A combat air patrol of American and Canadian fighter jets was scrambled this week after multiple Russian warplanes were spotted in the Arctic, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Thursday, marking the latest military incident to unfold in a region that is drawing increasing scrutiny.

There is no indication that the Arctic conditions had anything to do with the recent F-35 crash in Alaska—but Russia has said so anyway.

Few realize that Russia established colonies in North America. But it's a fact that in the mid-18th century, Russia had begun encroaching into Alaskan territory. Eventually, the Russian Empire even had a toehold as far south as California.

NORAD scrambles U.S. and Canadian jets to monitor Russian warplanes in the Arctic, amid rising global tensions.

Japan is considering backing a $44 billion Alaska gas pipeline to strengthen ties with President Trump, sources say.

Sergey Mironov, leader of ‘A Just Russia,’ claims grounds for Russia to reclaim Alaska, citing historical sale and current frozen assets.

Future 49, with proponents from civilian pilots to Gov. Mike Dunleavy, is primed to launch to promote Alaskan issues and its energy, economic and national security benefits to the U.S.

Multiple Russian military aircraft were monitored in the Arctic this week by The North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Russia is claiming it has captured another village in its relentless offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region and as it closes in on the critical Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk after almost three years of war.

Japan's energy security will benefit from U.S. President Donald Trump's push to increase liquefied natural gas (LNG) production, an executive at JERA, Japan's top LNG buyer, said on Friday, while allowing the company to diversify its suppliers.

Moreover, Canada is closer to Greenland than Denmark and shares a land border on Hans Island. Existing ports, airfields and other facilities in Newfoundland & Labrador and Nunavut could help to serve Greenland and vice versa, the op-ed adds.

Analysis: Democrats grandstanded, but it might be the questioning of two Republican hawks that sinks Trump’s pick for Director of National Intelligence, Eric Garcia reports