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Why is Monkees' Micky Dolenz bringing a lawsuit against the FBI?

In 2011, a heavily redacted FBI file revealed the agency was keeping tabs on the 1960s band as it suspect it was engaged in

02/09/2022

USA

FBI says Donald Trump mixed top secret documents with magazines

Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate early this year contained classified documents, many of them top secret, according to newly unsealed papers.

27/08/2022

USA

Trump seeks special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents in FBI probe

Trump's request for a neutral inspector is the first lawsuit by his legal team since his Florida home was searched as part of an FBI investigation into classified documents.

23/08/2022

USA

Trump: Prosecutors oppose release of 'sensitive' search evidence

Investigators say unsealing the evidence presented to obtain a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago could reveal names of sources or witnesses they've interviewed in their case against the former US president.

16/08/2022

USA

FBI seized 'top secret' documents from Trump home — US Justice Dept

Court papers reveal the FBI seized records include some marked as classified and "top secret", while the Justice Department says it has reason to believe Trump violated the Espionage Act.

13/08/2022

USA

FBI looked for 'nuclear arms documents' at Trump home, says newspaper

The former US president says the search of his Mar-a-Lago home was "American, unwarranted and unnecessary".

12/08/2022

USA

Trump says FBI agents 'raided' his Florida home

The former US president did not say if anything was taken in what he called an "unannounced raid" by a "large group" of federal agents.

09/08/2022

Tech News

FBI warns North Korea is exploiting remote job openings to raise funds

The agency said tech workers from North Korea were pretending to be from other countries in Asia to obtain remote work and raise funds for the regime.

18/05/2022

USA

Texas synagogue standoff: Hostages safe, captor dead

The four hostages were released and freed after an FBI SWAT team stormed the synagogue, where an unnamed, allegedly armed man kept them for hours on Saturday.

16/01/2022

Tech News

FBI was hit by a fake email cyberattack. Here’s what you need to know

The growing number of cyberattacks since the COVID pandemic began has spared no major organisation - not even the FBI.

15/11/2021

World News

Encrypted messaging app leads to 800 arrests in organised crime groups

Police accessed 27 million messages over 18 months using an encrypted messaging app. The evidence led to more than 800 arrests in global sting against organised crime

08/06/2021

USA

Anxiety in Washington as false alarm interrupts inauguration rehearsal

The U.S. Capitol briefly locked down, illustrating the fear that has gripped the city since the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection by pro-Trump rioters and prompted extraordinary security measures.

19/01/2021

USA

Russia likely behind huge hack on US government, say security services

Officials say the hackers appeared to want to gather intelligence rather than cause disruption.

06/01/2021

USA

‘Militia’ plot to kidnap US governor foiled by undercover agents

A plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and put her “on trial” was foiled by undercover agents and informants, the FBI said.

08/10/2020

Lebanon

French police arrive in Lebanon to investigate Beirut port explosion

Both Lebanese protesters and members of the international community have called for an impartial investigation into the incident that killed more than 170 people and injured thousands.

15/08/2020

USA

China doing everything it can to be 'sole superpower' warns FBI chief

"China's malign foreign influence campaign targets our policies, our positions, 24/7, 365 days a year," FBI boss Christopher Wray said on Tuesday.

08/07/2020

USA

Former FBI translator charged with lying about contact with terrorism suspect

The former linguist later admitted that he had known the suspect for years.

06/05/2019

USA

Armed Columbine-obsessed teenager found dead

The body has been found of an armed teenager said to be obsessed with the Columbine school shootings 20 years ago

17/04/2019

USA

FBI investigating Chinese woman's Trump resort visit -sources

U.S. Secret Service arrested Yujing Zhang on Saturday after she got through perimeter checkpoints

05/04/2019

USA

Euroviews. Why Watergate prosecutors could prove obstruction. And why Mueller couldn't ǀ View

In contrast with Nixon’s White House, Trump’s White House is unlikely to produce a smoking gun tape. But do we need one?

03/04/2019