Tag: National security
Baptism party attacked in northern Burkina Faso, killing 15
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Suspected Islamic extremists attacked a baptism party in northern Burkina Faso, killing at least 15 people and sending terrified civilians...
Mexican judge rules against president’s gasoline law
MEXICO CITY — A judge issued an injunction Monday against a law passed in April that allows Mexico's government to seize private gas stations...
Australia plans big defense and security investments
CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government released a big-spending economic plan for the next fiscal year on Tuesday that includes hefty investments in defense...
US: Man faces domestic terror probe tied to racist extremism
LOS ANGELES — A Southern California man with ties to the white supremacy movement is the subject of a domestic terrorism investigation, federal authorities...
Ransomware gangs get more aggressive against law enforcement
RICHMOND, Va., — Police Chief Will Cunningham came to work four years ago to find that his six-officer department was the victim of a...
Major US pipeline halts operations after ransomware attack
WASHINGTON — The federal government is working with the Georgia-based company that shut down a major pipeline transporting fuel across the East Coast after...
Burkina Faso’s army chaplains tested by extremist conflict
KAYA, Burkina Faso — In the more than 15 years Salomon Tibiri has been offering spiritual succor as a military pastor in Burkina Faso,...
With ambassador picks, Biden faces donor vs. diversity test
President Joe Biden is facing a fresh challenge to his oft-repeated commitment to diversity in his administration: assembling a diplomatic corps that gives...
Washington Post says US secretly obtained reporters’ records
WASHINGTON — The Trump Justice Department secretly seized the phone records of three Washington Post reporters who covered the federal investigation into ties between...
Israel accuses Spanish woman of aiding banned militant group
JERUSALEM — Israeli authorities on Thursday charged a Spanish woman under the country's anti-terrorism laws, accusing her of funneling large sums of donations from...