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FBI Warns FaceApp Could Pose Counterintelligence Threat
By Sarah E. Needleman The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned that certain Russian-made software, including the viral hit FaceApp, pose a potential counterintelligence threat and could put Ameri...
Russia-China gas pipeline: Gazprom switches on ‘Power of Siberia’ link
Russia switched on an enormous gas pipeline to China worth billions of dollars Monday, affirming increasingly close economic and political ties between the two countries. Named the “Power of Siberi...
Iran proposes Rouhani’s visit to Japan amid nuclear impasse: Kyodo
(Reuters) – Iran has proposed President Hassan Rouhani visit Japan, a U.S. ally which also has close relations with Tehran, to try to resolve Iran’s nuclear impasse with Washington, Kyodo news agen...
China’s military might has now become a top issue for NATO
According to NATO’s own estimate, China had the second-largest global defense budget in 2018. In March, China set its 2019 defense spending at 7.5% higher than a year ago, raising spending to 1.19 ...
Protecting the Republic
By Alan W. Dowd, ASCF Senior Fellow DECEMBER 2019—The Senate recently passed legislation directing the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Ce...
North Korea assails US, South Korea and UN nuclear agency
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea on Monday accused the United States of “political and military provocations” and South Korea of “double-dealing behavior.” North Korea’s U.N. Ambassador Kim Song...
U.S. calls on Iraq to hold early elections
The United States has called on Iraq’s government to stop using violence against protesters, reform its electoral system and hold early elections, after weeks of unrest in which security forces hav...
Rocket fire after Israeli Gaza strike kills Palestinian commander
Israel’s military killed a commander of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a strike on his home in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, prompting retaliatory rocket fire and fears of a severe escala...
U.S. Drones Appear to Show Attacks on Civilians in Syria
U.S. military officials watched live drone feeds last month that appeared to show Turkish-backed Arab gunmen targeting civilians during their assault on Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria, atta...
Trump, Macron to meet after French president criticized NATO
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the Dec. 3-4 NATO summit in London. Macron tweeted that he had an “excellent discussion” ...
Serbia faces risk of U.S. sanctions over Russian arms deal
BELGRADE (Reuters) – A U.S. official is expected to arrive in Belgrade on Friday to discuss the purchase of advanced Russian anti-aircraft missile systems which could expose Serbia to U.S. sanction...
Mexican cartels ‘worse than ISIS’: massacre victims’ kin urge U.S. help
BAVISPE, Mexico (Reuters) – Angry kin of nine American citizens massacred in a suspected gangland ambush in northern Mexico urged the government to accept U.S. help to destroy drug cartels that one...