Second US military zone along border with Mexico set up to deter migrants | Donald Trump News

Government says 100km-long Texas National Defense Area runs east from the Texas-New Mexico border in El Paso. The United States military has created a second military zone along the border with Mexico, adding an area in Texas where troops can temporarily detain migrants or trespassers, following another zone newly designated in New Mexico last month….

‘Don’t see a major war with India, but have to be ready’: Pakistan ex-NSA | Border Disputes News

Islamabad, Pakistan – Eleven days after gunmen shot 26 people dead in the scenic valley of Baisaran in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Pahalgam, India and Pakistan stand on the brink of a military standoff. The nuclear-armed neighbours have each announced a series of tit-for-tat steps against the other since the attack on April 22, which India has…

Social security minister latest to quit in major pensions fraud scandal

Brazil’s Social Security Minister, Carlos Lupi, has resigned nine days after police unveiled a major corruption scandal which defrauded pensioners of $1.1bn (£829m). Federal police allege that over the past decade, the National Social Security Institute (INSS) made unauthorised deductions from payments made to millions of pensioners. The money was allegedly paid to several associations…

Trump plans to cut 1,200 jobs from CIA, other US spy agencies: Report | Donald Trump News

Cuts will reportedly take place over several years and be accomplished through reduced hiring as opposed to layoffs. United States President Donald Trump’s administration is planning significant personnel cuts at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other major US spy units, according to The Washington Post, in a move seen as part of his bid…