Police need intercept tools as mobile networks develop: Europol
European law enforcement agencies set to lose the ability to tap criminals’ mobile devices with the launch of 5G technology must be brought into discussions earlier when communications networks are modernised, the new head of Europol told Reuters.
U.S. officials wonder: Did Turkish leader’s coup memories drive Russia arms deal?
For some U.S. officials, the Trump administration’s failure to persuade Turkey not to buy a Russian air defense system may have its roots in a coup attempt against President Tayyip Erdogan three years ago this week.
Organized crime outpaces authorities in Southeast Asia, U.N. says
Transnational crime syndicates are growing more powerful in Southeast Asia and raking in profit by exploiting rampant corruption, weak law enforcement and lax border controls, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Japan may take South Korea wartime labor dispute to International Court of Justice: NHK
Japan is considering taking a dispute with South Korea over its compensation for wartime forced laborers to the International Court of Justice as the deadline for seeking third-country arbitration passes on Thursday, public broadcaster NHK reported.
In El Chapo’s home state, Mexicans bemoan his punishment far from home
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is never going back home to Sinaloa.
U.S. officials to brief diplomats on maritime security initiative for Gulf
U.S. officials will speak to members of the Washington diplomatic corps on Friday about a new initiative to promote freedom of navigation and maritime security around the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department said on Wednesday.
Syrian rebels say Moscow deploys ground forces in Idlib campaign
Russia has sent special forces in recent days to fight alongside Syrian army troops in northwestern Syria where they have been struggling for more than two months to seize the last opposition bastion, senior rebel commanders said.
U.S. plans different approach in leading G7 in 2020: White House official
The Trump administration plans to adopt shorter communiques and generally revamp how the Group of Seven rich nations does its work when the United States leads the body in 2020, a White House adviser said.
Croatia PM reshuffles cabinet, proposes six new ministers
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Wednesday ordered a reshuffle of his cabinet with six new ministers, just over a year before his government’s term in office expires in late 2020.
UK’s Johnson declines to comment on plan to facilitate a no-deal Brexit
Boris Johnson, favorite to be the next British prime minister, on Wednesday refused to say whether he would seek to shut Parliament to facilitate a no-deal Brexit but agreed such a plan could be convenient for him.
