Keywords: National security


Anthropic sues Pentagon to block AI blacklisting

Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has filed a lawsuit to prevent the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, intensifying its dispute with the U.S. military over restrictions on AI technology use. The Department of Defense last week designated Anthropic as a supply-chain risk......

Jimmy Lai drops appeal against 20 year prison sentence in Hong Kong

Jimmy Lai, the 78 year old founder of the now closed Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, has decided not to appeal his conviction or his 20 year prison sentence under Beijing’s national security law, his legal team confirmed Friday, bringing one of the city’s most closely watched legal cases......

Allegations surround Catherine Shakdam’s reported access to Iran’s leadership

Reports circulating in regional and international media have reignited debate over the case of Catherine Shakdam, a writer and commentator who allegedly gained unusual access to senior figures within Iran’s political establishment. According to various accounts, Shakdam presented herself as a......

Iranian security chief threatens unprecedented strikes against Israel and The United States

The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, has vowed to launch what he described as unprecedented strikes against Israel and the United States following recent attacks on the Islamic Republic. In a message published on the social media platform X, Larijani declared that......

Gabon orders nationwide suspension of social networks over security concerns

Gabon’s High Authority for Communication has ordered the immediate suspension of access to all social media platforms across the country, citing threats to national security and institutional stability. The decision was announced on 17 February 2026 in Libreville following an ordinary plenary session......

Norway confirms Chinese Salt Typhoon hackers breached national networks

Norway has become the latest country to publicly confirm that it was targeted by the Chinese state backed cyber espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon, according to the national police security service. The disclosure, made in an annual threat assessment released on Friday, adds a major European dimension......

Iran's president appoints Ali Shamkhani to lead new Defense Council

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed Ali Shamkhani, a trusted senior advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and former navy admiral, as secretary of the newly created Supreme Defense Council. The presidential decree, reported by Fars and Tasnim news agencies, formalizes Shamkhani's role......

Hong Kong court to announce sentence for pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai

A Hong Kong court is set to deliver the sentence of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai on Monday, marking a decisive moment in one of the most closely watched legal cases in the territory in recent years. Lai, the founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was found guilty in......

Turkey: 125 suspected ISIS members arrested across the country

Turkish authorities announced the arrest of 125 individuals suspected of being affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS) during coordinated operations across Turkey. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya stated that the arrests were carried out in 25 provinces during simultaneous operations on Wednesday morning. This......