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‘The president is unhinged’: Trump’s online behavior grows increasingly odd

The US president’s recent behavior is strange to many, from reposting a false AI video of himself to confusing comments during press conferences

The Guardian - US

Trump sounded ‘exhausted, incoherent and stupid’ in his speech to military top brass, says retired general

Retired General Barry McCaffrey, said the presentation at Quantico, in Virginia, was ‘one of the most bizarre, unsettling events I’ve ever encountered’

The Independent UK

Hilary Benn urged to call public inquiry after police surveillance revelations

Journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney say only an inquiry can answer all the questions.

Evening Standard

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Concern after review finds police in NI tried to identify journalists’ sources

Amnesty International has said the report ‘exposes a disturbing pattern of unlawful covert surveillance of journalists’.

Evening Standard

PSNI’s use of covert surveillance on journalists ‘not systemic’, review finds

But the McCullough Review has identified more than 20 attempts made by the police service to identify journalists’ sources.

Evening Standard

Report into police surveillance of journalists and lawyers to be published

The PSNI commissioned the independent review amid allegations of police spying on reporters, solicitors and NGOs in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

MI5 concedes it ‘unlawfully’ obtained data from former BBC journalist

Revelation relating to then Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent, Vincent Kearney, a ‘matter of grave concern’

The Guardian - UK

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MI5 admits it ‘unlawfully’ obtained data from ex-BBC journalist

Vincent Kearney complained to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.

Evening Standard

Sinn Fein ‘will always stand on the side of journalism’ – Finucane

It comes after former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams won a defamation case against BBC Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

Trump Admin's Signal Group Chat Could have Given Houthis Heads Up About Attack, Retired US General Says

Retired U.S. Army General Barry McCaffrey is sounding the alarms about the possible dangers of the Signal group chat as scandal unravels.

Latin Times

Police in Northern Ireland unlawfully spied on journalists – this is not how covert policing is meant to work

At the end of last year, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (an independent judiciary body) made a shocking landmark judgement. The tribunal found that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Metropolitan Police had unlawfully conducted surveillance into two investigative journalists.

The Conversation

MPs told of ‘suspicions’ of UK-wide spying on journalists by police

Two Belfast journalists told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee that such surveillance was an ‘attack on democracy’.

Evening Standard

Journalists who were unlawfully spied on have ‘no doubt’ UK reporters are still targeted

Belfast-based Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey won landmark victory that PSNI’s surveillance was unlawful

The Guardian - UK

PSNI and Met police’s unlawful spying on journalists may be tip of the iceberg

Two investigative reporters put under surveillance say public inquiry is needed to uncover scale of operations

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Police surveillance operation to unmask journalistic source ruled unlawful

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has issued its judgment in the case taken by Northern Ireland filmmakers Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey.

The Guardian - UK

PSNI and Met police unlawfully spied on two journalists, tribunal finds

PSNI ordered to pay damages to Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey, who produced No Stone Unturned

The Guardian - UK

Northern Ireland police spied on investigative journalists, tribunal told

Secretive hearing learns of ‘defensive operation’ carried out by PSNI in attempt to identify sources

The Guardian - UK

Secret tribunal to hear claims police spied on Northern Ireland journalists

Judges urged to keep proceedings as open as possible in case relating to Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey

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The Independent UK

Retired US general likens Trump’s attacks on military to Nazi Germany

‘This is a cult, it’s a lawless cult and it’s a major threat to the armed forces of the United States and our security,’ said Gen Barry McCaffrey

The Guardian - UK

Secret inquiry looking at police spying claims on Northern Ireland journalists

Tribunal investigating lawfulness of 2013 PSNI actions after complaint by Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey

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