Latest National security News

Kansas considers limits on economic activity with China and other 'countries of concern'

Mar. 27, 2024 15:50 PM EDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas advanced proposals Wednesday aimed at preventing individuals and companies from China and other U.S. adversaries from owning farmland or business property, limiting state investments in foreign companies and restricting the use of foreign-made...

Chinese leader Xi tells Dutch PM that restricting technology access won't stop China's advance

Mar. 27, 2024 10:02 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping told visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday that attempts to restrict China's access to technology will not stop the country's advance. The Netherlands imposed export licensing requirements in 2023 on the sale of machinery...

Hong Kong leader says prisoners jailed for national security crimes unlikely to get early release

Mar. 26, 2024 08:14 AM EDT

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's leader said Tuesday that prisoners convicted for serious national security crimes would not likely be granted early release under the tightened rules of a new national security law, signaling a hardening government stance against jailed political activists. ...

William & Mary will name building after former defense secretary Robert Gates

Mar. 20, 2024 09:36 AM EDT

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will have an academic building named after him at William & Mary, the university in Virginia where he holds the honorary position of chancellor, the school announced Wednesday. Robert M. Gates Hall will be a...

Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve security law giving government more power to curb dissent

Mar. 20, 2024 01:46 AM EDT

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown triggered by pro-democracy protests in 2019. The legislature passed...

How will a new national security law affect different walks of life in Hong Kong?

Mar. 19, 2024 20:54 PM EDT

HONG KONG (AP) — As Hong Kong passed a new national security law, the city that evolved from a swampy fishing village to a financial center embarked on another transformation, one that may redefine its role on the world stage and the liberties of its citizens. For the government...

Dominican Republic is urged to stop deporting people to Haiti as people flee surge in gang violence

Mar. 19, 2024 09:53 AM EDT

DAJABON, Dominican Republic (AP) — Human rights activists are calling on the Dominican Republic's government for a temporary reprieve in deportations as neighboring Haiti’s crisis spirals and people attempt to flee over the closed border from a surge in deadly gang violence. ...

Hong Kong passes a new national security law that expands the government's power to crush dissent

Mar. 19, 2024 06:59 AM EDT
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong passes a new national security law that expands the government's power to crush dissent.

Latvia starts criminal proceedings against an EU Parliament lawmaker suspected of spying for Russia

Mar. 16, 2024 11:38 AM EDT

HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia´s state security service has started criminal proceedings against an European Parliament lawmaker and a citizen of the Baltic country who is suspected of cooperating with Russian intelligence and security services, according to Latvian media reports Saturday. ...

Biden opposes plan to sell US Steel to a Japanese firm, citing the need for 'American steel workers'

Mar. 14, 2024 21:32 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden came out in opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan, saying on Thursday that the U.S. needs to "maintain strong American steel companies powered by American steel workers.” In a statement, Biden added: “U.S....