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The Latest Breaking News on Pentagon chief announces tighter controls after high-profile leak

Pentagon chief announces tighter controls after high-profile leak

Changes include increased physical security and measures to ensure documents are not improperly removed.

Al Jazeera

After secret documents leak, Pentagon plans tighter controls to protect classified information

The Pentagon is announcing its plans for tightening protections of classified information following the explosive leaks of hundreds of intelligence documents that were accessed through security gaps at a Massachusetts Air National Guard base

The Independent UK

Donald Trump has been charged under the US Espionage Act – but is this 1917 law still up to the job?

An audio recording of former US president Donald Trump discussing holding secret documents has been leaked to CNN. This could form part of the ongoing investigation into Trump’s alleged misuse of classified documents. He has been charged with 37 violations of the US Espionage Act, and pleaded not guilty.

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Pentagon documents leak suspect Guardsman Jack Teixeira is due back in court on federal charges

The Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking highly classified military documents on a social media platform is due back in court after being indicted on federal felony charges

The Independent UK

National Guardsman Jack Teixeira indicted for sharing classified defence documents on Discord

Leak was one of biggest intelligence breaches in years

The Independent UK

‘Pentagon leaker’ Jack Teixeira indicted on six federal charges

The Air National Guard member is accused of leaking military secrets on Discord chatrooms, leading to his April arrest.

Al Jazeera

How the exposure of highly classified documents could harm US security – and why there are laws against storing them insecurely

When Donald Trump pled not guilty on June 13, 2023, to federal criminal charges related to his alleged illegal retention of classified documents, it was his first opportunity to formally answer charges that he violated the Espionage Act.

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U.S. intelligence can spy on Americans too easily, advisors warn

The surveillance economy has strengthened since Edward Snowden’s revelations.

Fortune

Exotic spacecraft, extraterrestrial materials – and a cover-up: UFO whistleblower’s out-of-this-world claims

Former member of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is alleging the government has been withholding possible evidence of UFOs, writes Ariana Baio

The Independent UK

US had intelligence of Ukrainian plan to attack Nord Stream project -Washington Post

The United States learned of a Ukrainian plan to attack the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines three months before they were damaged last September by underwater explosions, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing leaked information posted online.

Reuters

Pentagon leaker: Snowden or Trump?

Comparing Jack Teixeira to Edward Snowden is grossly misleading at best: Consider their actions and motives

Salon

Pentagon leaker Teixeira ordered to remain in jail before trial

Prosecutors had previously cited Teixeira’s weapons and violent comments in arguing he should stay behind bars.

Al Jazeera

Pentagon leak suspect was warned multiple times about mishandling of classified information

Superiors of the Massachusetts Air National Guard member charged with leaking US military documents raised concerns about his viewing of classified information, court documents say.

ABC News

US leak suspect ignored warnings over classified doc ‘deep dives’

Accused continued releasing secret documents even after being admonished by superiors over ‘concerning actions’.

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Documents leak suspect had been warned about handling of classified information, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say that superiors of the Massachusetts Air National guardsman charged with leaking highly classified military documents had raised concerns internally on multiple occasions about his handling or viewing of classified information

The Independent UK

‘Intoxicated’ man broke into national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s home

Secret Service investigating how man entered home

Salon

Leaks sputter out on the battlefield

Jack Teixeira's Pentagon leaks aren't exactly helping Russia's aggression in Ukraine

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Prosecutors say leak suspect Jack Teixeira kept arsenal of weapons, wanted to kill 'ton of people'

Arguing he should remain in jail, prosecutors say the Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking classified military documents poses a grave threat to national security.

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Pentagon leak suspect had ‘arsenal of weapons’, prosecutors say

Defence lawyers argue 21-year-old Jack Teixeira should be released on bond, saying weapons were ‘lawfully owned’.

WEKU

Prosecutors say suspected leaker of Pentagon documents had a weapons cache

Federal prosecutors urged that the defendant, Jack Teixeira, remain in jail pending trial. Teixeira, an Air National guardsman, is accused of illegally sharing Pentagon secrets on a gaming site.

Reuters

U.S. military leak suspect appears in court; had arsenal, prosecutors say

A U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking military secrets appeared in federal court on Thursday, where a judge expressed concern the 21-year-old's knowledge of classified material might be valuable to a foreign government.

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Jack Teixeira "may still have access to a trove of classified information," prosecutors say

The airman is a "risk both to the national security of the United States and to the community," prosecutors said.

The Guardian - AU

Forced deportation of children from Ukraine by Moscow is genocide, Council of Europe says – as it happened

International human rights body calls for immediate and urgent action to halt movement of children from Ukraine by Russia

The Independent UK

Releasing leak suspect a national security risk, feds say

Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to keep behind bars a Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents, arguing he may still have access to secret national defense information that he could expose

Reuters

US document leak suspect destroyed evidence, researched mass shootings - prosecutors

A U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified military documents has a history of making violent threats, used his government computer to research mass shootings, and tried to destroy evidence of his crimes, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.

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