HM Intelligence

Information New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens was released by West Papua insurgents more than 18 months after being kidnapped while working for Indonesian airline Susi Air. He was abducted by rebels from the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) on February 7, 2022, at Nduga airport, where they also set fire to his plane and […]

Information The FBI announced it had disrupted a Chinese hacking group known as “Flax Typhoon,” which had targeted critical infrastructure in the United States. The group installed malware on thousands of devices, including computers, cameras, video recorders, and routers, creating a large botnet that compromised the networks of universities, government agencies, telecommunications providers, media organizations,

Information Romanian Defense Minister Angel Tilvar has urged NATO to develop a “coordinated” and robust response to the increasing incursions of Russian missiles and drones into the alliance’s airspace, particularly along its eastern flank. Speaking at a meeting of defence ministers from NATO’s “B9” group in Bucharest, Tilvar expressed deep concern over Russia’s repeated violations

Information Meta announced a global ban on several Russian state media networks, including RT and Rossiya Segodnya, for engaging in “foreign interference activity.” The company cited deceptive tactics used by these media outlets to covertly influence public opinion online. Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, had previously limited the reach of Russian state

Information Starting on September 16, Germany will expand its border checks to all its land borders for at least six months, adding northern and western borders alongside the already monitored eastern and southern borders. This will affect border crossings with countries like Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. Germany, located in the Schengen Area,

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US, Spanish, Czech citizens detained in Venezuela Venezuela’s Interior Minister said the country had detained three Americans, two Spaniards and one Czech national. He alleged they were plotting “violent acts” to destablize the government after disputed elections. Serbia plans to bring back compulsory military service Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says he has approved reinstating compulsory

Information Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has accused six British diplomats of espionage, prompting the Russian Foreign Ministry to revoke their accreditation and expel them from the country. The FSB claims that these diplomats, who worked in the political department of the British embassy in Moscow, were involved in activities showing “signs of espionage and

Information Jordan’s main Islamist opposition party, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), secured a significant victory by winning 31 out of 138 seats in the recent parliamentary election. This outcome, the IAF’s best performance since 1989, reflects widespread public discontent over Israel’s actions in the Gaza conflict. The IAF, which is the political wing of Jordan’s