TERRORISM

Retired four-star U.S. general Lloyd Austin has made history Friday by becoming America's first Black Secretary of Defense.

The Kremlin on Friday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposal to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries, which is set to expire in less than two weeks.

Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens, officials said in what was the first massive bombing in years, harkening back to darker days of rampant militant attacks.

Twin suicide bombings hit Iraq’s capital Thursday killing at least six people and wounding at least 25 others, three police officials and State TV said.

Fox News host Pete Hegseth derided as "patently absurd" a Democratic politician's comparison between Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., and Guantanamo Bay detainees, arguing that rhetoric like that signalled expanded efforts by the left to silence dissent.

A Hong Kong internet service provider on Thursday said it had blocked access to a pro-democracy website to comply with the city’s national security law.

The scandal over the New York Times’ botched “Caliphate” podcast widened Tuesday when dozens of public radio stations accused the Gray Lady of multiple “lapses in judgment” while trying to stem the controversy.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said that Al Qaeda has set up a "home base" in Iran – and Tehran and the perpetrators of the Sept. 11 terror attacks are "partners in terrorism."

The U.S. State Department announced Monday that it is designating Cuba a state sponsor of terror, accusing it of providing safe harbor to malicious actors and engaging in "malign behavior" in the region.

​​​​​​​Saudi Arabia and its allies are expected to sign a deal Tuesday officially ending their feud with Qatar in an agreement negotiated by White House senior advisor Jared Kushner, a government official confirmed Monday.