Saudi crown prince receives US national security advisor in Jeddah

Saudi Arabia on Thursday voiced its “total rejection” of a coup in Niger, a day after mutinous soldiers detained President Mohamed Bazoum and announced they had seized power because of the country’s deteriorating security situation. The Kingdom called on the mutineers to release the president and enable him to restore المزيد

Biden chooses former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to lead the Social Security Administration

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to lead the Social Security Administration. If confirmed, O’Malley would run one of the biggest social programs in the nation and grapple with the surrounding uncertainty over its funding. Roughly 70 million people — including retirees, disabled المزيد

Wagner Group poses security threat to the West, U.K. lawmakers say

The Wagner mercenary group whose leader led a short and abortive mutiny against Russia’s defense chiefs remains a serious security threat to the West and should be designated a terrorist outfit, a report from Britain’s Parliament said Wednesday. The report, “Guns for Gold: The Wagner network exposed,” is the result of المزيد