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Climate: Now a national security issue

As a U.S. Army general, I prepared to do battle with enemies and face disaster. All of humanity must do that now

Salon

Ex-South Korean official arrested over case of man slain by North Korea

A former South Korean national security advisor was arrested on Saturday over his suspected manipulation of a 2020 case where a fisheries official was killed at sea by North Korean troops.

Reuters

Seoul arrests ex-top security official over border killing

South Korean prosecutors arrested the country’s former national security director over suspicions he engaged in a cover-up to hide details and distort the circumstances surrounding North Korea’s killing of a South Korean fisheries official near the rivals’ sea boundary in 2020

The Independent UK

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FBI director raises national security concerns about TikTok

FBI Director Chris Wray is raising national security concerns about TikTok

The Independent UK

U.S. whistleblower Snowden gets a Russian passport -TASS

Former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who exposed the scale of secret surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA), has sworn an oath of allegiance to Russia and received a Russian passport, TASS reported on Friday.

Reuters

Hong Kong divided over China's COVID-19 protests

The recent wave of protests against China’s anti-virus restrictions was a ray of hope among some supporters of Hong Kong’s own pro-democracy movement after local authorities stifled it using a national security law

The Independent UK

Türkiye Denies US Request to Cancel Syria Land Operation, Russia Negotiates SDF Withdrawal

Türkiye confirmed on Friday that it had asked the US to "fulfill its obligations," according to the understandings related to northern Syria after Washington asked Ankara to refrain from carrying out the military operation. The Turkish National Security Council discussed Thursday the latest regional and international developments, combating terrorism, military…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Hong Kong’s courts in firing line as Beijing rewrites rulebook

The case against Jimmy Lai has exposed tensions between the city’s common law system and Beijing’s tightening control.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong publisher's national security trial postponed

A Hong Kong court postponed the trial of a pro-democracy newspaper publisher on Thursday after the territory’s leader asked China to effectively block him from hiring a British defense lawyer

The Independent UK

Trial of Hong Kong's Lai delayed as Beijing weighs ruling on foreign lawyers

A Hong Kong court on Thursday adjourned to December 13 the high-profile trial of tycoon and China critic Jimmy Lai, who faces several charges of collusion with foreign countries under a China-imposed national security law.

Reuters

U.S. and Asian allies impose new sanctions on North Korea after ICBM test

The United States, South Korea, and Japan have imposed sanctions on North Korean officials connected to the country's weapons programs after Pyongyang's latest and largest intercontinental ballistic missile test last month.

Reuters

U.S. deeply concerned about Whelan, American jailed in Russia -White House

The United States is "deeply concerned" about detained American Paul Whelan in Russia, and has not been able to get information from Moscow on his whereabouts or condition, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday.

Reuters

U.S. 'deeply concerned' about detainee Whelan in Russia -Kirby

The United States is "deeply concerned" about American detainee Paul Whelan in Russia and has not been able to get information on his whereabouts or condition from Moscow, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Who is Jimmy Lai? The Hong Kong newspaper owner's upcoming show trial is symbolic of the struggle with the mainland and its values

Amid the widespread anti-zero-COVID protests in mainland China, political and judicial persecution in Hong Kong continues in the criminal court, where key pro-democracy figures and journalists are facing national security trials that could result in life in jail.

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The Independent UK

Hong Kong rags-to-riches publisher facing Security Law trial

Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai broke into the media industry about 30 years ago armed with the belief that delivering information equates with delivering freedom

The Independent UK

Hong Kong official warns lockdown protests hurt security

Hong Kong’s security minister has warned that the city’s protests against China’s anti-virus restrictions are a “rudiment of another color revolution” and urged residents not to participate in activities that might hurt national security

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Monitoring China Covid Unrest

US President Joe Biden is monitoring unrest in China by protesters demanding an end to Covid lockdowns and greater political freedoms, the White House said Monday. The comments came after hundreds of people took to the streets in China's major cities over the weekend, in a rare outpouring of public…

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong asks Beijing to rule on fight over foreign lawyers

Hong Kong’s leader asks Beijing for help in his bid to block foreign lawyers from working on national security cases.

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Hong Kong leader says central govt concerned about issue of foreign lawyers

Hong Kong leader John Lee said on Tuesday the central government in Beijing was concerned about the issue of foreign lawyers appearing in national security cases in the city.

Reuters

Hong Kong's top court rejects bid to block British lawyer from defending democrat Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong's top court ruled on Monday that a British lawyer can represent pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai in a national security trial, rejecting an appeal by the government to bar foreigner lawyers from such cases.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ben-Gvir Says He Will Do ‘Everything’ to Change Situation in Al-Aqsa

Itamar Ben-Gvir, a leader in the Israeli far-right Otzma Yehudit party and who will be Israel's national security minister in the upcoming government, has vowed to change the status quo in Al-Aqsa mosque. Ben-Gvir also pledged changing shooting regulations against Palestinians and the legalization of settlements. Speaking to a Hebrew…

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Israel’s Ben-Gvir Says He Will Do ‘Everything’ to Change Status Quo at Al-Aqsa

Itamar Ben-Gvir, a leader in the Israeli far-right Otzma Yehudit party and who will be Israel's national security minister in the upcoming government, has vowed to change the status quo at the Al-Aqsa mosque. Ben-Gvir also pledged to change shooting regulations against Palestinians and to legalize settlements.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong's top court lets UK lawyer defend publisher Lai

Hong Kong’s top court has upheld a ruling to let a veteran British lawyer defend pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai at his national security trial this week despite fierce opposition from the pro-Beijing camp

France 24

Somali forces end deadly hours-long siege in hotel by Al Shabaab

Somali security forces have ended a deadly hours-long siege by Al Shabaab militants who stormed a popular hotel in the capital Mogadishu overnight, the national police spokesman said on Monday, adding that eight people had been killed in the attack.

The Independent UK

John Bolton says Trump’s act is ‘old and tired’ while predicting GOP will turn to DeSantis in 2024

Ex-national security adviser joins growing pile-on against his former boss

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