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US steps up security amid fears of Brussels copycat attacks

sdayWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration stepped up security at major transit hubs across the country after Tuesday's airport and subway bombings in Brussels, as top U.S. intelligence officials warned of the risk for copycat attacks at home. President Barack Obama vowed to help Belgium track down those

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ISIS unanimously condemned for genocide in House resolution

(CNSNews.com) — The U.S. House of Representatives voted 393 to 0 tonight in favor of a resolution declaring that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is committing "genocide" against Christians, Yezidis and other religious minorities in the Middle East. The vote on the resolution,

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Putin orders Russian military to begin Syria pullout

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military to withdraw most of its forces from Syria, timing his move to coincide with the launch of Syria peace talks Monday — an end game that allows the Russian leader to cash in on his gains and reduce his risks in the

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American Islamic State fighter surrenders in Iraq

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A Palestinian-American member of the Islamic State group gave himself up to Iraqi Kurdish forces in the country's north on Monday, an Iraqi Kurdish general said, a rare instance of a voluntary surrender of a militant fighting with the extremist group in Iraq. The man

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Islamic State fighters’ identity files are authentic, officials say

BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of files have surfaced with personal data on members of the Islamic State group — documents that might help authorities track down and prosecute foreign fighters who returned home after joining the extremists, or identify those who recruited them in the first place. Germany's federal criminal

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Failing Libya harbors terrorists, top US general says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Libya is a failed state, according to the top U.S. general in Africa, who said that foreign fighters, weapons and illegal migrants are flowing through the oil-rich North African country, supplying the conflicts in Syria and Iraq with combatants and threatening U.S. allies. In testimony Tuesday

Donald Trump

Trump backs off on torture and targeting children

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump retreated Friday from his promise that if elected president he would order the military to kill family members of terrorists who threaten the United States. Trump's campaign issued a statement quoting him as saying he would not order the military to take actions contrary

Donald Trump

Rivals attack Trump’s sudden ‘flexibility’ on immigration

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — With an eye on the general election — and suddenly "flexible" on immigration — Donald Trump has backed off from some of the hardline rhetoric that has fueled his presidential campaign, at least for the moment. "Believe it or not, I'm a unifier,"