China's Ministry of State Security claims foreign spy agencies are using turtles and fish fitted with sensors to map its coastline and collect sensitive marine data. Beijing alleges this data could identify weaknesses in coastal defenses, posing a national security threat. The ministry urged security checks on foreign equipment and for fishers to report unusual findings.
Russia's FSB detained a foreign national in the Moscow Region, accusing him of plotting a terrorist attack on a Defense Ministry official on behalf of Ukraine's SBU. The detainee claims he was recruited in an EU country.
President Trump appointed Bill Pulte, 38, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting Director of National Intelligence. Pulte, a Trump loyalist with no known intelligence background, will oversee 18 intelligence agencies while retaining his housing finance duties.
US intelligence agencies, facing a critical chip shortage, are using advanced AI models from Anthropic, a company previously blacklisted as a national security threat. A $9 billion emergency funding request aims to build secure data centers for high-end semiconductors needed for AI operations.
Tulsi Gabbard has resigned from a powerful US intelligence position to care for her husband, citing his health battle. A former Democratic presidential candidate, Gabbard became a loyal supporter of Donald Trump, joining his transition team and campaigning with him.
Ukraine is actively constructing and expanding fortifications along its border with Belarus, according to the Ukrainian Border Service. Officials state that monitoring of the area is ongoing, though specific threats from Belarus remain undisclosed.
Indian intelligence agencies are grappling with a surge in self-radicalised 'lone wolf' attackers who operate without physical contact with formal terror organisations, using encrypted platforms and online gaming channels. Recent arrests in Delhi, Maharashtra, UP and Gujarat reveal individuals radicalised through DIY material online, with mobilisation periods shrinking to weeks. Cases include Tushar Chauhan (20) in Meerut, who allegedly received Rs 3 lakh from ISI-linked handler Shahzad Bhatti, and recruits using PubG and FreeFire for communication.
FSB thwarted a terrorist attack on Roskomnadzor leadership on April 18, planned by seven neo-Nazi supporters recruited by Ukrainian intelligence via Telegram. The group leader, a Moscow resident born in 2004, was killed during armed resistance. Authorities seized IEDs, a grenade, silenced pistol, and Ukrainian paramilitary materials.
Sarabjit Kaur, who converted to Islam and married a Pakistani man, has released a new video from Pakistan inviting Sikhs to visit the country. This conciliatory message follows earlier provocative remarks, raising suspicions among Indian intelligence agencies who believe she may be acting under ISI influence to gauge Sikh public reaction.
Journalists were uninvited from a planned launch at the Natural History Museum last October of a major UK government report on climate and biodiversity threats to national security. The report was to be jointly produced by the environment department and the joint intelligence committee, involving MI5 and MI6. Guardian environment editor Fiona Harvey reports the event was cancelled and the report never published, prompting concerns about what it contained.
Police in Nagpur, India have arrested Riyaz Fazil Qazi, president of an NGO working for underprivileged children, after a 23-year-old woman accused him of sexual assault, religious coercion, defamation, and cyberstalking. The FIR includes multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act. The state ATS has launched a parallel investigation into the NGO's background and financial trails, with three women now coming forward with complaints.
