Terrorism & Security

Bringing Back Steam Catapults On Carriers Is A Huge Risk

Trump has long railed against electromagnetic catapults and elevators, but changing course now will be costly and could have huge impacts on a strained force. The post Bringing Back Steam Catapults On...

The War Zone • Aug 14, 2026 • Joseph Trevithick
Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

'I shot Mr Thompson'- What it was like inside court as Mangione pleaded guilty

It marked the first time a court had heard Mangione describe how he committed a crime that garnered worldwide attention.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

'I shot Mr Thompson'- What it was like inside court as Mangione pleaded guilty

It marked the first time a court had heard Mangione describe how he committed a crime that garnered worldwide attention.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule

Women across the country speak of public floggings, losing their jobs, and barriers to healthcare that endanger lives.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule

Women across the country speak of public floggings, losing their jobs, and barriers to healthcare that endanger lives.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

US aircraft carrier on way to relieve USS Lincoln after issues reported aboard

Thousands of sailors on the Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages and broken plumbing, with some considering jump...

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

US aircraft carrier on way to relieve USS Lincoln after issues reported on board

Thousands of sailors on the Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages and broken plumbing, with some considering jump...

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Activists try to deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers

Two families have been trapped in their homes in the occupied West Bank for several days.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Activists try to deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers

Two families have been trapped in their homes in the occupied West Bank for several days.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

UK diplomats no longer get hardship bonus for being posted to Buenos Aires

Civil servants are entitled to extra money for working in difficult or dangerous cities around the world.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Five years after the Taliban swept to power, does the West have any influence?

Five years after the Taliban swept to power, many are asking whether the West has any bargaining chips left

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Why is Selena Gomez being sued?

BBC journalist Ana Guerra-Moore looks at why investors who backed Wondermind Global are claiming the pop star failed to ...

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Hunt For New Lower-Cost Strike Missile With 1,000-Kilometer Range Underway By U.S. Army

Affordable High Speed Strike missiles could offer an important new way to hold enemy air bases, air defense nodes, and o...

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

The Constitutional Council says it infringes upon freedom of expression - but President Macron vows to prepare a new dra...

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

The Constitutional Council says it infringes upon freedom of expression - but President Macron vows to prepare a new dra...

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Rheinmetall Launches New Containerized Loitering Munition From Moving Truck

The ability to launch multiple loitering munitions from an unassuming container while on the move opens up tactical poss...

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ballroom work to continue

Forcing the US president to go "hat-in-hand to Congress" for permission would be "dangerous", the administration says.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ballroom work to continue

Forcing the US president to go "hat-in-hand to Congress" for permission would be "dangerous", the administration says.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum

Police released the CCTV footage after the art, which was stolen in March, was recovered.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Builders unearth €9m gold loot sealed in walls of Belgian property

Construction workers found the stash in the walls of a cellar while drilling to lay sewage pipes.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property

Construction workers found the stash in the walls of a cellar while drilling to lay sewage pipes.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Instagram accounts fuelling Ceuta crisis with paid advice for help to cross

BBC's Top Comment podcast has found a network of Instagram profiles glamourising the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta borde...

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Instagram accounts fuelling Ceuta crisis with paid advice for help to cross

BBC's Top Comment podcast has found a network of Instagram profiles glamourising the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta borde...

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Vote counting suspended in Zambia over alleged attacks on polling staff

The electoral commission said violence had "resulted in the theft of marked ballot papers".

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Stolen Matisse artworks recovered by police in Brazil

A man is arrested after eight works by the French artist are found at a home in greater São Paulo.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

'Unprecedented' rain in Japan kills eight people

The storm cut power to more than 20,000 households and left 7,000 people stranded at Tokyo's Narita airport.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

US missionary released following kidnap in Niger, Christian group says

Kevin Rideout, who was kidnapped outside his home in the capital last October, is now with US officials.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

US missionary released following kidnap in Niger, Christian group says

Kevin Rideout, who was kidnapped outside his home in the capital last October, is now with US officials.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

US says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump's tariffs

A new US report said China had moved goods through nations with lower tariffs to dodge higher levies.

Terrorism & Security Aug 14, 2026

Stolen Matisse artworks recovered by police in Brazil

A man is arrested after eight works by the French artist are found at a home in greater São Paulo.