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Japan has officially launched the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) — the country's first centralized intelligence agency since the end of World War II. The new body, which became operational on July 31, will coordinate strategic intelligence across the government and reshape how Tokyo engages with the threats from Russia, China and North Korea.
Read Full Story →The UK has designated Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a national security threat under new powers aimed at countering foreign state proxies. Tehran summoned Britain ambassador in protest, vowing the measure would "not go unanswered."
Read Full Story →The Trump administration is considering a $100,000 fee for international students who want to work in the United States after graduation. The proposal, aimed at the OPT work-authorization programme, has triggered alarm among the more than one million international students currently studying in the US.
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