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Two lawyers defending Donald Trump quit the case on Friday, one day after the former U.S. president was indicted on federal charges of illegally retaining classified documents, obstruction and other crimes. The Wall Street Journal at the same time reported that Trump’s former military valet, Walt Nauta, had been charged …

Former President Donald Trump was recorded in 2021 acknowledging that he had kept “secret” military documents from his time in office without first declassifying them. The recording of the 76-year-old’s admission has been obtained by federal prosecutors, who secured an indictment of Trump on charges including willful retention of national …

The US federal government has claimed that it legally hacked into a network of computers infected by ‘malware’ to shut down a Russian online spying operation. A court warrant allowed FBI agents to remotely access infected computers, which officials described as an “innovative use of legal authorities.” On Tuesday, the …

Beijing insists it would never ask any Chinese company to collect data or intelligence abroad. China has rejected charges by US officials that TikTok is used to collect Americans’ data, rebutting the claims after the company’s CEO was grilled by lawmakers in Washington amid growing calls to ban the popular …

Statistics indicate a rise in cases motivated by prejudice against race, religion and sexual orientation. Hate crimes in the United States have continued to rise sharply and have now reached their highest level since records began, according to data from 2021 analyzed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) which …

Iraq recovered an artifact, dating back nearly 2,700 years, which is believed to have been stolen during the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced in a statement that it returned the piece to the Iraqi authorities, which is believed to have been …

Four American citizens were shot at and kidnapped by armed men after driving across the U.S. border into northeastern Mexico, the FBI said Sunday. The Americans crossed into Matamoros, in Tamaulipas state, on Friday, driving a white minivan with North Carolina license plates, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said …

China’s Foreign Ministry told the US to “stop politicizing” the issue China has warned the US against making “politicized” claims about the origins of Covid-19. The Foreign Ministry in Beijing was responding after FBI Director Christopher Wray claimed that the virus “most likely” came from a Chinese government laboratory. Speaking …

The head of the bureau accused Beijing of attempting to “thwart” investigations into the source of the global pandemic FBI Director Christopher Wray has claimed Covid-19 “most likely” originated due to a leak from a Chinese government laboratory, citing a bureau assessment. The assertion follows reports regarding a classified briefing …

Donald Trump’s lawyers resisted revealing whether he declassified materials seized in an FBI search of his Florida home as the judge appointed to review the documents planned his first conference on the matter on Tuesday. Judge Raymond Dearie on Monday circulated a draft plan to both sides that sought details …

Former US President Donald Trump’s attorneys on Monday said they oppose the U.S. Justice Department’s request to continue to review classified documents seized by the FBI from his Florida estate last month in an ongoing criminal investigation. In a court filing, his lawyers also asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon …

The FBI recovered more than 11,000 government documents and photographs during its Aug. 8 search at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, as well as 48 empty folders labeled as “classified,” according to court records that were unsealed on Friday. The unsealing by US District Judge Aileen Cannon in West …

The number of hate crimes in the United States rose last year to the highest level in more than a decade, driven by a rise in assaults targeting Black victims and victims of Asian descent, the FBI reported on Monday. The 2020 data, submitted to the FBI by more than …

Former Trump Inaugural Chairman Thomas Barrack has been arrested on federal charges in Los Angeles.

A security firm said the REvil gang, allegedly a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate appears to be responsible for the attack. A “colossal and devastating” ransomware attack is thought to have paralysed the networks of at least 200 US companies. The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have said it is closely …

A flight en route from Los Angeles to Atlanta was diverted for an emergency landing when a passenger attacked two flight attendants and threatened to bring down the plane, authorities said. The incident late Friday took place at a time when more Americans are taking to the airways than at …

Details claiming to reveal how little income tax US billionaires pay have been leaked to a news website. ProPublica says it has seen the tax returns of some of the world’s richest people, including Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Warren Buffett. The website alleges Amazon’s Mr. Bezos paid no tax …

The report found the Capitol Police command system broke down during the riot. One officer said a lieutenant asked via radio, “does anybody have a plan?” U.S. Capitol Police leaders learned that Trump supporters were discussing ways to infiltrate tunnels around the complex and target Democratic members of Congress on …

Officials from Europol, the FBI, Sweden, and the Netherlands on Tuesday gave details of the European leg of a global sting in which criminals were given phones that allowed law enforcement officials to listen in on their conversations. Europol Deputy Executive Director Jean-Phillipe Lecouffe said that in all, law enforcement …

Law enforcement agencies say they’ve arrested hundreds of criminals across the world in a three-year operation using an FBI-designed app. Since 2018, Australia, New Zealand, and the FBI have used an encrypted app, ANOM, to keep track of organised crime. It has led to drug trade arrests in 18 countries …