defense & security
A 20-year old just pleaded guilty to hacking for the Islamic State
The hacker shared the personal information of thousands of Americans with the Islamic State, who added them to a 'kill list.'
The US is reconsidering its plan to pull troops out of Afghanistan
The United States told allies on Wednesday it was reexamining plans to cut its troop numbers in Afghanistan next year as other NATO forces committed to stay on to help fight a resurgent Taliban.
Someone is spreading fake copies of the Islamic State's magazine
Someone is targeting Islamic State assets online. Lots of the self-proclaimed caliphate's fanboys have been warning each other that it could be a trap.
American women will have to register for the draft if the US Senate has its way
Now that women can hold any position in the US military, including on the front lines of war, Congress has taken up the debate over whether they should also be registered for the draft.
Barbaric Conditions That Led to a Detainee's Death Are Laid Bare in CIA Reports
Declassified internal CIA reports released Tuesday describes the systematic torture of the first high-value detainee to die in CIA custody.
After Orlando, Pride Festivals in Toronto, London, and New York All Boost Security
Across North America and Europe, police services are vowing to increase security for Pride festivities — but the LGBTQ community vows that they will not be intimidated by the threats.
Ex-CIA Officer Facing Imprisonment Says Hillary Clinton Is Partially to Blame
Sabrina De Sousa faces possible jail time for an unlawful CIA rendition that she says she wasn't involved in — and she says as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton did nothing to help her.
Second Canadian Hostage Executed by Islamic State Affiliate in the Philippines
"It is with deep sadness that I have reason to believe that a Canadian citizen, Robert Hall, held hostage in the Philippines since September 21, 2015, has been killed by his captors," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement.
NATO Is Holding the Biggest Exercise in Poland in a Decade, And Russia Is Not Happy
Anakonda-16 is the largest military exercises hosted by Poland in more than a decade, involving 30,000 soldiers from more than 20 NATO and partner countries — with half of them from the US.
Russia Just Grounded Half of Its Fighter Jets After a Crash
A Su-27 Flanker from the air force's aerobatic team went down on Thursday, killing the pilot. Authorities responded by grounding 300 of them, pending an investigation.
Chinese Fighter Jet Made 'Unsafe' Intercept of American Spy Plane, US Military Says
American officials said the Chinese operation in international airspace on Tuesday was "unsafe", while China accused the US side of "deliberately hyping up the issue" and demanded an end to US surveillance flights in the area.
Snowden Claims 'Deceptive' NSA Still Has Proof He Tried to Raise Surveillance Concerns
After VICE News published more than 800 pages of NSA documents about Snowden's efforts to raise surveillance concerns, he alleged there's even more evidence that not yet been made public.