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fromwww.theguardian.com
16 hours ago

Jonathan Powell to face MPs over role in collapse of espionage trial

Powell's appearance will mark the end of a year-long standoff between the committee and ministers, who refused for months to make him available for scrutiny before parliament. The prime minister's spokesperson said on Monday that Powell takes his accountability responsibilities very seriously. The committee, chaired by Labour MP Matt Western, is in discussions with officials over the date of the hearing.
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fromNextgov.com
16 hours ago

Report: Government needs a sweeping anti-scam strategy to counter modern fraud

The U.S. government must treat scams as a national security crisis and implement a coordinated strategy to reduce fraud profitability.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

China threatened to retaliate against UK over foreign influence rules

China threatened retaliation if the UK applied enhanced foreign influence rules to parts of its security apparatus.
fromFuturism
2 days ago

Elon Musk Caught Letting China Invest in SpaceX, a Huge US Military Contractor

The news comes after ProPublica previously reported in March that SpaceX allows Chinese investors to buy a stake in the company - as long as funds are "routed through the Cayman Islands or other offshore secrecy hubs." The reporting suggested that SpaceX was trying to avoid scrutiny of its ties to China. Case in point, the company canceled a 2021 deal worth $50 million with a Chinese firm when plans became public, according to ProPublica 's reporting.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

BBC bosses want defence budget to help pay for the World Service

BBC seeks defence budget funding for the World Service, arguing media monitoring and anti-disinformation work qualify as national security to avoid major cuts.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 days ago

Veteran Federal Prosecutor Pens Ominous Trump Warning After Being Abruptly Fired

A veteran DOJ prosecutor was abruptly fired midcase, warning that leadership prioritizes punishing perceived enemies over national security and jeopardizes the Abbey Gate bombing prosecution.
US politics
fromHarvard Gazette
3 days ago

U.S. needs to keep its friends closer, Pence says - Harvard Gazette

Sustained U.S. global leadership and strong support for allies are essential to prevent a 21st-century turn toward early 20th-century levels of conflict.
World politics
fromHarvard Gazette
5 days ago

U.S. just didn't get China, Bolton says - Harvard Gazette

China poses the primary economic and military threat to Western democracies, with potential nuclear parity that could destabilize global arms balance.
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

Government issues new data demand for UK Apple users

The UK government has issued a new order giving it the right to demand access to the personal data of Apple's British users, the BBC understands. It is the latest development in the ongoing dispute between Apple and the Home Office over data privacy. The UK says it needs to be able to access individuals' private data - when backed by an appropriate warrant - if there is a threat to national security.
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fromwww.npr.org
6 days ago

Poll: Agreement that political violence may be necessary to right the country grows

Three-in-10 Americans now say violence may be necessary to get the country back on track, with increases among Democrats and Republicans.
#offshore-wind
fromFast Company
6 days ago
Environment

Can this enormous wind farm finish construction before the Trump administration stops it again?

fromFast Company
6 days ago
Environment

Can this enormous wind farm finish construction before the Trump administration stops it again?

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fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Trump, Hegseth to headline a highly unusual gathering of top military officials

Pete Hegseth convened hundreds of generals and admirals at Quantico, with President Trump planning to attend, raising operational and national security concerns.
#tiktok
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago
US politics

TikTok's US sale shows DC and Beijing can still bargain on tech - but don't expect a repeat deal anytime soon

fromFortune
1 week ago
US politics

The TikTok deal won't cut off China's algorithm, but it could allow a lot of people to get a big payout | Fortune

fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago
US politics

TikTok's US sale shows DC and Beijing can still bargain on tech - but don't expect a repeat deal anytime soon

fromFortune
1 week ago
US politics

The TikTok deal won't cut off China's algorithm, but it could allow a lot of people to get a big payout | Fortune

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fromThe Cipher Brief
1 week ago

Special Report: Nat Sec EDGE 2025

America's national security advantage is eroding; the U.S. must adopt a faster, integrated innovation model emphasizing speed, trust, and connective frameworks to sustain competitive edge.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Former MI5 boss warns aid cuts risk UK influence on world stage

Britain risks losing influence to China by slashing foreign aid as China expands global infrastructure investment and financial ties.
US politics
fromFortune
1 week ago

Meet Lisa Monaco, the 57-year-old Microsoft executive Trump wants fired | Fortune

President Trump publicly demanded Microsoft fire Lisa Monaco, calling her a menace to U.S. national security after her appointment as Microsoft's president of global affairs.
fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

Flying under the radar: Congress is poised to let key counter-drone authorities lapse

On Tuesday, unless Congress acts, America will lose critical counter-drone protections, making it easier for adversaries and criminals to exploit our skies. Absent congressional action, the federal government's ability to mitigate drone threats will be called into legal question, as key authorities lapse. Should this occur, it will put our nation's critical infrastructure and American lives at risk by creating an unnecessary gap in the fabric of our nation's security.
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#undersea-cables
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#tiktok-sale
fromFast Company
1 week ago
US politics

Trump's new executive order declares TikTok's value, and its far lower than analysts' estimates

fromFast Company
1 week ago
US politics

Trump's new executive order declares TikTok's value, and its far lower than analysts' estimates

fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 week ago

University of Arizona Shutters Chinese Microcampuses

The University of Arizona is quietly shutting down its four microcampuses in China at the end of this semester, in response to a government report released earlier this month that criticizes branch campuses of U.S. institutions in China.
Higher education
#tiktok-divestiture
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

FBI Found 'Classified' Documents During John Bolton Raid

FBI seized classified documents—including a WMD-related file—and four computers and a flash drive from John Bolton's Washington office; no charges have been filed.
#espionage
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Boris Johnson says Farage's stance on Russia is extremely dangerous'

Reform UK's positions on Ukraine, Russia, welfare, and economic policy create national security and fiscal risks.
US politics
fromFortune
1 week ago

Larry Ellison's Oracle set to spearhead U.S. oversight of TikTok algorithm | Fortune

Oracle will lead U.S. oversight of TikTok's algorithm and security as part of a U.S. joint venture including investors like Silver Lake.
World news
fromNew York Post
1 week ago

Secret Service foils massive plot to disrupt NYC cell network and threaten UN General Assembly

A clandestine network with over 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards capable of disabling cell service and jamming 911 was discovered within 35 miles of the UN.
World news
fromNature
2 weeks ago

How can universities train the skilled workers of tomorrow?

Global semiconductor production faces severe workforce shortages that threaten high-end chip manufacturing, national security, supply chains, and exceed universities' training capacity.
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Behind closed doors, our top CEOs say Trump is bad for business and it's time to Make America into America Again | Fortune

In Washington DC this week at the 155th gathering, as clouds swirled around the Capitol building just steps away, senators from both parties and some top Trump administration officials joined us. They had to face down the near unanimous verdict from over 100 top business leaders, representing some of the world's largest companies and most iconic brands: Trump's policies aren't working.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Pentagon demands journalists sign pledge not to gather certain information

Pentagon requires journalists to pledge not to access unauthorized information, restricts reporter movement, and will revoke press passes for noncompliance.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 weeks ago

UK cyber action plan lays out path to resilience | Computer Weekly

Implement nine core recommendations to strengthen the UK cyber security sector, unlocking untapped potential for economic growth, national security, innovation, and business resilience.
EU data protection
fromIrish Independent
2 weeks ago

Government may consider new legislation in light of phone data location tracking revelation, Taoiseach says

Phone location data brokers can trace individuals to specific residences and sensitive sites, creating serious privacy and state security risks.
#us-china-relations
fromFortune Asia
2 weeks ago
US politics

TikTok and tariffs loom over Trump's phone call with Xi Jinping: 'We're very close to deals on all of it' | Fortune Asia

fromFortune Asia
2 weeks ago
US politics

TikTok and tariffs loom over Trump's phone call with Xi Jinping: 'We're very close to deals on all of it' | Fortune Asia

#mi6
Canada news
fromThe Walrus
2 weeks ago

The Walrus Talks Sovereign Canada | The Walrus

Canadian sovereignty encompasses identity, culture, economy, climate, innovation, and security, requiring coordinated policy responses to shifting global conditions.
US politics
fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

White House officials reportedly frustrated by Anthropic's law enforcement AI limits

Anthropic bars domestic surveillance uses of Claude, creating tension with the Trump administration and complicating law enforcement contractors' access for national security work.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

JD Vance Gets Laughs From MAGA Crowd by Joking About Trump's Airstrikes in the Caribbean

U.S. leaders defend and praise presidential airstrikes on boats accused of drug trafficking in international waters as measures to protect Americans and stop narcotics.
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fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

Trump Isn't Interested in Competing With China

President Trump prioritizes economic engagement with China over strategic competition, easing export controls and pursuing deals despite national-security concerns.
#germany
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago
Europe politics

Germany updates: Get ready for big reforms, Merz says DW 09/17/2025

Germany faces three major threats—military aggression, pressure on the free-trade economy, and divisive political forces—requiring sweeping reforms, greater resilience, and strengthened defense.
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago
Germany news

Germany updates: Madeleine McCann suspect released DW 09/17/2025

Germany stands at a crossroads and must enact sweeping reforms to strengthen defense, protect free trade, and preserve social unity.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

German freedom under threat' says Merz as he warns against dictated peace' in Ukraine Europe live

We must a sober look at the reality in order to choose the right path for our country, he says. He stresses that our freedom is under threat with growing sense of insecurity, with Germany's economic model also under pressure from a new form of protectionism. He also warns against political forces at home and abroad questioning social cohesion and undermining German democracy.
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fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Trump Executive Order Declares NASA Is Now a Spy Agency

The Trump administration issued an executive order late last month, quietly declaring that NASA will operate as a national intelligence and security agency going forward. The order stipulates that the agency will now "have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work." It's a major departure for the agency, which has historically focused on space exploration, as well as space and Earth sciences over its 67-year lifespan.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Belarusians detained after drone flown over Polish president's residence

Two Belarusian citizens were detained and a drone neutralised after flying over Warsaw government buildings; police are investigating and the drone was likely launched locally.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

NYT Bombshell: Steve Witkoff at Center of Shady Crypto Deal Enriching Trump Family

This summer, Steve Witkoff, President Trump's Middle East envoy, paid a visit to the coast of Sardinia, a stretch of the Mediterranean Sea crowded with super yachts. On one of those extravagant vessels, Mr. Witkoff sat down with a member of the ultrarich ruling family of the United Arab Emirates. He was meeting Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a trim figure in dark glasses who controls $1.5 trillion of the Emiratis' sovereign wealth.
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World news
fromAxios
3 weeks ago

TikTok will retain "Chinese characteristics" after sale, Bessent says

Deal terms preserve TikTok's Chinese characteristics commercially while U.S. focuses on national security; imminent U.S. ban threats accelerated agreement.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Trump says US struck another Venezuelan drug vessel, killing three

President Donald Trump says the US military carried out a strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the United States. He said three men were killed in the strike, adding that it occurred in international waters. This morning, on my Orders, US Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility, Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

TikTok ban in flux as White House announces China-US framework deal

The United States and China have reached a framework agreement to transfer TikTok's ownership to US control. Officials from both countries made the announcement on Monday. list of 4 itemsend of list The short-form video app was set to be banned in the US by Wednesday if its owner ByteDance did not agree to sell the company to a US-based operation or if the US did not extend a pause of the ban, which the White House has already done three times, most recently in June.
World politics
#ai-policy
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fromemptywheel
3 weeks ago

Investigate POTUS' Health Cover-Up - emptywheel

Congress must investigate a potential cover-up of President Trump's declining neurological health that poses a threat to national security.
fromKqed
3 weeks ago

Trump Administration's Plans for ICE Detention on Bay Area Military Base Are On Hold | KQED

While the Trump administration aggressively expands immigration detention nationwide, including a 2,500-bed private prison just opened in California's Mojave Desert, a controversial plan to build an immigration jail at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield is now on hold. The push to build a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center on the air base came to light in April through internal federal emails obtained by KQED.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

America's Greatest Threat Comes From Within

In a fight as important as the one to save American democracy from the grips of would-be autocrats and dictators, we must partner with people who would otherwise be our political opponents. We must welcome them to the cause and put aside other disagreements, at least for the time being. This is a lesson dissidents in unfree places understand well, but not one that comes easy to Americans. It is a lesson I hope to personally demonstrate in today's episode.
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fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 weeks ago

State Department suggests revoking visas of those making light of Charlie Kirk's death

The Trump administration may revoke or deny visas for foreigners who praise, rationalize, or make light of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, citing national security screening.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Fired FBI agents allege retribution, incompetence at top security agency

Senior FBI agents allege the Trump administration and FBI leadership fired them for political retribution, violating constitutional rights and undermining national security.
fromNextgov.com
3 weeks ago

White House cyber office calls for 'whole of nation' effort to deter nation-state hackers

"The United States cannot expect this behavior to change," he said, adding the nation "must send a message this behavior is unacceptable" and should come with a cost to foreign rivals. "I'm committed to marshalling a unified, whole of nation approach on this, working in lockstep with our allies who share our commitment to democratic values, privacy and liberty," Cairncross said.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 weeks ago

What's the Plan for Golden Dome'? Even Experts Aren't Sure

The Golden Dome initiative seeks to establish a nationwide, space-capable missile defense network costing $175 billion with an accelerated deadline and significant unknowns and risks.
fromwww.housingwire.com
4 weeks ago

Texas bans certain foreign buyers from owning land, targets China

Gov. Greg Abbott signed the measure into law and framed it as a safeguard against foreign influence. It is very simple. Hostile foreign adversaries like China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, as well as foreign terrorist organizations like Tren de Aragua, must not be allowed to own land in Texas, Abbott said in a press release. They should not be allowed access to our critical infrastructure, and they may not be allowed to exploit our border.
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fromVulture
1 month ago

The 11 Best Movies of the 2025 Venice Film Festival

I would wait to pass judgment on that; cinema history is full of dismissive takes on festival lineups that later turned out to be filled with bangers. Anticipation can be a double-edged sword; a movie you've been dying to see will sometimes disappoint you simply for being different. All I can say is that I saw a number of pictures I loved, many of which were already on my most anticipated list, and some of which I'm sure will stand the test of time.
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