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Taiwan president vows to strengthen defense tech to ward off China
Tsai also pledged her government would work to safeguard maritime and border security, while facing a rising security threat from China.
By AP Staff
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Terrorist group announces ISIS leader killed in battle
Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had assumed command earlier this year after his predecessor died in a February U.S. raid.
By Bassem Mroue
State Dept. cautions terrorist groups could be planning attack in Nairobi
The warning comes weeks after al-Shabab militants attacked U.S. and Kenyan forces in Manda Bay, Kenya.
By Diana Stancy
US adds leader of Iran-backed Iraqi militia to terrorism blacklist
The Trump administration on Wednesday added the head of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia responsible for attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq to its terrorism blacklist.
Coast Guard officer appeals prison sentence
He pleaded guilty in October to possessing unregistered and unserialized silencers, being a drug addict in possession of firearms and illegal possession of tramadol, an opioid painkiller.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Alleged al-Qaida assassination squad leader arrested in Arizona for Fallujah police murders
The 42-year-old man faces two murder charges in Iraq.
By Todd South
Senators want Purple Hearts for victims of Florida Navy base shooting
The lawmakers also want civilian valor awards for the law enforcement officials who responded to the attack.
Coast Guard officer accused of terror plot asks for leniency
Federal prosecutors are recommending a 25-year prison sentence for a Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling guns and targeting Supreme Court justices, prominent Democrats and TV journalists for attacks inspired by racist killers.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
FBI asks Apple for Saudi shooter’s phone data
The FBI has received a court authorization to search two iPhones and the devices have been sent to the bureau’s lab in Virginia.
US bases on heightened security alert following Soleimani killing
U.S. military bases are taking extra precautions against terror threats.
Op-ed: On the brink of war, the dangers of Trump’s push to go it alone
The author believes 'President Trump’s diplomacy toward Iran requires urgent course corrections.'
By Klaus W. Larres, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Iran leader killed in strike linked to years of attacks, killing of more than 1,000 U.S. troops during Iraq War
Qassem Soleimani led the Iran's effort to provide Iraq-based insurgents with powerful IEDs during the Iraq war.
By Todd South