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US sentences former Taliban commander to 42 years in prison for terrorism, taking hostages

The charges are based on his role as a Taliban commander in Afghanistan, leading attacks against US serviceman and allies, and taking hostages between 2007 and 2009.

Former Taliban commander Haji Najibullah, previously accused of kidnapping an American journalist, appears on charges related to murdering three US troops in Afghanistan in 2008 during a court hearing in New York, US, October 15, 2021 in this courtroom sketch.
 The seal of the US Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.

New Jersey man charged for attempting to aid ISIS, planned US attack on synagogues

US Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks to a reporter outside of the West Wing entrance at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 27, 2026.

Trump formally nominates Blanche to be attorney-general

 The seal of the US Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.

'I wish I could kill 300,000,000 Americans': FBI arrests three men accused of funding ISIS weapons


Melania Trump denies any Epstein connection, seeks end to ‘lies,' calls for Congressional hearing

Melania Trump denied any involvement with Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell, called for public hearings on Epstein’s victims, and rejected online smears in a speech at the White House.

US First Lady Melania Trump delivers remarks regarding the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, from the White House, April 9, 2026.

Pakistani pleads guilty to planning ISIS-inspired Oct. 7 anniversary terror attack on NYC's Jews

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, also known as Shahzeb Jadoon, had been charged with planning an ISIS-inspired attack on New York's Jewry on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre.

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan

US Supreme Court clears way for dismissal of case against Trump ally Steve Bannon

The justices threw out a lower court's decision to uphold Bannon's 2022 conviction for refusing to turn over documents or testify to a congressional panel that investigated the January 6 attack.

Steve Bannon, former advisor to former U.S. President and now President-elect Donald Trump, speaks with the media outside New York Criminal Court, on the day of a pre-trial conference hearing in his fraud case stemming from a fundraising effort to build a border wall, in New York City

US Justice Department’s October 7 task force is unraveling, report says

The task force, convened by US Attorney General Pam Bondi shortly after she took office, has struggled to deliver results despite the administration’s stated priority to fight antisemitism.

United States Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during the IAC National Summit 2026 at The Diplomat Beach Resort on January 16, 2026 in Hollywood, Florida.

Trump administration launches further probes into Harvard University

The US Department of Justice escalated legal action against Harvard on Friday, suing the Ivy League school for billions of dollars due to an alleged failure to protect Jewish and Israeli students.

The Harvard University Coat of arms (Ve Ri Tas) is displayed on the front of the Harvard Business School building on October 25, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.

FBI seizes Iranian domains tied to hacking, cyberwarfare, and threats against US and allies

Handala sent death threats to Iranian dissidents and journalists in exile, offering a bounty of $250,000 for the beheading of two such victims.

Illustrative image showing a close up on an FBI agent in uniform.

US, Germany, Canada, take down major botnet infrastructure in joint operation

The malicious networks - Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid and Mossad - were used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, with some Department of Defense websites among the targets.

Hacker attack

Kash Patel sued by former agents fired after investigation into attempt to overthrow 2020 election

Kash, who said agents who worked on the election case were “corrupt actors” who “weaponized law enforcement,” terminated them without a hearing or investigation, the lawsuit claims.

 FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a roundtable on antifa, an anti-fascist movement U.S. President Donald Trump designated a domestic "terrorist organization"

Former FBI director Comey subpoenaed in ongoing investigation into officials who prosecuted Trump

The investigation has produced more than 130 subpoenas since cranking up last year, and targets top officials who worked under former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, Axios reported.

Former FBI director James Comey testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, March 20, 2017.

DOJ probing Iran's use of Binance crypto-exchange to avoid US sanctions

The probe follows an internal Binance investigation into suspicious transactions that allegedly identified more than $1 billion in flows connected to a network funding Iran-backed terrorist groups.

A Bitcoin is seen on the background of the Iranian flag (illustrative)