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CIA director outlines priorities for the agency, including diversity
Recalling her rise through male-dominated ranks, CIA Director Gina Haspel said she wants to champion diversity at the spy agency as she returned to her alma mater Monday for a public event where she outlined her priorities for the agency and disclosed a few ...
Armed man arrested outside Buckingham Palace but terror link ruled out
An armed man was arrested Sunday at the entrance of Buckingham Palace, London police said, ruling out the possibility it was terror-related. Police said the 38-year-old was carrying a Taser stun gun, adding that he remains in custody. "It's not terrorism-related. It's just a single standalone ...
Iran's president on Sunday accused an unnamed U.S.-allied country in the Persian Gulf of being behind a terror attack on a military parade that killed 25 people and wounded 60, further raising regional tensions. Hassan Rouhani's comments came as Iran's Foreign Ministry also summoned Western ...
Iran vows 'crushing response' after gunmen kill 29 at army parade
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that an unnamed U.S.-allied country in the Persian Gulf was behind an attack on a military parade that killed 25 people and wounded around 70. Rouhani did not identify those behind Saturday's attack, which was claimed by an Arab ...
Gunmen attacked an annual Iranian military parade Saturday in the country's oil-rich southwest, killing at least eight members of the country's elite Revolutionary Guard and wounding 20 others, local media reported. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the assault in Ahvaz, which saw gunfire spray ...
French judge orders far-right leader Le Pen to undergo psychiatric tests over IS tweets
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen expressed outrage Thursday after being ordered to undergo psychiatric tests for tweeting pictures of atrocities committed by the Islamic State group. Le Pen shared the gruesome images in December 2015, a few weeks after IS jihadis killed 130 people ...
Airstrike killed or wounded several al-Shabab figures: Somali officials
Somali intelligence officials say several senior officials with the al-Shabab extremist group have been killed or wounded in an airstrike. The officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media say the overnight airstrike hit a training ...
American al-Qaida recruit tells of training and 'terrible boredom' waiting for mission
The American man believed to have been the first to leave his country and join al-Qaida after the 9/11 attacks, has written about his experience, describing jihadist training tactics and the "terrible boredom" of waiting for a mission. "There were few operations to participate in, ...
Turkey and Russia agree on demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib
The leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed Monday to establish a demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib region, the last major stronghold of anti-government rebels where fears had been running high of a devastating offensive by government forces. The zone will be established by Oct. 15 ...
Palestinian stabs U.S.-Israeli citizen to death at West Bank mall, is captured
A Palestinian fatally stabbed an American-born Jewish settler in the occupied West Bank on Sunday then was himself shot and seized by armed civilians who gave chase. The victim, Ari Fuld, 45, was well-known among settlers as a pro-Israel advocate. According to his Twitter account, ...
U.S. to test sending emergency alerts to cellphones nationwide
The Trump administration will send a message to all U.S. cellphones on Thursday to test a previously unused alert system that aims to warn the public about national emergencies. The messages will bear the headline "Presidential Alert," the Federal Emergency Management Agency said. Phones will ...
