https://www.scmp.com/rss/522887/feed The latest news and top stories on John Brennan. Known for his career in US intelligence, he served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2013 to 2017. He has a background in counterterrorism, Middle East analysis and national security, having previously been Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. His work at the CIA involved intelligence collection, analysis and covert action. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Hurricane Melissa slammed into Cuba early on Wednesday, hours after causing devastation in neighbouring Jamaica as the strongest-ever storm on record to hit that Caribbean island nation. “Extremely dangerous hurricane Melissa makes landfall on southern coast of eastern Cuba,” the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said in an updated advisory. Despite weakening to a category 3 storm, Melissa struck the province of Santiago de Cuba with maximum sustained winds of around 195km/h (120mph), the NHC... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3330688/hurricane-melissa-makes-landfall-jamaica-devastating-category-5-storm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3330688/hurricane-melissa-makes-landfall-jamaica-devastating-category-5-storm?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:29:50 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Hours after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel declared online that “the subject” in the killing was in custody. The shooter was not. The two men who had been detained were quickly released, and Utah officials acknowledged that the gunman remained at large. The false assurance was more than a slip. It spotlighted the high-stakes uncertainty surrounding Patel’s leadership of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation when its credibility – and his own –... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3325455/charlie-kirk-killing-trumps-fbi-chief-kash-patel-faces-scrutiny-over-manhunt-blunder?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3325455/charlie-kirk-killing-trumps-fbi-chief-kash-patel-faces-scrutiny-over-manhunt-blunder?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Sep 2025 23:32:50 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump accused former president Barack Obama of “treason” on Tuesday, accusing him, without providing evidence, of leading an effort to falsely tie him to Russia and undermine his 2016 presidential campaign. A spokesperson for Obama denounced Trump’s claims, saying “these bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction”. While Trump has frequently attacked Obama by name, the Republican president has not, since returning to office in January, gone this far... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3319204/trump-accuses-obama-treason-over-report-russia-interference-2016-election?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3319204/trump-accuses-obama-treason-over-report-russia-interference-2016-election?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:08:53 +0000 Reuters Reuters The US Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the eldest daughter of former FBI director James Comey and the federal prosecutor in the cases involving Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell and music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. James Comey was fired by US President Donald Trump during his first term in the White House, and he is currently under investigation along with former CIA director John Brennan. Trump has previously attacked... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318517/trumps-justice-department-fires-ex-fbi-chief-comeys-daughter-federal-prosecutor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318517/trumps-justice-department-fires-ex-fbi-chief-comeys-daughter-federal-prosecutor?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 03:12:36 +0000 Reuters Reuters The FBI has launched criminal probes into former CIA director John Brennan and former FBI director James Comey, Fox News Digital reported on Tuesday, citing sources. The probes are over alleged wrongdoing related to past government investigations about claims of Russian interference in the 2016 US elections in which President Donald Trump defeated former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, the news report said. The CIA and the Justice Department had no immediate comment. The FBI declined to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3317465/fbi-probing-ex-fbi-and-cia-chiefs-over-trump-russia-investigation-us-report-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3317465/fbi-probing-ex-fbi-and-cia-chiefs-over-trump-russia-investigation-us-report-says?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 23:19:44 +0000