Counterterrorism

11 Egyptian troops killed in Sinai terrorist attack

At least 11 Egyptian troops, including an officer, were killed Saturday in a terrorist attack on a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal, the country's military said. In a statement, it said at least five other troops were wounded in the attack, one of the deadliest…

Israel Arrests Two Palestinians Suspected in Elad Terrorist Attack

Two Palestinians suspected of killing three Israelis in a bloody ax attack on Israel’s independence day were captured Sunday after an intensive manhunt, Israeli authorities said. The suspects, identified by a security official as Asad Al Refai and Subhi Sbeihat, were…

Military & Defense

More than 60 feared dead in bombing of Ukrainian school

More than 60 people were feared dead Sunday after a Russian bomb flattened a school being used as a shelter, Ukrainian officials said, while Moscow’s forces pressed their attack on defenders inside Mariupol’s steel plant in an apparent race to capture the city ahead of…

Chinese plans on Taiwan affected by war: CIA chief

CIA Director William Burns on Saturday said that China is closely monitoring Russia’s conflict in Ukraine and that it is affecting Chinese leaders’ calculations over Taiwan. Burns, speaking at a Financial Times event in Washington, said the Chinese government had been…

Cybersecurity

Anonymous NB65 Claims Hack on Russian Payment Processor Qiwi

The Anonymous affiliated Network Battalion aka NB65 group has allegedly targeted a Russian payment processing platform Qiwi and leaked 7 million payment card data as proof of hack. On May 1st, 2022, NB65, one of the Anonymous affiliate hacktivist groups…

NIA probes malware injected by Pak ISI in defence personnel devices

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has initiated a probe into a pseudonymous Facebook account, created by Pakistani spy agency ISI, to remotely inject a concealed malware in the computers, phones and other devices of defence personnel, staff working…

Counterintelligence & Espionage

Man Prosecuted with Espionage for Videotaping an American Warship in Volos

A 52-year-old man from Volos had the serious criminal charge of espionage laid against him for videotaping the American warship “USS Arlington” when it arrived at the port of the city to participate in the “Alexander the Great” military exercises…

Is Ukraine conducting a sabotage campaign inside Russia?

A deadly fire at an aerospace research institute in Tver, northwest of Moscow. Another blaze at a munitions factory in Perm, more than 1,100 kilometers (680 miles) to the east. And fires in two separate oil depots in Bryansk, near Belarus. Coincidences, or a sign that Ukrainians…

Transnational Organized Crime

Colombia beefs up offensive against drug cartel

The Colombian government on Sunday reinforced a nearly 50,000-strong military deployment against a drug cartel that has burned cars and threatened people as reprisal for the extradition of its leader to the United States. An additional 2,000 troops and police were deployed to…

Europe’s Changing Role in Meth and Cocaine Production and Trafficking

Europe’s role in international drug production and trade is changing, according to new analyses by Europol and the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). In an in-depth look at the cocaine and methamphetamine markets, the agencies point to increased production activities in…