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U.S. re-designates Houthis as 'terrorist' group after 3rd strike on Yemen's militants. Here's the latest on the unfolding conflict.
The U.S. announced on Wednesday it has decided to put the Houthis in Yemen on the terrorist list again. The decision comes as the U.S. continues to launch strikes against the militant group for their attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Here's the latest on the unfolding conflict.
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NYC bike path terrorist, convicted of killing 8 in 2017, sentenced to life: What we know
Sayfullo Saipov, a 35-year-old Uzbek citizen who killed eight people and injured dozens more with a rented truck on a popular New York City bike path, was formally sentenced Wednesday to life in federal prison.
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20 years later, has the U.S. learned the lessons of the Iraq War?
Most Americans believe the invasion was a mistake, but how much do the errors that led to that decision weigh on leaders today?
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Why the U.S. still hasn’t closed Guantanamo Bay prison
Three of the past four presidents have called for the controversial detention center to be shut down, but politics and legal hurdles have blocked their efforts.
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DHS taps key architect of 9/11 response to oversee domestic counterterrorism efforts
Nicholas Rasmussen, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, is heading to the Department of Homeland Security to oversee counterterrorism prevention, intelligence, policy and other efforts, Yahoo News learned.
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A year after leaving, the U.S. still faces challenges in Afghanistan
Can America help the Afghan people survive a series of major crises without indirectly aiding the Taliban's repressive regime?
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'Justice has been delivered': Al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri killed in U.S. drone strike, Biden says
Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, who took over command of the terrorist organization after the death of Osama Bin Laden in 2011, was killed by a U.S. drone strike in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Saturday night, President Joe Biden said in a White House address on Monday evening.
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