World & Security — Archive
Foreign policy, defense, trade, and international relations
Six Months After U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran, Conflict Persists as Trump Predicted Weeks-Long Campaign
The war that was supposed to last weeks has now reached the half-year mark with widespread destruction and civilian casualties reported across Iran.
At Least 47 Killed in Haiti Gang Attack on Christian Community, Church Burned
The violence occurred in the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, with over 50 people kidnapped and five children among the dead according to UN officials.
X Reveals Chinese Bot Farm Behind Fake Accounts Pushing Anti-Data Center Messaging
The platform identified 200,000 accounts in an influence operation, with 200 actively posting content claiming AI data centers drive up electricity prices.
CNN Commentator Bakari Sellers Says Trump Is Being 'Bullied' by Canada Amid Trade Dispute
The comment drew contrasts with how the Biden and Obama administrations handled relations with Canada's government.
USAID OIG Recommends Disbarring Three UNRWA Teachers Over Hamas Links, Hostage Ties
The State Department may ban the three staff members from future US-funded operations following evidence tied to the October 7 attacks.
Deputies on Hunt for Reported Lion, Cub in Indiana
Madison County Sheriff's Department received report of two large exotic cats loose in Hancock or Madison counties as law enforcement searches.
Democratic Senators Demand Israeli Government Halt West Bank Settlement Expansion
Led by Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), over a dozen lawmakers signed a letter calling on Prime Minister Netanyahu to reverse the planned housing development.
GOP Firebrand Targets Booming Business Letting Foreigners Exploit US Citizenship Laws
House Oversight Committee subpoenas Dr. Wladimir Lorentz of Have My Baby in Miami as Congress prepares Sept. 1 hearing on birth tourism industry.
Jason Arday Memoir Published in UK Following Former Cambridge Professor's Death at 41
The memoir "Great and Unfortunate Things" by Simon & Schuster arrives weeks after the youngest Black professor in Cambridge history died amid plagiarism allegations he denied.
China-Linked Hackers Breached U.S. Networks Before FBI Disrupted Operations
The QTFY group accessed DOE laboratories, NIH, and an HHS agency while stealing data from more than 300 organizations including defense contractors.