Attack on airbase coincided with a Syrian army victory over insurgents in the south

Arevo has produced what it says is the world’s first carbon fiber bicycle with 3D-printed frame

Gina Haspel will be the first female director of the agency in she is confirmed by Senate

‘New York Times’ says Mike Pompeo lined up as new secretary of state, citing senior officials

Memo says thorough search of records was conducted to determine whether Oswald had been used by CIA

Cabinet will be briefed on Nóirín O’Sullivan’s departure and pension entitlements

Prime minister rules out hosting nuclear weapons to deter North as China urges calm

US president ‘torn between competing advice’ on how to respond to threats

Human Rights Watch urges authorities to explain Mohammed bin Nayef’s travel ban

After President Trump’s press secretary quit, the ‘New York Times’ paid this tribute

On Irish visit, Terry McAuliffe says US must be smart like Ireland to retain corporate cash

Inquiries continue on whether Trump campaign colluded with Russia to sway election

Noriega, who ruled Panama from 1983 to 1989, spied for CIA until US invaded

‘Global Times’ accuses US of narcissism for always portraying itself as the ‘noble side’

Ministry describes elaborate plot involving ‘hideous terrorists’ and ‘human scum’

Current effort to oust Assad follows many failed attempts to topple him

UNHCR data shows spike in 2017, as Syrian rebels seize terrritory from Isis in south

Group has reportedly leaked details of intelligence agency’s capacity for spying

Government in better position to strike deal but Turkey, Saudi Arabia want al-Assad out

President vows to punish ‘low-life leakers’ who have added to turbulence of his office

RTÉ denies claims that 2008 ‘Prime Time’ programme defamed him

US president-elect criticises agencies over claims that Russia intervened in election

President-elect runs rule over aides and contenders for top posts over the weekend

John Risher played tennis until he was 85 and he still drives his own car

White House to publish data ‘in the coming weeks’ in effort to improve transparency

Formulation of Syrian peace plan frustrated by task of defining terrorist factions

US support for Syrian rebels is the latest chapter in its relationship with Saudi Arabia

Backer of regime change lost credibility when no weapons of mass destruction found

Britain claims only one in 20 Russian air strikes in Syria aimed at Islamic State forces

Former US president in stable condition in hospital and will wear neck brace

The former Secret Service head, who put his life on the line for three US presidents, is at the Global Intelligence Forum in Ireland this weekend. He says intelligence must move beyond the CIA and the FBI if ‘lone wolf’ terrorist attacks are to be stopped

‘Jim’ Nicholson was appointed as head of a counter-terrorism unit while secretly under investigation for espionage

Militant group says US bombing killed Nasser al-Wuhayshi and two others

Al-Wuhayshi, former associate of Osama bin Laden, claimed responsibility for Charlie Hebdo attack

High-flying U-2 aircraft accounts for ‘more than one half’ of reports, according to document

Interrogations did not lead to information that foiled attacks, Senate report finds

Fighters migrate from one faction to another in search of highest salaries

Leon Panetta says failure to take action on Assad ‘a blow to American credibility’

Vahna said it received “significant investment” from IIU in order to fund expansion