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January 18, 2020

At least 2 killed, 20 wounded in bombing near Somali capital

At least two people were killed and more than 20 others wounded when a suicide car bomber targeted a construction site along ...

January 17, 2020

Pentagon adding to restrictions on foreign military students

The Pentagon is imposing new restrictions and controls on all international military students at American bases, including ...

January 16, 2020

US charges Malian in al-Qaida hotel attack in Burkina Faso

Federal prosecutors announced murder charges Thursday against a Malian man accused of playing a central role in two 2016 ...

January 15, 2020

Democrats differ on US-Mideast wars, with no clear exit plan

The Democratic presidential field is united in lambasting President Donald Trump’s handling of America’s military presence ...

January 14, 2020

Kosovo woman, man repatriated from Syria charged with terror

Kosovo prosecutors on Tuesday filed terrorism charges against an Albanian woman and a man for allegedly joining the Islamic ...

January 14, 2020

US sends home nearly two dozen Saudi cadets after shooting

The U.S. sent home 21 Saudi military students following an investigation into a deadly shooting last month by one of their ...

January 14, 2020

French summit aims to boost counterterror fight in W. Africa

French and West African heads of states vowed to boost their military efforts under a joint command in Africa's Sahel region, ...

January 13, 2020

Pakistan court overturns death penalty for ex-president

A Pakistani court on Monday overturned the death sentence given to the country's ex-military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, a ...

January 13, 2020

Niger says 89 soldiers killed in attack by extremists

The death toll from an attack by Islamic extremists on Niger’s military last week has risen to at least 89, making it the ...

January 13, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump says Pelosi, Dems defended Iran general

President Donald Trump's relentless attacks on the impeachment investigation and Democrats' stance on Iran strained the truth ...

January 11, 2020

UK police say it was mistake to call climate group extremist

British police say it was an “error of judgment” to include environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion in an official ...

January 11, 2020

White House considering dramatic expansion of travel ban

The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed ...

January 10, 2020

Lawmaker slams report labeling him a 'domestic terrorist'

A right-wing lawmaker from Washington state said Friday that a recent report that branded him a ‘’domestic terrorist'' is a ...

January 10, 2020

US tried to take out another Iranian leader, but failed

The U.S. military tried, but failed, to take out another senior Iranian commander on the same day that an American airstrike ...

January 10, 2020

UK police say assault on prison guard was terrorist attack

Two inmates wearing fake suicide belts attacked and wounded a guard at a maximum-security prison in England, police said ...

January 10, 2020

Islamic extremism wracks Burkina Faso, spreading east

The jihadists who killed Wabwa Ampougovni's son and two grandchildren wanted them to suffer: They cut the backs of their ...

January 10, 2020

Trump boasts Iranian general's death was 'American justice'

President Donald Trump used his first campaign election rally of 2020 to argue that he served up “American justice" by ...

January 10, 2020

House approves measure to restrain Trump’s actions on Iran

Reigniting a debate over who has the power to declare war, the Democratic-controlled House on Thursday approved a resolution ...

January 09, 2020

Suspected jihadists strike Niger military; 25 soldiers dead

Islamic militants carried out another large assault on Niger's military Thursday, leaving at least 25 soldiers dead along ...