The US reportedly talked India out of a missile strike on Pakistan that could have gone nuclear

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India and Pakistan, bitter nuclear rivals and neighbors, nearly escalated their feud with a missile exchange, but the US reportedly stepped in.

A New Zealand mosque-shooting suspect left a trail of online clues buried under 's---posting'

Little is known about the perpetrators of a deadly shooting at mosques in New Zealand, but one suspect left a trove of posts hinting at his beliefs.

The Navy is using baseball bats to smash ice on aircraft carriers in the Arctic

The Navy plans to spend more time in the Arctic, and that means relearning some old tricks for dealing with the harsh conditions up there.

Intel and the Department of Energy are building America's first exascale supercomputer, a computer capable of a quintillion calculations per second

Intel and the Department of Energy are building Aurora, the US's first exascale supercomputer. It could do 1 quintillion calculations per second.

Russia's next land grab could be in Europe — here's what Putin might have his eyes on

Russian President Vladimir Putin has in the past acted abroad to boost support at home. Another such move may be coming, argues Mikheil Saakashvili.

'Do not travel': The US government is warning Americans that if they fly to Venezuela they could be at risk of homicide or arbitrary arrest

The US government has issued its top-level travel warning against travel to Venezuela.

The Saudi hit squad linked to the Khashoggi murder reportedly asked for a performance-related bonus for torturing and kidnapping so many people

The squad was reportedly named the "Saudi Rapid Intervention Group" by US officials, and their duties included kidnapping and torturing state critics.

How the Christchurch shooter played the world's media

The challenge in covering events like the Christchurch shooting not exposing the uninitiated to violently racist online communities that inspire them.