Security issues

Trump redirects millions from secret service amid White House construction

When Trump tore down the East Wing to make way for the ballroom, he also began a taxpayer-funded project to upgrade the bunker.

US holds off blacklisting China’s DeepSeek, more than 100 firms deemed security risks, sources say

DeepSeek and other companies were approved by an interagency committee in 2025 for addition to the Commerce Department’s Entity List.

Greenland has enough bases to defend itself, commander says

Denmark has pledged to spend an additional 42 billion kroner (S$8.35 billion) to protect the vast Arctic territory.

US Secret Service testing face scanning app to probe, stop threats

Just 25 Secret Service police officers based in Washington have been equipped with the facial-recognition app, part of a pilot programme to determine whether to deploy it more broadly.

US spy powers lapse as World Cup raises security fears

A police vehicle patrols near the high-security fences at the perimeter of AT&T Stadium ahead of the 2026 World Cup in Dallas on June 10.

Iran-linked group claims hack of FBI drones, threatens World Cup

The US Justice Department previously warned of the potential for cyberattacks by Iranian actors.

China arrests US scholar who studies Myanmar on suspicion of spying

China has notified the US consulate general in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou of the arrest.

Kash Patel on the FBI’s defining test: Securing the World Cup

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

With surveillance programme at risk, Trump tries to end stand-off over spy chief Bill Pulte

US President Donald Trump made clear he would not meet Democrats’ demand that he withdraw Bill Pulte.

US seizes 13 website domains tied to alleged Chinese intelligence collection

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press conference on details of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force \"summer surge\", ahead of America250 events, at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo

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