A series of arrests across Manipur has renewed attention on the recruitment, financing and logistical activities of PREPAK and PREPAK-Pro. Police allegations link suspects to recruitment drives, extortion and attacks on political
by Our Correspondent in Washington DC In an extraordinary affidavit submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the United States government, through the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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In the most high-profile shake-up of China’s military leadership in decades, General He Weidong, the number-two officer in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and a key member of the Communist Party’s elite
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A trove of newly declassified documents released by the National Archives and posted by the National Security Archive provides a rare and dramatic glimpse into the inner workings of the CIA’s global
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Newly declassified U.S. documents have revealed that Washington and Tokyo went to great lengths in 1996 to keep the existence of a CIA station in Japan secret, fearing that disclosure would damage
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It may be that the US-Russia and US-Ukraine negotiations are going off the rails. Meanwhile the US is anxious for Europe to take over responsibility for supporting Ukraine as Washington turns to
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial decision to appoint former naval commander Eli Sharvit as the next head of the Shin Bet security service has sparked intense debate, both within his coalition
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India has successfully conducted trials of its indigenous High Endurance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (HEAUV), marking a significant advancement in the country’s underwater defense capabilities. The trials were carried out in both surface
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In August 2024, a significant attack targeted the Crimean Bridge, a strategic link between Russia and the annexed Crimean Peninsula. The operation involved the use of Western-supplied Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS)
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The Royal Air Force (RAF) has conducted at least 518 surveillance flights over or near Gaza since December 2023, according to a report by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) for Declassified UK.
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India has approved its largest-ever defense procurement deal, greenlighting a $7.3 billion order for 156 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) along with training and associated equipment. The decision was made by the Cabinet
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A leaked document dated March 15, 2025, has shed light on an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), led by Majed Faraj. According to the document, the PA’s security forces
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A growing controversy surrounding the encrypted messaging app Signal has sparked speculation about its potential ties to U.S. intelligence agencies and whether it was used to target Trump allies. Dubbed Signalgate, the
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Signal is an encrypted communication app that supports voice, video and text. Its use in a high level government meeting appears to have led to the compromise of information, but it also
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The Baloch separatist groups mark Kalat Accession Day on March 27 as a day to mourn which many people call Black Day. The historical legal and political circumstances that led Kalat to
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In a quiet residential home in southern France, few of the elderly woman’s neighbours have any inkling of her remarkable past. Once a wealthy and highly skilled spy, she played a crucial
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