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India’s Ethical Hackers Rewarded Abroad, Ignored At Home

Kanishk Sajnani did not receive so much as a thank you from a major Indian airline when he contacted them with alarming...

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Civilian Deaths A ‘fact of Life’ In War On IS, Pentagon Head Says

Civilian casualties are inevitable in the war against the Islamic State group but the United states is doing...

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China Says Fighter Jets’ Intercept of US Plane ‘safe’

China on Sunday denied the Pentagon's charge that an encounter between Chinese fighters and a US surveillance plane...

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US Military To Test Anti-ICBM System

The US military will try to intercept an intercontinental ballistic missile in a test of a defense system that comes...

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Two Chinese Fighters Intercept US Plane In S. China Sea

The South China Sea, a focus of international tension, was the scene of an "unsafe encounter" between two Chinese...

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Why Civilian Deaths In Iraq and Syria Are Increasing

Reports of civilian deaths from US-led air strikes in Iraq and Syria have soared in recent months, raising questions...

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US-Led Syria Strike Kills Scores of Relatives of IS Fighters

Dozens of relatives of Islamic State fighters were killed on Friday in new US-led strikes on Syria, just hours after...

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New US-Led Syria Strike Kills 80 Relatives of IS Fighters

A US-led coalition air strike on the eastern Syrian town of Mayadeen early Friday killed at least 80 relatives of...

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UN Urges Anti-IS Coalition To Protect Civilians

The UN on Friday urged all nations bombing jihadist targets in Syria to better distinguish between civilian and...

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US-Led Strikes Kill 35 Civilians In East Syria

US-led coalition air strikes on Thursday killed at least 35 civilians in an eastern Syrian town held by the Islamic...

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US Probe Finds Over 100 Civilians Killed In Mosul Air Strike

Pentagon officials on Thursday said at least 105 civilians died in a strike targeting Islamic State fighters in the...

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US Warship Sails Near South China Sea Reef Claimed By Beijing

A US warship sailed near a reef claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea on Thursday, a US official said, the first...

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US Says Navy Ship Sails Near South China Sea Reef Claimed By Beijing

A US Navy ship has sailed in disputed South China Sea waters near a reef claimed by Beijing in the first "freedom of...

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Jury Out On North Korea Link To Ransomware Attack

Was North Korea behind the ransomware epidemic that hit global computer networks earlier this month? That's the subject...

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Trump’s Russia Scandal

Subpoenas are flying, a special prosecutor is taking the reins, and explosive revelations hit the press almost daily:...

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Trump Calls North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un ‘madman With Nuclear Weapons’

President Donald Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un a "madman with nuclear weapons" during a telephone call...

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Former Pentagon Chief Gates Warns of More IS Attacks

Former US defense secretary Robert Gates warned Tuesday that the West can expect further attacks like the suicide...

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Trump Budget Proposes Broad Pentagon Funding Boost

President Donald Trump's proposed 2018 budget calls for a significant jump in the Pentagon's vast budget, though it...

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US Forces Kill Seven Al-Qaeda Militants In Yemen Raid

US forces have carried out a ground raid on an Al-Qaeda compound in Yemen, killing seven militants, the Pentagon said...