national security

FBI: Shutdown Stalls Investigations, Raising Security Fears

October 30, 2025 7:24 am

The FBI’s counterterrorism and criminal investigations have slowed dramatically amid the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history, leaving agents without funds to pay informants or carry out undercover operations. Current and former bureau officials warn the budget freeze is compromising national security.

The partial shutdown, now in its 30th day, has halted payments for informants and blocked operational travel vital to drug and gun trafficking probes, according to multiple current and former FBI employees. The bureau’s $10.7 billion budget remains partially frozen, preventing agents from reimbursing sources or traveling beyond their local jurisdictions.

An FBI spokesperson told Reuters that the …

John Bolton Surrenders To Face Classified Information Charges

October 17, 2025 11:20 am

Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton surrendered to federal authorities on Friday to face 18 criminal charges related to the alleged mishandling of classified information, making him the latest of Donald Trump’s political adversaries to face prosecution.

Bolton, 76, appeared at a federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, where he was expected to be fingerprinted and photographed before an initial hearing. Prosecutors accuse him of illegally sharing and retaining top-secret materials, including messages transmitted via personal email and encrypted apps.

According to the indictment, Bolton allegedly shared “diary-like entries” containing sensitive intelligence with two unnamed individuals and kept classified files …

UAE Halts New Tourist, Work Visas For Nine Nations

UAE Halts New Tourist, Work Visas For Nine Specified Nations

September 29, 2025 1:58 am

UAE blocks visas of Afghanistan, Lebanon, Sudan, Somalia, Bangladesh, Yemen, Cameroon, Uganda, and Libya citizens amid security and health reviews.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has temporarily suspended new applications for tourist and work visas from citizens of nine countries, in a move officials say is tied to national security, public health, and migration control policies.

The suspension, which took effect immediately, impacted nationals from Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Sudan, and Uganda. Those who already hold valid visas are not affected and may continue to travel to, live, and work in the country as normal.

The UAE, …

India Bans 47 More Chinese Apps

July 29, 2020 6:12 pm

India has banned 47 more Chinese apps just weeks after blocking the highly popular video-sharing platform TikTok and 58 others over national security and privacy concerns, an information ministry official and media reports said Monday.

Tensions between the world’s two most-populous nations soared last month after a Himalayan border clash that left 20 Indian troops dead and an unknown number of Chinese casualties.

“We have banned 47 mobile apps from China in this ongoing exercise which highlights the government’s seriousness about data privacy and security,” the official, who asked to remain anonymous, told AFP.

“The order was issued on Friday. …