national security
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A Utah man accused of making threats against President Joe Biden was shot and killed by FBI agents hours before the president was expected to land in the state Wednesday, authorities said. Special agents were trying to serve a warrant on the home of Craig Deleeuw Robertson in Provo, south of Salt Lake City, when…
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Both Momika and Najem have repeatedly stated that they want the Quran banned completely in the Nordic nation, which has broad free speech laws. Two men set fire to a copy of the Quran on Monday in front of the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm, in a rally similar to previous events that provoked a diplomatic…
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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday that Moscow “strongly protests” the arrest of a Russian citizen in Poland and demands an explanation. The Russian Embassy in Warsaw is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, Zakharova told Russian state-run news agency TASS, adding that all necessary assistance will be provided to the Russian…
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China will increase military spending by more than 7% this year, while warning of “escalating” threats. It was announced at the National People’s Congress (NPC), a rubber-stamp parliament, which is due to confirm President Xi Jinping’s third term. Beijing’s military budget – around $225bn (£186bn) – is still dwarfed by that of the United States,…
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The Department of State Services, DSS, has invited a spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign council, Femi Fani-Kayode over allegations of a coup plot ahead of the February election. Fani-Kayode confirmed the invitation by the DSS in a statement on Monday, stating that he would be honouring the invitation this morning, Monday.…
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The Federal Government has explained why it can’t obey the court ruling ordering the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. The government told the Appeal Court in Abuja that Kanu posed a flight risk and was a threat to national security. An Assistant State Counsel in the office…
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is set to plead not guilty and stand trial under the city’s severe national security law, Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) reported. Six other defendants, who were former staff members of Apple Daily, are set to plead guilty and face sentencing, the report said. Lai, 74 faces four charges,…
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In a veiled reference to China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday that India will never accept any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo and a posture that departs from established understandings will evoke its own responses. Speaking at an event to mark eight years of the Modi government, Jaishankar said when…
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The Metropolitan Police force have extradited a security guard working at the British Embassy in Berlin on charges of spying for Russia, the U.K. has announced. David Ballantyne Smith, 57, was returned to Britain and faces nine charges under the Official Secrets Act related to “the collection and communication of information useful to the Russian…
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Among thousands of Afghans flown to the United States in the chaotic evacuation from Kabul last August, some 50 have been flagged for “potentially significant security concerns.” U.S. officials have not ruled out the possibility that they could include members of the Taliban that now rules Afghanistan. A report last month by the Department of Defense‘s…
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One officer was killed and a second injured Friday after a vehicle rammed through security and crashed into a barrier at the US Capitol, forcing it into lockdown less than three months after a mob assault on Congress. Capitol Police shot dead the driver after he jumped out of the car and lunged at them…
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Deadly night-time attacks by armed groups have once again claimed the lives of frontline health workers helping to confront the deadly Ebola virus in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The violence killed four workers responding to the Ebola outbreak and injured five others, at a camp in Biakato Mines, and an Ebola response…
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China has released the detained Canadian national, spokesman for Global Affairs Canada Richard Walker informed on Sunday. Sarah McIver was detained due to a work permit issue related to her teaching job in China. Walker, however, refused any further information about McIver’s return to Canada. McIver’s detention was confirmed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin…
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Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Saturday that any move by the United States to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would derail the peace process and fuel extremism. Ahmed’s threat came in response to a Friday report from Reuters which quoted a senior U.S. official as revealing that President Donald Trump will likely…
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DONALD J. TRUMP ADDRESSES TERRORISM, IMMIGRATION, AND NATIONAL SECURITY – June, 2016. Thank you for joining me today. This was going to be a speech on Hillary Clinton and how bad a President, especially in these times of Radical Islamic Terrorism, she would be. Even her former Secret Service Agent, who has seen her under…
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