The US government is eager to restore powers to keep dangerous chemicals out of extremists' hands

When Congress returns this week, Homeland Security officials and those in the chemical industries will be watching to see if a program regulating the chemical sector will be on its agenda

Lithuania to temporarily close two checkpoints with Belarus amid tensions on border

Lithuania has decided to temporarily close two of its six checkpoints with Belarus this week amid growing tensions with its eastern neighbor, an ally of Russia

White House holds first-ever summit on the ransomware crisis plaguing the nation's public schools

The White House held its first-ever cybersecurity “summit” on the ransomware attacks plaguing U.S. schools

Belarus begins military drills near its border with Poland and Lithuania as tensions heighten

Belarus has begun military exercises near its border with Poland and Lithuania

Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO's eastern flank

Polish and Lithuanian leaders have held an urgent meeting in a strategically sensitive area where their NATO nations border Belarus and the Russian territory of Kaliningrad

Sweden plans to step up border controls as security situation worsens during Quran burning crisis

Sweden plans to step up border controls and identity checks at crossing points as its security situation deteriorates during a Quran burning crisis that has shaken both Sweden and neighboring Denmark in recent weeks

Bolivia says it is interest in obtaining Iranian drone technology to protect its borders

Bolivia is interested in obtaining Iranian drone technology to protect its borders and combat smuggling and drug trafficking, the Andean country’s Defense Minister Edmundo Novillo confirmed Tuesday, a day after Argentina demanded information...

Israeli court acquits border police officer charged with killing autistic Palestinian man

An Israeli court has acquitted a border police officer who was charged with reckless manslaughter in the deadly shooting of an autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem’s Old City three years ago

Pakistani security forces kill 6 militants in separate raids near the border with Afghanistan

Pakistan’s military says security forces have raided two militant hideouts in regions near the border with Afghanistan

Pakistani security forces say they killed an Islamic State commander in a raid on a militant hideout

Pakistani security forces say they have killed an Islamic State group commander and two other militants during a raid on a militant hideout near the border with Afghanistan

Kosovo tightens security at border with Serbia in row over detained police officers

Kosovo says it will tighten security at the border with Serbia as the two states trade accusations of sending armed men into each other’s territory, and as they dispute the details of Serbia’s seizure of three Kosovo policemen

Channel migrant tried to dodge smugglers’ fee by taking control of dinghy, court told

Hamouda Chitioui was piloting ‘overloaded’ dinghy when it was intercepted six miles off Kent coastline, prosecutors allege

Shootout in northwest Pakistan, along Afghan border, kills 3 soldiers, 3 militants, army says

Pakistan's army says militants attacked a security checkpoint in the country's northwest, along the border with Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that left three soldiers and three militants dead

Under house arrest, fake heiress Anna 'Delvey' Sorokin launches podcast to rehab public image

While under house arrest in New York, Anna Sorokin has launched the podcast, “The Anna Delvey Show.”

Under house arrest, fake heiress Anna 'Delvey' Sorokin launches podcast to rehab public image

While under house arrest in New York, Anna Sorokin has launched the podcast, “The Anna Delvey Show.”

More than 1,400 migrants are rescued from overcrowded boats off southern Italy by coast guard

Italy's coast guard says it has rescued more than 1,400 migrants from overcrowded fishing boats and other vessels including a sailboat that were trying to reach the country's southern coast

More than 1,400 migrants are rescued from overcrowded boats off southern Italy by coast guard

Italy's coast guard says it has rescued more than 1,400 migrants from overcrowded fishing boats and other vessels including a sailboat that were trying to reach the country's southern coast

EXPLAINER: Panama launches operation against smugglers in Darien Gap

Panama has unveiled a new effort to control illegal migration through the treacherous Darien Gap that spans its eastern border with Colombia

Panama launches operation in Darien jungle targeting organized crime, migrant smugglers

Panama has launched a security operation along its shared border with Colombia to combat organized crime groups and migrant smugglers involved in record-setting migration through the perilous Darien Gap this year

Italian media say border police are under investigation over shipwreck that killed 94 migrants

Italian media are reporting that three members of Italy's border police force are under investigation in connection with a February shipwreck in which more 90 migrants died

India, Nepal prime ministers meet to deepen ties as China's influence grows in region

Nepal’s prime minister has held talks with his Indian counterpart as India and its rival China bid for influence in the tiny Himalayan nation as part of a greater regional power struggle