National Security Legislation

A legislation to fast-track weapons sales to India has been introduced in the US Congress, with a group of lawmakers saying strengthening the strategic partnership of the nations will safeguard their shared security interests.

US lawmakers will move forward with legislation to address national security worries about TikTok, US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday. The announcement came days after TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was grilled by lawmakers from both parties over national security and other concerns involving the app, which has over 150 mill...

TikTok could be used by China's government to control data on millions of American users, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Wednesday. The FBI director told a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats to US security that TikTok was a tool that was "ultimately within the control of the Chinese government" and that it "screams ou...

Meanwhile, the White House has backed legislation granting the administration new powers to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok and other foreign-based technologies if they pose national security threats.

Brazilian security forces retook the national Congress building Sunday from supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro after hundreds of them stormed inside and invaded the legislative chambers, AFP journalists said.

TikTok could face a ban in the US, as lawmakers unveiled bipartisan legislation aimed at banning the Chinese video sharing app. The US is concerned that TikTok, which is owned by ByteDance, could be used to spy on 200 million American users and censor content on the popular social media app.

A special MP/MLA court on Tuesday sentenced BJP legislator Vikram Saini and 11 others to two years imprisonment in a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case.

Hong Kong's controversial national security law should be repealed, experts on the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday, amid concerns the legislation is being used to crack down on free speech and dissent in the former British colony.

The new Taiwan proposed bill will prohibit Chinese espionage from stealing information on ‘core’ technologies’. The amendments will include increased prison time and fine for people working with foreign entities with a motive to steal information.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Saumitra Khan on Wednesday sought the arrest of Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator Udayan Guha for making derogatory remarks on Border Security Force (BSF).

The federal ministerial panel will consider a proposed legislation on cryptocurrencies with national security in mind, BJP MP and chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Jayant Sinha said.

Police fired rounds of pepper balls at protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday as hundreds took to the streets to demonstrate against the postponement of legislative elections and a new national security law imposed by China.

WhatsApp messaging service said on Monday it had "paused" processing law enforcement requests for user data in Hong Kong.

Britain said it was deeply concerned by reports that China's parliament had passed national security legislation for Hong Kong, describing it as a "grave step".

Beijing unveiled details of its new national security law for Hong Kong on Saturday, paving the way for the most profound change to the city's way of life since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

A legislation to fast-track weapons sales to India has been introduced in the US Congress, with a group of lawmakers saying strengthening the strategic partnership of the nations will safeguard their shared security interests.

US lawmakers will move forward with legislation to address national security worries about TikTok, US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday. The announcement came days after TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was grilled by lawmakers from both parties over national security and other concerns involving the app, which has over 150 mill...

TikTok could be used by China's government to control data on millions of American users, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Wednesday. The FBI director told a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats to US security that TikTok was a tool that was "ultimately within the control of the Chinese government" and that it "screams ou...

Meanwhile, the White House has backed legislation granting the administration new powers to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok and other foreign-based technologies if they pose national security threats.

Brazilian security forces retook the national Congress building Sunday from supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro after hundreds of them stormed inside and invaded the legislative chambers, AFP journalists said.

TikTok could face a ban in the US, as lawmakers unveiled bipartisan legislation aimed at banning the Chinese video sharing app. The US is concerned that TikTok, which is owned by ByteDance, could be used to spy on 200 million American users and censor content on the popular social media app.

A special MP/MLA court on Tuesday sentenced BJP legislator Vikram Saini and 11 others to two years imprisonment in a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case.

Hong Kong's controversial national security law should be repealed, experts on the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday, amid concerns the legislation is being used to crack down on free speech and dissent in the former British colony.

The new Taiwan proposed bill will prohibit Chinese espionage from stealing information on ‘core’ technologies’. The amendments will include increased prison time and fine for people working with foreign entities with a motive to steal information.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Saumitra Khan on Wednesday sought the arrest of Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator Udayan Guha for making derogatory remarks on Border Security Force (BSF).

The federal ministerial panel will consider a proposed legislation on cryptocurrencies with national security in mind, BJP MP and chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Jayant Sinha said.

Police fired rounds of pepper balls at protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday as hundreds took to the streets to demonstrate against the postponement of legislative elections and a new national security law imposed by China.

WhatsApp messaging service said on Monday it had "paused" processing law enforcement requests for user data in Hong Kong.

Britain said it was deeply concerned by reports that China's parliament had passed national security legislation for Hong Kong, describing it as a "grave step".

Beijing unveiled details of its new national security law for Hong Kong on Saturday, paving the way for the most profound change to the city's way of life since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997.