Alaska has seen a lot of Russian planes flying nearby lately. The U. S. military has been sending fighter jets to check them out. This isn't new. It happens a lot. The area where this is happening is called the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone. It's like a buffer zone around Alaska and Canada. Planes flying here don't need permission, but they should let the U...

Germany's air force has sent fighter jets, called Eurofighters, to meet a Russian spy plane over the Baltic Sea. This isn't the first time something like this has happened. In fact, it's become quite common, with German jets intercepting Russian planes about every three weeks. The Russian plane was an Il-20, often used for spying. It was flying over international wa...