4 h. ago Trump wields the knife as he orders shock purge at crucial agency that's pivotal for Americans' safety

Donald Trump is ordering a major overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size by over 100 staffers.

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7 h. ago White House conducting massive overhaul of National Security Council, officials say

President Donald Trump is ordering a massive overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size and return many career appointees back to their home agencies

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7 h. ago Trump reportedly to make drastic cuts to US National Security Council

Staff to be cut to dozens, with more authority expected to be handed to state and defense departmentsA large restructuring of the US National Security Council got under way on Friday as Donald Trump moved to reduce the size and scope of the once-powerful agency, five sources briefed on the matter said.Staff dealing with a variety of major geopolitical issues were sent termination notices on Friday, said the sources, who requested anonymity as they were not permitted to speak to the media. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Canada joins talks to join US ‘Golden Dome’ project despite frosty relationship

Prime Minister Mark Carney's office said there are ‘active discussions’ between the two nations on security systems – both existing and future

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62 h. ago UK and allies expose Russian cyber attacks on logistics firms aiding Ukraine

The National Cyber Security Centre and counterparts in other countries have issued an advisory on the issue.

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3 d. ago FBI closes unit that watched for misuse of national security surveillance to spy on Americans

Overseeing use of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was primary focus of Office of Internal Auditing

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3 d. ago World first solar storm emergency drill reveals humans aren’t prepared

Extreme space weather can threaten national security, scientists warn

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4 d. ago New Jersey congresswoman LaMonica McIver charged with assault after clash at detention center

‘No one is above the law – politicians or otherwise,’ interim US attorney Alina Habba said.US representative LaMonica McIver, a Democrat, was charged with assaulting federal agents after a clash outside an immigration detention center in New Jersey, the state’s federal prosecutor announced on Monday.Alina Habba, interim US attorney, said in a post on social media that McIver was facing charges “for assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement” when she visited the detention center along with two other Democratic members of the New Jersey congressional delegation on 9 May. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago As key Israel allies threaten action over Gaza catastrophe, Washington is largely unmoved

As Palestinians are told to evacuate before ‘unprecedented attack’, the White House continues to publicly back IsraelAs Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate Khan Younis in advance of what it calls an “unprecedented attack” on Gaza, much of Washington remains largely unmoved, even as Canada and European countries threaten “concrete actions” if Israel does not scale back its offensive.Despite reports of growing pressure from the Trump administration to increase aid into Gaza, where widespread famine looms, the White House continues to publicly back Israel. National security council spokesperson James Hewitt told the Guardian in an email: “Hamas has rejected repeated ceasefire proposals, and therefore bears sole responsibility for this conflict,” maintaining the policy stance inherited from the previous Biden administration despite mounting evidence of humanitarian catastrophe. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Iran ambassador ordered to the Foreign Office after three Iranians are charged with being spies

Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, of St John's Wood, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44 of Kensal Rise and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55, of Ealing, were arrested on May 3 under the National Security Act.

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4 d. ago Iranian ambassador summoned after three men charged with spying offences

‘Protecting national security remains our top priority and Iran must be held accountable for its actions’, Foreign Office says

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4 d. ago Cyber attack on Legal Aid Agency exposed ‘significant amount’ of applicant data

The group that carried out the attack has claimed it accessed 2.1 million pieces of data but the Ministry of Justice has not verified that figure.

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6 d. ago Three Iranian nationals appear in UK court charged with spying offences

Mostafa Sepahvand, Farhad Javadi Manesh and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori have been remanded in custody and are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court

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6 d. ago Three Iranian men charged with spying offences under National Security Act

They will appear in court on Saturday morning.

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6 d. ago Three Iranian men in London charged with spying offences after counter terror probe

Mostafa Sepahvand, Farhad Javadi Manesh and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori have been remanded in custody and are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court

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6 d. ago Mike Pence warns of security risk of Trump accepting a plane from nation with powerful Hamas ties

Qatar has a long history of playing both sides, warns former vice president

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7 d. ago DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops for immigration roundups, Pentagon reviewing request

The Department of Homeland Security has asked for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist with immigration roundups across the country, and the Pentagon is reviewing the unusual request, a U.S. official confirmed to The Associated Press

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7 d. ago Judges dismiss national security charges against immigrants who enter new militarized zone at border

Federal magistrate judges in New Mexico have started dismissing military-base trespassing charges against immigrants who cross the southern U.S. border through a newly designated national defense zone

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7 d. ago Harvard researcher charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos to be transferred to Massachusetts

A federal judge has ordered the transfer of a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher facing deportation from Louisiana, where she was detained by immigration authorities, to Massachusetts, where she has been charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos

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8 d. ago US supreme court live: justices question whether limiting court power is practical in birthright citizenship case

Nancy Pelosi joins protests outside court as justices hear arguments case that could create different citizenship rules in different statesSupreme court hears birthright citizenship disputeWhat is US birthright citizenship?Here are some pictures from when Donald Trump arrived in the United Arab Emirates a short while ago, where he was greeted by the UAE president, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the Abu Dhabi airport. It’s day three of Trump’s Middle East trip aimed at drumming up investment in the US and securing lucrative economic deals with the oil-rich Gulf nations.Donald Trump said there won’t be movement on Ukraine peace talks until he and Russian president Vladimir Putin get together. Continue reading...

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