The Latest Breaking News from National Security

Truss fires Home Secretary Braverman as UK government risks imploding

LONDON — Liz Truss fired Home Secretary Suella Braverman for what was described as a national security breach, a dramatic move that heaps even more pressure on Britain’s premier as she clings to power.

Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022

Truss fires Home Secretary Braverman as UK government risks imploding

LONDON — Liz Truss fired Home Secretary Suella Braverman for what was described as a national security breach, a dramatic move that heaps even more pressure on Britain’s premier as she clings to power.

Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022

Truss fires Braverman with UK government at risk of imploding

LONDON — Liz Truss fired Home Secretary Suella Braverman for what was described as a national security breach, a dramatic move that will inevitably heap even more pressure on Britain’s premier as she clings to power.

Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022

Hong Kong’s Lee lauds order after ‘chaos’ in sales pitch for city

Chief Executive John Lee says city authorities will ‘trawl’ the world for talented individuals and new enterprises.

Al Jazeera · Oct 19, 2022

Australia to investigate reports pilots trained Chinese military - minister

Australia's defence minister said its military was investigating reports former pilots were accepting training roles in China, as Britain said it could take legal action on national security grounds to stop its pilots being similarly recruited.

Reuters · Oct 19, 2022

Mali threatens to defend against French sovereignty violations

Mali's foreign affairs minister on Tuesday said the military government would exercise its right to self-defence if France continued to undermine the West African country's sovereignty and national security.

Reuters · Oct 18, 2022

Iranian drones used by Russia in Ukraine show that there's already one victor in that war: Iran

The war in Ukraine is helping one country achieve its foreign policy and national security objectives, but it’s neither Russia nor Ukraine.

The Conversation · Oct 18, 2022

Foreign Agent Registration Scheme to be added to UK National Security Bill

Security minister Tom Tugendhat said the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme embraces ‘open and transparent engagement with foreign governments’.

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

US plans for Indo-Pacific 'misguided'

To ensure a free, open, prosperous, and secure world, the United States must be the winner in the race for global supremacy. For the US, the biggest challenge now is to compete with China, while at the same time containing Russia. That was the key message of the US' national…

Bangkok Post · Oct 17, 2022

Washington ‘Deeply Disappointed’ by Palestinian President’s Meeting with Putin

The US administration issued a rare public stinging rebuke of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, days after he lauded Russian President Vladimir Putin while slamming the United States. “We were deeply disappointed to hear President Abbas’s remarks to President Putin. Russia does not stand for justice and international law, as evidenced…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 17, 2022