national security

Trump suspends all military aide to Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has ordered an immediate suspension of American military support for Ukraine, just days after his on-camera argument with the Ukrainian President, Volodimir Zelenskyy. The White House says the suspension will remain in force until the Ukrainians demonstrate a "good faith commitment to peace". Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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Dr. Sam Nujoma

NCAA Restricts Airspace Amid Nujoma Mourning Period

The Civil Aviation Authority has implemented airspace restrictions within the Windhoek Flight Information Region to enhance security during the mourning and funeral proceedings of Founding President Sam Nujoma. According to NewsOnOne’s Eric Mhunduru from One Africa TV, NCAA Executive Director Tosca Sem confirmed this: Last night's bulletin is now on oneafrica.tv. Weeknights at 7 you are free to watch it on GoTv 84, DSTv 284, or stream it live on […]

28 February, 2025 64 6

World

U.S Senate confirms Kash Patel as new FBI director

Kash Patel, a longtime loyalist to U.S President Donald Trump, has been confirmed as the new Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The final vote was 51-49 with all Senate Democrats opposing him along with two republican senators - Alaska's Lisa Murkowski and Maine's Susan Collins. Kate fisher reports from Washington

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World

UK Defence Sec Says “We Must Re-Arm Britain”

The UK's Defence Secretary has announced "we must re-arm Britain", as part of Monday's speech outlining reforms to the Ministry of Defence. John Healey's speech comes following Prime Minister Keir Starmer saying the UK faces a generational challenge and calling on European allies to spend more on defence, having been left out of talks between the US and Russia over the War in Ukraine. Simon Gaitán reports.

19 February, 2025 50

Science & Technology

TikTok Returns to US App Stores After Ban Postponed

TikTok is back on app stores in the United States today after President Donald Trump postponed enforcing a ban of the popular social media platform. The proposed law — passed by Congress, signed by former President Joe Biden, and upheld by the Supreme Court — had ordered TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the application, or else face a ban in the US. From there, Benji Hyer reports.

15 February, 2025 59

World

South Korea spy agency says DeepSeek ‘excessively’ collects personal data

South Korea's spy agency has accused Chinese AI app DeepSeek of "excessively" collecting personal data and using all input data to train itself. It also questioned the app's responses to questions relating to issues of national pride. Laura Westbrook has more.

11 February, 2025 66

World

Elon Musk blocked from accessing sensitive government data

Elon Musk — an unelected advisor to U.S President Donald Trump — has been blocked from accessing sensitive information within the US Treasury Department. A federal judge in Washington DC granted the order after the billionaire businessman's so-called Department of Government Efficiency was tasked with overhauling the government's payment system. From there, Benji Hyer reports.

7 February, 2025 60

World

CIA offers buyouts to staff

The US Central Intelligence Agency has become the first major national security agency to offer so-called buyouts to its entire workforce. It's part of President Donald Trump's broad effort to shrink the federal government and shape it to his agenda. Kate Fisher reports from Washington:

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Africa

South African Unions Call for Review of Military Missions in DRC

The Federation of Unions of South Africa is calling for a thorough assessment of all missions where South African National Defence Force soldiers are deployed. This is to ensure adequate resources and their safety. Thirteen SANDF soldiers have been killed in clashes with the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Fedusa says it hopes this loss of life would serve as a wake-up call for the […]

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