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WASHINGTON — “Highly classified sensitive” information that poses “a very serious risk to national security” was made public in a leak of documents that provide details of U.S. spying on other countries, including an assessment of weaknesses in Ukraine’s military, according to the Pentagon.

Disclosure already represents worst national security breach in years, and analysts suggest damage to US could get worse

Pakistan plans to launch a new nationwide operation to root out Islamist militants, the national security committee said on Friday, in a potentially costly move for a country already facing full-blown economic and political crises.

An interagency review led by the National Security Council of the chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan largely lays the blame on former President Donald Trump, saying President Joe Biden was “severely constrained” by the decisions of his predecessor

Last year's US CHIPS and Science Act created large subsidies for investments in domestic semiconductor fabrication facilities (fabs) because microchips are essential to the US economy and national security. But while no one disputes the importance of chips (which are used in everything from cruise missiles to refrigerators), there are…

BEIJING -- China is considering banning the export of technologies used to produce high-performance rare earth magnets deployed in electric vehicles, wind turbine motors and other products, citing "national security" as a reason, it has been learned.

The central government used the “plea of national security to deny the rights of citizens” and impinged upon MediaOne’s right to a fair hearing.

President Joe Biden said Tuesday it remains to be seen if artificial intelligence is dangerous, but that he believes technology companies must ensure their products are safe before releasing them to the public. Biden met with his council of advisers on science and technology about the risks and opportunities that…

Former Australian defence force chief Chris Barrie says the government should immediately release a declassified version of the report to help the public grapple with looming risks.