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Tysk efterretningstjeneste aflyttede Obama
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Den tyske føderale efterretningstjeneste (BND) aflyttede opkald fra daværende USA's præsident Barack Obama, ifølge journalisten Holger Stark, ved at aflytte kommunikationen fra Air Force One. Operationen udnyttede svagheder i krypteringen og varede flere år, indtil kanslerembedet stoppede den i 2014. BND har ikke kommenteret anklagerne.
Following the enactment of Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) 941/2025—which reformed Argentina's intelligence framework—the newly established National Intelligence Community (CITN) held its first meeting on Thursday. Operating under the State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE), the CITN aims to coordinate strategic information exchange across state agencies to better anticipate risks and threats.
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President Javier Milei enacted DNU 941/2025, amending the National Intelligence Law and expanding the powers of the State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE), including the ability to make arrests without judicial orders. The opposition, led by Unión por la Patria and experts like Andrés Gil Domínguez and Jorge Taiana, condemns it as an authoritarian shift that could lead to a police state. The government defends the reform as a necessary modernization to address 21st-century threats.
Ongoing inquiries into scandals within South Africa's police and intelligence agencies highlight the urgent need for a complete overhaul of the security apparatus. Experts argue that the deep-rooted corruption reflects the ruling ANC's issues and requires breaking political ties to appointments. As political changes loom, redesigning these institutions could better address modern threats like violent crime and cyberattacks.