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Biden presses Congress to pass $52bn semiconductor subsidies

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Monday pushed Congress to pass a bill providing domestic semiconductor manufacturers with $52 billion in subsidies to cut reliance on foreign sourcing for the vital component.

Bangkok Post

Iran Announces Thwarting Attack on ‘Sensitive’ Center in Isfahan

An arrested Israeli spy network had plans to explode one of the “sensitive” centers in Iran's central Isfahan province, revealed Iran’s Supreme National Security Council a few hours after a similar statement by the cleric-led country’s Intelligence Ministry. In a short statement on Saturday night, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry said that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden holds off on climate emergency

Biden has not declared a national climate emergency — a step some Democratic officials and activists have urged

Salon

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Colombia's President-elect Petro meets with Biden delegation

Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro on Friday met with representatives of U.S. President Joe Biden's administration in Bogota, the Colombian capital, where they discussed topics including drug trafficking, the environment and economic development.

Reuters

'Unbridled destructive energy': Takeaways from Thursday's hearing on the Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee offered new details Thursday about the 187 minutes — from 1:10 pm to 4:17 pm — that elapsed between the end of President Trump's speech to supporters near the White House and the video he put out urging the mob storming the Capitol…

Los Angeles Times

Turkey Says Needs No Permission for North Syria Military Operation

In a Thursday meeting chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish National Security Council discussed ongoing preparations for a possible military operation in northern Syria.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan Warns of Rising Global Tension, Russia-China Arms Ties

Japan warned of escalating national security threats stemming from Russia’s war on Ukraine and China’s tensions with Taiwan in an annual defense paper issued Friday, as Japan tries to bolster its military capability and spending. The annual defense white paper, approved by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet on Friday, highlights…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Japan warns of rising global tension, Russia-China arms ties

Japan has warned in an annual defense paper of escalating national security threats stemming from Russia’s war on Ukraine and China’s tensions with Taiwan

The Independent UK

‘The dam has begun to break’: Jan. 6 panel lays out Trump’s 187 minutes of inaction

WASHINGTON — Then-President Donald Trump’s refusal for more than three hours to call off the mob attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6 constituted a dereliction of duty, the House committee investigating the insurrection said in its prime-time hearing Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Pence Secret Service detail feared for their lives during Capitol riot

January 6 committee plays White House national security official saying agents made ‘calls to say goodbye to family members’

The Guardian - US

Pence’s security detail feared for their lives on Jan. 6, White House official testifies

WASHINGTON — A former White House official described as an employee with national security responsibilities told the select committee investigating Jan. 6 that former Vice President Mike Pence’s security detail feared for their lives.

Los Angeles Times

Japan warns of rising security threats in annual defence report

Japan warned on Friday of escalating national security threats, including repercussions from Russia's war with Ukraine, Chinese intimidation of Taiwan, and vulnerable technology supply chains, in its annual defence white paper.

Reuters

University of Manchester prevented from licencing technology to Chinese company

The UK government has blocked the deal on national security grounds.

Birmingham Post

What really happened during the wait for Trump to quell the Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee's prime-time hearing Thursday is billed as a look at what former President Donald Trump did in the 187 minutes between the start of the insurrection and when he urged his supporters to leave the Capitol.

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Biden announces new climate change actions but holds an emergency declaration in reserve

On July 20, 2022, President Joe Biden traveled to a former coal-burning power plant in Massachusetts that is being converted into a manufacturing site for offshore wind power equipment. Biden announced millions of dollars in funding for climate change measures, including upgrading infrastructure, weatherizing buildings and installing cooling in homes.…

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. probes China's Huawei over equipment near missile silos

The Biden administration is investigating Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei over concerns that U.S. cell towers fitted with its gear could capture sensitive information from military bases and missile silos that the company could then transmit to China, two people familiar with the matter said.

The Independent UK

White House insiders to talk about Trump's actions on Jan. 6

A former national security official in the Trump White House, Matthew Pottinger, and a former press aide, Sarah Matthews, will be the key witnesses at a prime-time hearing of the Jan. 6 committee

The Walrus

How an Unstable US Threatens Canada’s National Security

American political violence could lead to unpredictable spillover events in Canada

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Bangkok Post

Govt admits using phone spyware, cites ‘national security’

A government minister has admitted Thai authorities use surveillance software to track individuals in cases involving national security or drugs, amid revelations that government critics' phones had been hacked using the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware.

Reuters

Thailand admits to using phone spyware, cites national security

A Thai minister has admitted the country uses surveillance software to track individuals in cases involving national security or drugs, amid revelations that government critics' phones had been hacked using the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin’s Iran Trip Shows How Isolated Russia Has Become, Says White House

Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Iran this week shows how Russia has become isolated in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, John Kirby, the White House's chief National Security Council spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday. Putin had talks with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Iran on Tuesday, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

White House Says Russia Laying Groundwork to Annex Ukraine Territory

Russia is laying the groundwork for the annexation of Ukrainian territory and is installing illegitimate proxy officials in areas there under its control as it seeks to exert total control over its gains in the east, the White House said on Tuesday. Unveiling what he said was US intelligence, John…

Reuters

Putin’s Iran trip shows how isolated Russia has become - White House

Benzinga

Bombs Bullets and Blockchain

Blockchain can be central to national security in the future. In the wake of the crypto-crash, we must not over react and over regulate the still new and potentially revolutionary technology

The Independent UK

Who are ex-Trump aides Matt Pottinger and Sarah Matthews, lead witnesses at next Jan 6 hearing?

Former deputy press secretary has previously called Capitol riot a ‘coup attempt’

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