BUCHAREST( Reuters)-United States troops relocating to Romania from Germany will reach the country on Wednesday night, Romania's defence ministry said, and will shield NATO's eastern flank from potential spillover from the Ukraine crisis. The United States is sending nearly 3, 000 extra troops to Poland and Romania to bolster Eastern European defences.... In Romania, it is relocating a Stryker squadron of U.S. service members from Vilseck, Germany. The ministry said a part of the squadron, whic

First lady Jill Biden is heading to Eastern Europe at the end of the week to meet with Ukranian families displaced during the Russian invasion.... A similarly large number of Ukrainians have traveled to Slovakia, where Ms Biden will travel on Saturday night following her stops in Romania.... Ms Biden plans to travel to the Slovakian capital of Bratislava to meet with US embassy officials, before traveling the next day to the smaller towns of Kosice and Vysne Nemecke to meet with Ukrainians mig

Ashley Biden tested negative, LaRosa said." I can only imagine the grief families are feeling, ” Jill Biden said this week.... That's the closest he's been to Ukraine.... She flew to Tokyo last year to represent the United States at the opening of the Olympic Games....

Tedros acknowledged that the situation in Ukraine was globally significant, but questioned if other crises were being accorded enough attention.“ I need to be blunt and honest that the world is not treating the human race the same way, ” he said.... Nauseda said the leaders had visited Borodyanka, one of the towns near Kyiv where evidence of atrocities has been found.“ This is where the dark side of humankind has shown its face, ” he wrote on Twitter.... The move comes after rocket attacks tha