National Security

President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening to make the best case for the interim nuclear deal with Iran–and against bipartisan sanctions legislation that enjoys majority support in both houses of Congress. The president’s

Protests in Ukraine spread to the pro-Russian east while Justice Minister Olena Lukash threatened a call for a state of emergency. The United Nations said they will send an envoy to help facilitate talks between the two sides. The majority

The Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram killed at least 99 Nigerians on Sunday in one of the highest death tolls. They attacked two towns, including a Christian church service and burning down homes. The attacks occurred in the northeast region

The winners of future wars may be those militaries that can manufacture and field the most 3D-printed drones, a new study claims. A study by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a national security think tank created by

U.S. forces denounced the Afghan government’s decision to release 37 inmates possibly linked to the Taliban from Bagram prison who have been deemed security threats.  The U.S. handed the Bagram prison over to the government of Afghanistan in March 2013.  According

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is reportedly suggesting that the United States is undermining his government through dozens of insurgent-style attacks.  Citing an anonymous Afghan official sympathetic to Karzai’s views, The Washington Post reported that Karzai has provided “a list of

On the heels of a poll showing that 59% of Americans support stronger sanctions against Iran, The Israel Project held a conference call in which Mark Mellman provided insights into the poll and its results. Mellman began the call by indicating the

Congress secretly approved “light arms” for the “moderate” factions among Syria’s rebels, according to a report Monday by Reuters. The weapons include rifles and anti-tank guns, though not anti-aircraft missiles, according to the report. Citing two unnamed sources, Reuters says

A new poll to be released Tuesday shows that 59% of Americans believe that stronger sanctions are needed to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. The poll was conducted for the World Zionist Organization by McLaughlin Associates among 1000 American

MONZA, Italy, Jan. 27 (UPI) —Authorities in Italy said a man posed as a cat lover to adopt more than a dozen cats he would kill and eat. Animal welfare organization Aidaa said the man adopted at least 15 cats

South Africa’s leading opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), stunned political observers Tuesday with the announcement that Mamphela Ramphele, a leading black anti-apartheid activist, will be the party’s candidate for president in national elections against the troubled African National Congress

MEXICO CITY (AP) — “Self-defense” groups confronting a drug cartel in the western state of Michoacan have agreed to join government law enforcement forces after months of firefights with gang members, many times as federal police and troops stood by.

TUBAS, West Bank (AP) — Jamal Abu Muhsin was a first-year Palestinian university student when he was convicted of stabbing a 76-year-old Israeli man to death in 1991, in retaliation for the killings of five Palestinian stone-throwers by Israeli soldiers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Max Baucus is going before fellow senators for a confirmation hearing on his nomination to be U.S. ambassador to China. Tuesday’s hearing by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will be a switch for the six-term Democrat

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s toppled President Mohammed Morsi stood inside a glass-encased metal cage Tuesday, separated from other defendants for the start of a new trial Tuesday over charges from prison breaks during the country’s 2011 revolution, state television reported.

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The prime minister of protest-torn Ukraine submitted his resignation on Tuesday, saying he hoped the move would help bring peaceful resolution to the crisis that has gripped the country for two months. Mykola Azarov’s resignation would

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — An international journalism watchdog on Tuesday criticized Russian authorities for restricting news coverage of preparations for the Sochi Olympics. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists detailed in a report how Russian and international journalists have

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s government has announced it will go ahead with parliamentary elections this Sunday despite street protests and an opposition boycott. Deputy Prime Minister Pongthep Thepkanchana made the announcement Tuesday after a meeting between Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra

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