Netanyahu Names New Israel Spy Chief Despite Showdown With Court
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Netanyahu Names New Israel Spy Chief Despite Showdown With Court

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel named a new chief of the domestic intelligence service on Monday, moving his government closer to a showdown with the Supreme Court, which temporarily suspended the dismissal of the current spy chief earlier this month. Mr. Netanyahu’s…

Opinion | 8 Pieces of Free Advice for Trump’s National Security Team
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Opinion | 8 Pieces of Free Advice for Trump’s National Security Team

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines This may be presumptuous, but it strikes me that the new administration’s national security team could use some advice. I have worked with senior leaders through many administrations from both parties. I’ve seen firsthand how highly capable and skilled professionals have conducted themselves…

Intelligence Officials Face a Fresh Round of Questions About Signal Leak
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Intelligence Officials Face a Fresh Round of Questions About Signal Leak

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Members of President Trump’s cabinet insisted at a House committee hearing on Wednesday that there was nothing wrong with using a consumer messaging app to discuss U.S. military plans to strike Houthi targets in Yemen. On Tuesday, the spy chiefs told the Senate…

Trump Administration Deflects Blame for Leak at Every Turn
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Trump Administration Deflects Blame for Leak at Every Turn

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It was a hoax. The information wasn’t classified. Somehow the journalist got “sucked into” the Signal chat, either deliberately or through some kind of technical glitch. In the days since the editor in chief of The Atlantic revealed he had been inadvertently included…

A U.S. Investor Helped Build Russia’s Economy. He Was Jailed on Bogus Charges.
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A U.S. Investor Helped Build Russia’s Economy. He Was Jailed on Bogus Charges.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A foul cell in a Moscow detention center was about the last place an American businessman named Michael Calvey expected to find himself after spending 25 years building a flourishing venture capital firm in Russia that transformed some tech startups into global brands….

In Rush to Release Kennedy Files, Personal Information Went Public, Too
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In Rush to Release Kennedy Files, Personal Information Went Public, Too

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In the 64,000 pages of documents released this week regarding the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, there appeared to be no redactions, those blacked-out sections that typically dot sensitive material, even once it is declassified, to mask confidential or compromising data….

Netanyahu Moves to Fire Israel’s Domestic Intelligence Chief
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Netanyahu Moves to Fire Israel’s Domestic Intelligence Chief

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he was taking action to oust the director of the Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, raising concerns among critics that he was seeking to undermine its independence. Mr. Netanyahu’s effort to fire Ronen Bar,…

Plan to Return Russian Diplomats to U.S. Poses Espionage Risk
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Plan to Return Russian Diplomats to U.S. Poses Espionage Risk

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As it moves to transform U.S. relations with Russia, the Trump administration is talking with Moscow about readmitting potentially scores of Russian diplomats into the United States after years of expulsions. But the good-will gesture, which would be reciprocated by Moscow, could be…