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Making a point: Hong Kong journalists regroup abroad

Journalists find it difficult to report in Hong Kong after imposition of national security law and crackdown on media.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong's last democrats: Activists fight for freedom despite Beijing's crackdown

What's left of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement? Since the implementation of the 2020 National Security law, police have been arresting anti-regime activists en masse. Most are now in prison or in exile. Authorities dissuade and crack down on all forms of protest. But discreetly, some activists are determined to make…

France 24

Senators Warner, Rubio claim Beijing can meddle with what's trending on TikTok

“I don't know how our national security interests and the operation of TikTok in this country, as long as it's owned by ByteDance, can coexist," Senator Marco Rubio said on CBS's Face the Nation.

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France Shows Concern over Course of Events in Iran

Dozens of protesters have gathered at the place du Trocadero in Paris in a show of support for French nationals detained in Iran. The detainees have been described as “hostages” by the French government, which confirmed that seven French nationals were being held in Iranian prisons such as Tehran’s notorious…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden and Pence documents reveal US crisis of ‘overclassification’, expert says

System whereby government classifies 50m documents a year threatens national security and democracy, says Jameel Jaffer

The Guardian - US

US Sees Urgent Need for De-escalation in Israel, West Bank

The United States is deeply concerned about recent violence in Israel and the West Bank and believes there is an urgent need for all parties to de-escalate in the region, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Friday. The United States is aware of reports that at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. sees urgent need for de-escalation in Israel, West Bank -White House

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Biden’s documents drama might not be ending anytime soon

President Joe Biden’s expectations for a quick resolution of a probe into his mishandling of classified documents have been dashed, as a steady drip of new developments has tied it into political knots.

Tribune News Service

Hong Kong protests Biden extension of deportation protection

Hong Kong has protested President Joe Biden's two-year extension of a program that protects residents of the semi-autonomous Chinese city living in the U_S_ from deportation, accusing Washington of “demonstrating sinister intentions and hegemonic bullying."

The Independent UK

A US state asked for evidence to ban TikTok. The FBI offered none

Emails show officials in the state of Connecticut opted not to ban the Chinese-owned app after consulting with the FBI.

Al Jazeera

Darwin Port lease remains under scrutiny as PM's department seeks input from national security agencies

An internal briefing obtained by the ABC shows the federal government has asked Defence, ASIO and other agencies for assessments of the Darwin Port as part of an ongoing review into the leasing of the facility to Chinese-owned company Landbridge.

ABC News

Ecuador says illegal mining is national security threat

Ecuador's government said on Thursday it has declared illegal mining a national security threat, saying it has connections to money laundering and arms trafficking, and said it will take actions to combat it.

Reuters

GOP's hypocrisy on Biden and Pence docs

Some Republicans say Pence is a "good man" who made a "mistake" but Biden is a "national security threat"

Salon

Biden extends deportation protection for Hong Kong residents

President Joe Biden has signed off on a two-year extension of a program that protects Hong Kong residents in the U.S. from deportation

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TikTok Is Not a National Security Threat

Bipartisan efforts to ban the app in America would be a great blow to our economy and our liberty.

The Guardian - AU

Labor flags law reforms to stop cases involving national security being cloaked in secrecy

Bernard Collaery welcomes proposed changes as attorney general recognises importance of open justice and public interest

Tribune News Service

Jail time and wrist slaps: US secrets probes boast messy history

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, Joe Biden and now Mike Pence join a long line of U.S. officials investigated for mishandling classified material. A look at dozens of similar cases over decades shows that the Justice Department’s decision to press charges is rarely as simple as it might seem.

The Guardian - US

Democrats urge McCarthy to deny George Santos access to classified data

Congressman, under intense scrutiny for largely fabricated résumé, a ‘significant risk’ to national security, letter says

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Democrats are crying foul as House Republicans sort key committee assignments

Speaker Kevin McCarthy blocked two Democrats from serving on a key House panel, arguing it is in the interest of national security. Dems say the move is nothing more than political retribution.

Asharq Al-Awsat

King Abdullah Meets Israeli PM Netanyahu in Surprise Jordan Visit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise trip to Jordan on Tuesday for talks with King Abdullah, who the royal court said underlined the need for Israel to respect the status quo of the Al-Aqsa mosque. Far-right Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir toured the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, which…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn’s Biden Center provided a landing spot for many of the president’s top aides

PHILADELPHIA — When the University of Pennsylvania launched a think tank named for Joe Biden in 2017, it didn’t just create a prestige institution tied to the man who had just left the vice president’s office.

Reason

Gen. Mark Milley's Wrongful Jan. 6 Overclassification

The Jan. 6 Committee uncovers a different kind of official norm-breaking

France 24

'Putin will never press the nuclear button,' says top Ukrainian official

As Ukraine asks the West for hundreds of modern tanks to defend itself against Russian aggression, the head of Ukraine's national security and defence council, Oleksiy Danilov, sat down with FRANCE 24 correspondent and reporter Gulliver Cragg in Kyiv. Danilov claimed that "the quicker we get help, the quicker we…

ABC News

ASIO spied on Pine Gap military base protesters in the 1980s, declassified documents reveal

The national security agency planted covert operatives among the group to assess whether it posed a threat to the outback military facility, but one of the protesters says he always assumed there were spies in their midst anyway.

Reason

Tariffs Targeting Carbon Emissions Would Be a Costly Blow to Free Trade

Joe Biden could take advantage of the expanded executive authority over trade that Donald Trump helped create.

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