Security

Latvia and Lithuania called on Tuesday for NATO to strengthen its eastern borders in response to expectations that Russia’s Wagner private will set up a new base in Belarus after its abortive mutiny at home. Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin…

Russia urged the International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday to ensure Ukraine does not shell the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, saying it was otherwise operating safely. Alexei Likhachev, chief executive of the Russian state nuclear…

A man who opened an emergency exit door during a flight in South Korea was formally arrested Sunday and faces up to 10 years in prison on a charge of violating the aviation security law, officials said. During a preliminary questioning,…

Jordan’s Interior Minister Mazen Al-Faraya met on Saturday with his Iraqi counterpart Abdul Amir Al-Shammari to discuss ways to boost security cooperation, Jordan News Agency reported on Sunday. The ministers discussed ways to facilitate…

The former leader of Hong Kong pro-independence group Studentlocalism was sentenced on Tuesday (Nov 23) to a total of 43 months in prison for trying to separate the city from China, and for money laundering. Tony Chung, 20, was charged…

Hong Kong teachers might have to pass a test on the city's national security law, a top government official said, as the local education system is remade to foster greater loyalty to Beijing. Examinations would bring requirements for…