National Security

On January 15, 2025, Sweden announced plans to amend its constitution to allow the revocation of citizenship for individuals who obtained it fraudulently or pose a threat to national security.

As the U.S. debates a potential federal ban on TikTok, Duolingo has reported a dramatic rise in Mandarin Chinese learners.

The FBI has announced the closure of its Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), effective by December 2024.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a "last-minute crisis" with Hamas is holding up the ceasefire agreement that would release hostages.

Scott Bessent, nominee for Treasury Secretary under the incoming Trump administration, is set to outline a bold economic agenda during his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. According to prepared remarks, Bessent will emphasize the need to permanently extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act while advancing new policies to reduce the tax burden on manufacturers, service workers, and seniors.

The Vatican City State has enacted stricter penalties for unauthorized entry and violations of its security regulations, threatening offenders with steep fines and prison sentences. The updated rules were announced through a decree signed by Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, and aim to enhance security within the world’s smallest sovereign state.

The governor of Puerto Rico has asked President-elect Donald Trump to intervene after Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro threatened to invade the U.S. territory.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal, sources familiar with the matter announced Wednesday.

South Korea’s Constitutional Court was forced to adjourn its first impeachment hearing for President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday after he failed to attend, citing security concerns. Yoon, impeached in December following his abrupt imposition of martial law, faces charges of insurrection and is subject to an arrest warrant, further complicating the political turmoil.

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, plans to deliver a scathing critique of globalist foreign policy during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Rubio’s prepared remarks, obtained exclusively by Breitbart News, outline his belief that the so-called "liberal world order" has become not only obsolete but a threat to U.S. interests.