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Pentagon officials speak at a hearing

Russian bounty allegations shine spotlight on what Trump admin knew and when

According to reports, senior White House officials were aware as early as the beginning of 2019 of classified intelligence indicating that Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for killing US troops. The World spoke with Mark Galeotti, a senior associate fellow at the British-based Royal United Services Institute, to get his take. 

Russian bounty allegations shine spotlight on what Trump admin knew and when
A man in a crowd wearing a white T-shirt holds up a sign saying 'Russia get out of Georgia."

NATO agreed Georgia would join. Why hasn’t it happened?

NATO agreed Georgia would join. Why hasn’t it happened?
Passengers walk past Air Canada planes on the runway at Pearson International Airport in Toronto April 13, 2012.

The US has been expanding the role, number and power of its border agents abroad

The US has been expanding the role, number and power of its border agents abroad
phone in hand

How to make biometric technology more secure

How to make biometric technology more secure
TSA Pre-check sign in front of escalator

My dad was strip-searched at the airport last weekend — and it’s a wake-up call for us all

My dad was strip-searched at the airport last weekend — and it’s a wake-up call for us all
A woman and young girl in a church look at sheet music

Helping Syrian refugees is the Christian thing to do, say these church leaders

Republican politicians, including many US governors and the presidential nominee Donald Trump, want to close the door to Syrian refugees. But many conservative Christians say that, on this issue, the politicians are wrong.

Helping Syrian refugees is the Christian thing to do, say these church leaders
Family walks through airport, man in front hold infant

It’s now clear that most of the Syrian refugees coming to the United States are women and children

The US is on track to allow entry to 10,000 Syrian refugees by next summer. There are almost 5 million Syrians who have fled their country’s war.

It’s now clear that most of the Syrian refugees coming to the United States are women and children
Denver Airport Security Lines

2-hour lines at the airport? Brutal – and a security risk, experts say

Embarrassed by exposed security lapses and allegations of misconduct, the TSA now faces mounting pressure from airlines for security delays plaguing airports across the country.

2-hour lines at the airport? Brutal – and a security risk, experts say
Protestors gathered at a small rally in support of Apple's refusal to help the FBI access the cell phone of a gunman involved in the killings of 14 people in San Bernardino, California in February.

Did an Israeli digital forensics firm unlock the San Bernardino attacker's cellphone?

Cellebrite, a company headquartered in a Tel Aviv-suburb might have helped the FBI hack into the San Bernardino attacker's iPhone.

Did an Israeli digital forensics firm unlock the San Bernardino attacker's cellphone?
Municipal police officers watch screens in the video surveillance control room of the municipal police supervision centre in Nice February 9, 2015.

The French government's new surveillance law opens the door to NSA-style mass surveillance

A new bill that will increase intelligence-gathering was passed in the French parliament today. This is not making supporters of civil liberties and privacy in France happy.

The French government's new surveillance law opens the door to NSA-style mass surveillance
Security personnel stand along Boylston Street near the finish line of the 119th Boston Marathon, held on April 20, 2015.

The Boston Marathon bombings changed the race — but not necessarily the security conversation

Two years after the Boston Marathon bombing, are we any more secure? Maybe, but one security expert says it's not the marathon attack that's been driving the conversation about security across the country.

The Boston Marathon bombings changed the race — but not necessarily the security conversation
 Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Daniel Norris throws against the Tampa Bay Rays in the fourth inning at the Rogers Centre.

Canadian sports join in the post-Boston Marathon security buildup

It's hard to be a Toronto Blue Jays fan, and now it's even harder just to get in the stadium to watch a game. In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Major League Baseball is directing all of its teams, including Toronto, to tighten security at entrances.

Canadian sports join in the post-Boston Marathon security buildup
A hospital security guard

America's armed security guards are lightly regulated — if they're regulated at all

Armed security guards are common fixtures in many businesses and at many events. But the individuals who become armed security guards are subject to shockingly little regulation.

America's armed security guards are lightly regulated — if they're regulated at all
The Leaker - Edward Snowden

I'm not Edward Snowden, I just play him on TV

Arnas Fedaravičius is a 23-year-old actor who plays "James Snow," a character on a Russian spy mini-series who seems suspiciously like former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. So what's it's like to be Snowden, right down to the glasses?

I'm not Edward Snowden, I just play him on TV
Riot police block demonstrators during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo June 12, 2014.

How police violence in the US could help spark racial justice in Brazil

The cases of Michael Brown and Eric Garner in the US have their own analogues in Brazil, where relations between black citizens and police are also tense. But one Brazilian activist hopes the news from the US could push Brazilians to talk more openly about racial issues.

How police violence in the US could help spark racial justice in Brazil