.