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Israel says it foiled Iranian plot to target, spy on senior Israeli politicians
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel arrested five Palestinians in a plot allegedly hatched in Iran to target and spy on senior Israeli politicians, including Israel's far-right national security minister, the country’s internal security agency said Wednesday. The Shin Bet security service...
Bulgaria expels a Russian and 2 Belarusian clerics accused of spying for Moscow
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria is expelling one Russian and two Belarusian nationals for carrying out activities against Bulgaria’s national security and interests, authorities said on Thursday. The country’s agency for national security said in a press release that the three...
Jimmy Lai's son fears Hong Kong media mogul may die in detention while awaiting trial
LONDON (AP) — The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai said Wednesday he did not want to see his father die in detention, as his lawyers raised the prospect that his long-delayed trial may be pushed back indefinitely. Sebastien Lai also...
The US says Egypt's human rights picture hasn't improved, but it's withholding less aid regardless
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday that Egypt's poor human rights record hasn't improved, but it won't withhold as much military aid as it did last year regardless. Administration officials cited what they said were overriding U.S. national security interests for the...
Yellen details tighter scrutiny of investment plans of foreign-owned companies operating in the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration plans to increase scrutiny of the investment plans of foreign-owned companies operating in the United States. “National security is a foremost priority, and we deploy a wide range of tools to safeguard it,” Treasury Secretary Janet...
Inside the brand new White House Situation Room: Cutting-edge tech, mahogany and that new car smell
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Situation Room — a space of great mystique and even greater secrecy — just got a $50 million facelift. Actually, “room” is a misnomer. It's a 5,500-square-foot (511-square-meter), highly secure complex of conference rooms and offices on...
Israeli foreign minister opens visit to Bahrain. It's his first to any of Israel's new Arab allies
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's foreign minister on Sunday opened a visit to Bahrain that comes as the countries mark the third anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. It was the first visit by Foreign Minister Eli Cohen to any of the four countries that normalized ties...
Hong Kong court upholds minimum sentences for breaching Beijing-imposed security law
HONG KONG (AP) — A jailed university student who pleaded guilty to inciting secession in Hong Kong lost his bid to reduce his five-year sentence in a court ruling Tuesday that is expected to set the bar for other cases brought under the national security law Beijing imposed on Hong Kong. ...
China detains a military group worker suspected of spying for the CIA
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has detained a worker from a military industrial group on suspicion of spying for the CIA, national security authorities said Friday, adding to the list of public accusations of espionage between Beijing and Washington. The Ministry of State Security,...
Hong Kong police arrest 10 people accused of supporting overseas activists after 2019 protests
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested 10 people on suspicion of endangering national security through their alleged involvement with a now-defunct fund that aimed to help people arrested in 2019 pro-democracy protests, escalating a crackdown on dissidents in the semi-autonomous...
