Hagel: Russia has withdrawn most troops from Ukraine border
(Maxim Zmeyev / Reuters)
Pullout promising, but still thousands of troops remain, the defense secretary says.
Edward Snowden’s full response to release of e-mail by U.S. officials
“Today’s release is incomplete,” Snowden said in response to questions from The Washington Post.
U.S. officials, Snowden clash over e-mail records
NSA, former intelligence contractor try to shape debate over whether he tried to blow whistle before leak.
Iranian hackers target U.S. officials on social media
Report reveals cyber-espionage campaign using sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
Kerry to Snowden: ‘man up,’ come back
Fugitive challenged after he says he tells NBC that he wants to go home
Army staff sergeant accused of numerous sex assaults
The alleged attacks occurred in Afghanistan and more recently at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.
States take steps to reduce sexual assault in prisons
Seven states face a 5 percent loss of federal grants for failing to adopt standards to combat sexual assault.
Obama outlines new postwar approach to foreign policy
The president is asking Congress to support a fund to respond to “evolving terrorist threats” worldwide.
NSA Secrets
Revelations and reaction
The National Security Agency has been forced to respond to unprecedented disclosures about its surveillance programs. Those programs have been assailed as a violation of privacy rights by critics and defended as critical to U.S. national security by intelligence officials. Explore our coverage.
Obama hails oncoming end of U.S. combat in Afghanistan
Speech at West Point signals a shifting of security burden squarely to reconstituted Afghan forces.
Hezbollah operative wanted by FBI is killed in Syria
Faouzi Mohamad Ayoub was indicted in Michigan in 2009 for planning an attack in Israel.
More U.S. missile defense in Pacific possible, admiral says
The admiral did not address whether the U.S. and South Korea may strike a deal to place a new battery there.
Pentagon to review its medical facilities
Hagel responds to the VA situation by ordering a look at the care provided to active-duty service members.
Elsewhere in World
The Post Most: World
The top-read stories of the past four hours
-
1
Edward Snowden responds to release of e-mail by U.S. officials -
2U.S. officials, Snowden clash over e-mail records
-
3Husband of Pakistani 'honor killing' victim killed his first wife, police say
-
4MAP: Where offending a religion could get you executed
-
5The not-very-nice things U.S. officials used to say about Ukraine's new president
Our Correspondents on Twitter
The Post's Foreign Bureaus