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Possible Texas school shooting thwarted, 3 students arrested
A group of 17-year-old high school students were arrested Wednesday for allegedly planning a school shooting, KVUE reports.
ISIL leader urges followers to keep fighting in new recording
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi tells supporters not to worry about losing cities previously held by armed group in a rare speech.
Afghan Commandos storm Taliban hideout in Faryab province
The Afghan Commandos have stormed a hideout of the Taliban group which was used as a headquarter by the Taliban militants in northern Faryab province.
Iran-Linked Influence Campaign Targets US, Others
Threat actors apparently working out of Iran have been conducting an operation whose goal is to influence the opinions of people in the United States and other countries around the world, FireEye reported on Tuesday.
Microsoft uncovers more Russian hacking ahead of midterms
Microsoft has uncovered new Russian hacking efforts targeting U.S. political groups ahead of the midterm elections.
Al Qaeda bomb maker killed in Yemen drone strike last year, US official confirms
A top Al Qaeda bomb maker who masterminded a plot to bring down an airliner over Detroit on Christmas Day 2009 was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Yemen last year, a senior U.S. official told Fox News Monday.
Afghan Taliban’s response to cease-fire offer: A mass kidnapping
More than 160 bus passengers were seized just hours after President Ashraf Ghani called for a holiday truce.
Severe PHP Exploit Threatens WordPress Sites with Remote Code Execution
Researchers have created a proof-of-concept exploit that would enable bad actors to target a severe vulnerability in the PHP programming language behind several major CMS companies, including WordPress. The vulnerability remains unresolved – more than a year after it was reported.
Taliban fighters kidnap over 100 people after buses ambushed
Around 21 people still held hostage by Taliban after the group ambushed three buses en route to Kabul.
Knife attacker shot dead by police near Barcelona
A man wielding a large knife and shouting in Arabic targeted officers on Monday at a police station south of Barcelona, in what police are calling a terrorist attack.
