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US Imposes Sanctions on 13 for Helping Iranian Missile Program
The U.S. has imposed new sanctions on 13 entities and individuals in China, Iraq, Russia and Turkey because of their support of Iran’s missile program. The State Department says those sanctioned in...
Trump warns of more U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan oil sector
The United States is preparing to impose more sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, in an attempt to choke financing to President Nicolas Maduro’s government....
How the executive branch shaped the Cyber Solarium Commission
With two weeks until the Cyber Solarium Commission’s report is due for release, members of the panel expect its work will be successful because the most important stakeholders had a seat at the...
US urges Afghans to unite for Taliban talks amid election dispute
The United States on Tuesday urged Afghan leaders to unite for upcoming talks with the Taliban, pointedly not congratulating President Ashraf Ghani on his disputed victory. In a statement a week af...
How China poses an insider threat
The year 2019 was a “very bad year” for insider threats causing harm to the intellectual property of the private sector and the government, senior government security officials said Feb. 25. Ce...
How the Energy Department wants to boost cybersecurity education
The Department of Energy’s cybersecurity office wants to focus on educating both technical and non-technical energy-sector stakeholders in the course of the next year. “Awareness is a key issue...
US: Free Speech no Excuse for Crimes of WikiLeaks’ Assange
The U.S. government began outlining its extradition case against Julian Assange in a London court on Monday, arguing that the WikiLeaks founder is not a free-speech champion but an “ordinary” crimi...
US Navy’s budget battles could end in ‘victory at sea’ for China
The Trump administration’s defense budget, released earlier this month, includes a $3 billion overall decrease for the Navy and a nearly 17 percent cut in its shipbuilding account from the curren...
Netanyahu pledges new settler homes in sensitive West Bank corridor
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to build 3,500 new settler homes in a super-sensitive area of the occupied West Bank, just a week before a tight general election. Netanyah...
Turkish-backed rebels say they seized town in Syria’s Idlib in first advance
Syrian rebels backed by the Turkish military have seized the town of Nairab in northwest Syria’s Idlib province, Turkish and rebel officials said on Tuesday, the first area to be taken back from ad...
Israel-Gaza ceasefire takes hold after two-day flare-up
A ceasefire brokered by Egypt and the United Nations took hold on the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday after two days of fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group. Islamic Jihad ...
Al-Qaeda and Islamic State groups are working together in West Africa to grab large swaths of territory
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania —Groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, at war with each other in the Middle East, are working together to take control of territory across a vast stretch of West...