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The toxic conflict: UN nuclear agency flags possible radiological risks inside Iran’s Natanz facility; no radiation leak outside

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, where multiple buildings were destroyed from recent Israeli airstrikes. (Pic credit: AP) As Israel targeted Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz amid escalating conflict, head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency said that there is a possibility of both radiological and […]

Signal war-chat leak: Pentagon watchdog probes if orders given to Hegseth’s aides to delete messages

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (File photo) The Pentagon’s watchdog is investigating whether any of Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s staff were instructed to delete Signal messages that possibly communicated sensitive military details to a journalist, based on documents and information from two sources familiar with the inquiry, quoted by the Associated Press.The investigation centres on the […]

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs forced ex-girlfriend Cassie into ‘freak-offs’, threatened to leak tapes and ruin career, says former stylist

Sean “Diddy” Combs forced his then-girlfriend, singer Cassie, into sex marathons, her former stylist and close friend testified against the rapper on Wednesday. He also added that he physically assaulted her during their long-term relationship.Stylist Deonte Nash said the incident happened on Cassie’s 29th birthday in 2015. She had planned a fun night with drinks, […]

FBI director Kash Patel orders polygraph examinations for ‘leak’ hunt

After defence secretary, the FBI has recently begun conducting polygraph examinations to identify information leaks, as confirmed by a bureau spokesperson. National security agencies in the Trump administration are intensifying leak investigations, implementing polygraph tests that are creating an atmosphere of fear amongst officials.Attorney General Pam Bondi‘s revised legal guidelines now permit the Justice Department […]

Trump agrees to interview with Atlantic editor behind Signal chat leak- Here’s why

US president Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will sit down for an interview with Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, after the controversial Atlantic report that Goldberg was added to a private group chat involving top Trump officials and sensitive national security discussions. Goldberg was reportedly accidentally added to a Signal group chat […]

FEMA: FEMA staff face lie detector tests amid DHS leak probe, fears of agency overhaul

File photo: US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem (Picture credit: AP) Dozens of staffers at the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including acting administrator Cameron Hamilton, have recently undergone lie detector tests as part of a widening department of homeland security (DHS) crackdown on alleged leaks of national security information, according to CNN.The polygraphs, […]

Chat leak: How the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg ended up in a White House Signal group

Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic (Pic credit: AP) A simple phone contact error by US national security adviser Mike Waltz led to a journalist being accidentally added to a private Signal group chat discussing potential US military strikes in Yemen, according to people familiar with the matter.The group chat, created last month […]

‘We’re all shocked — shocked!’: Hilary Clinton bashes Donald Trump over Signal war chat leak

Hilary Clinton bashes Donald Trump Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has issued a sharp critique of the Trump administration’s handling of national security, with reference to Yemen war chat leaks involving the chief editor of the Atlantic, in an opinion piece published by The New York Times.Clinton specifically condemns the reported use of […]

No relief for Hegseth, Mike Waltz: Pentagon to probe ‘leak’ of Yemen war plan

Mike Waltz and Pete Hegseth are under fire for the ‘Signalgate’. The Pentagon inspector general’s office will investigate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of commercial messaging app Signal to discuss air strikes on Yemen, a memo released Thursday said. The review will also look at other defense officials’ use of the publicly available encrypted app, […]

Trump weighs Mike Waltz’s fate after Yemen war plan leak in Signal chat scandal: ‘Should I fire him?’

Trump’s national security advisor Mike Waltz (File Image) It seems that US President Donald Trump‘s national security advisor Mike Waltz’s job is in danger after the Yemen war plan leak on a Signal group chat scandal. “Should I fire him?” he inquired of his staff and associates, as controversy mounted over Waltz’s accidental inclusion of […]