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Militants ambush security forces in northern Nigeria, killing 9 soldiers and a police officer, authorities say

Militants ambush security forces in northern Nigeria, killing 9 soldiers and a police officer, authorities say

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Defense industry officials say integrating sensor data remains major challenge for missile defense

Senior defense industry officials say bureaucratic barriers, not technological challenges, are standing in the way of a fully integrated missile defense system.

EU lawmakers vote to make it easier to set up migrant detention centers outside the bloc

European lawmakers have approved a plan that makes it easier to send rejected asylum seekers to new detention centers outside the EU

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Bondi terror attack took place amid global spike in foiled IS-inspired plots, researchers find

Australian counterterrorism experts observe December shooting came amid years of messaging from terror group urging followers to act ‘on their own initiative’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Bondi beach terror attack occurred amid an international spike of anti-western plots in December last year that appeared to be “inspired or instigated” by Islamic State, a new report has found, with many of them targeting holiday events such as Christmas markets.In research published by the West Point Combating Terrorism Center in its publication Sentinel on Thursday, Australian counterterrorism experts Andrew Zammit and Levi West examined Islamic State’s strategic shifts and jihadi tactics in Australia prior to the alleged antisemitic terrorist attack. Continue reading...

Trump tells Iran to 'get serious' before it is too late

President Trump on Thursday said Iranian negotiators "better get serious" about making a deal to end the war, saying they risk grave consequences otherwise.