Peter Atitebi

According to CBS News, the Trump administration has dismissed General Timothy Haugh from his positions as head of the National Security Agency and US Cyber Command. General Haugh's removal appears to be part of a larger reorganization involving several top security officials at both the agency and the White House. The exact reasoning behind the dismissal remains unclear. Democratic leaders have expressed serious concerns about the decision. The development follows a Wednesday meeting between President Donald Trump and political activist Laura Loomer, who reportedly advocated for the removal of specific employees she believed lacked loyalty to the president's agenda. Loomer posted on X that General Haugh and his deputy, Wendy Noble, who US media reports were also dismissed, "have been disloyal to President Trump. That is why they have been fired." Before reports of these dismissals, President Trump told reporters […]

North Korea has condemned a recent agreement between Japan and the United States to co-produce air-to-air missiles, describing it as exacerbating regional security risks and representing another instance of Washington's efforts to militarize Japan, according to state media reports on Wednesday. The criticism comes as the United States upgrades its military command in Japan. North Korean officials argue that the two countries' cooperation in munitions production clearly demonstrates military and aggressive intentions directed at countries in the region, state news agency KCNA reported. The statements were attributed to an unnamed vice general director of North Korea's defense ministry, who did not specifically identify target countries. However, the official referenced the AIM-120 air-to-air missile system that the United States and Japan agreed to accelerate co-producing during U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's visit to Tokyo on Sunday. According to the North Korean […]

New York Governor Kathy Hochul, advocacy groups, and local school officials have voiced strong concerns over the detention of three children and their mother as President Donald Trump's administration continues efforts to deport non-citizens without court proceedings or criminal charges. The New York Immigration Coalition, a nonprofit advocating for immigrant rights, confirmed that the unidentified family — including a third-grade student — was detained by ICE at a dairy farm in Sackets Harbor, New York. Following their detention, the family was transported to the Karnes County Detention Facility in Texas, approximately 1,800 miles away, according to the nonprofit. "It is horrifying that these children and their mother were snatched from their home and disappeared," said Murad Awawdeh, the group's president and CEO, in a statement. Awawdeh noted that the family was "correctly navigating the immigration system and attending their immigration […]