Trump fires National Security Agency director Haugh, sources say

U.S. Air Force General and Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) Timothy Haugh. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump fired General Timothy Haugh as director of the National Security Agency on Thursday, according to two officials familiar with the decision, and congressional Democrats denounced the removal of the nonpartisan official from … Read more

Israeli PM Netanyahu denies corruption trial delay request, calls security chief’s letter ‘full of lies’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday (April 4, 2025) said a letter published by the internal security chief alleging the premier had asked him to help delay his corruption trial was “full of lies”. “This statement is full of lies,” a statement from Mr. … Read more

Europe and Canada say they’ll spend more on defence, but are cool on U.S. demands

From left, Czech Republic’s Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky, Croatia’s Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev and Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen pose for a group photo of NATO foreign ministers … Read more

Exemption from Trump’s reciprocal tariff ‘does not mean anything’ to Russia; Kremlin requires substantial steps to respond favourably: Top Moschow think tank chief

Alikber K. Alikberov, Director of IOS. Photo: www.ivran.ru Exemption from reciprocal tariff from the United States “does not mean anything” for Russia as the Trump administration needs to undertake more substantial steps to send a positive sign to Kremlin, said leading commentators from the Institute of Oriental Studies (IOS) in Moscow informing that Trump administration … Read more

Daily Quiz | On 76 years of NATO

Daily Quiz | On 76 years of NATO National flags of Alliance’s members flutter at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. File. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | The construction of the ______ ____ in 1961 tested the strength of the alliance between European countries and the US, especially against an invasion by the Soviet … Read more