The Kremlin says the United States is fueling tensions over Ukraine, stressing that Moscow is watching with great concern, after Washington put thousands of troops on alert for deployment in Eastern Europe.

The United States is further ratcheting up tensions with Russia, announces to put about American 8,500 troops on heightened alert for a possible deployment to Eastern Europe.

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has urged the US to impose restrictions on the troops stationed in Japan amid a spread of COVID-19 cases among the US military personnel.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh says the recent withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan proved that Washington is no more the world police.

Iraqi political parties are calling for the formation of an alliance aimed at the expulsion of American occupation forces from the Arab country, in case they decide to prolong their presence there.

Fox News reports that the US military had evacuated some 200 troops from al-Tanf base in southern Syria prior to last week's attack on the military facility.

Syrian government forces block a US military convoy in the country’s northeastern province of Hasakah, and force it to retreat.

Leaders of various Syrian tribes have held a gathering in the capital Damascus,  pledging to work with the army to expel foreign troops and return occupied territories to the state control.

The Taliban have showcased some of the American military hardware they captured during their takeover of Afghanistan.

US troops opened fire into the crowd of people at the scene of a bombing attack at the Kabul airport on Thursday, reportedly fearing another blast, witnesses have told RT.