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Kash Patel

Kash Patel
The latest news and updates on Kash Patel, an American lawyer and former federal prosecutor, he assumed leadership of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in February 2025. His extensive career includes serving as a public defender, a national security prosecutor at the Department of Justice, and a senior counsel for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He also held significant roles within the Trump administration, including Deputy Assistant to the President on the National Security Council, Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Chief of Staff to the Department of Defense. Patel’s expertise spans counterterrorism, intelligence oversight, and national security.
A plume of smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday. Photo: Xinhua
US, Israel war on Iran

Spy, steal and frighten: Iran-linked hackers open digital front in war

Spyware-laden shelter alerts, hacked hospitals and supply chain breaches highlight modern warfare’s digital shift.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Pro-Iran hackers say they breached FBI chief Patel’s email account

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Gun violence in the US

1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at Virginia’s Old Dominion University, police say

Gun violence in the US

Assailant dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue

Authorities identify the deceased assailant as Ayman Mohamad Ghazali; reports suggest he recently lost family members in Lebanon.

Police respond to reports of a shooting at Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan on Thursday. Photo: AP
My Take

My Take | How unhinged Washington unleashes American craziness on the world

China now looks like a pretty good hedge when compared to the unqualified and unpredictable people who run the US today.

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Crime

Man questioned about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance says he was released

The news is the latest twist in a case that has gripped the US, after the FBI released images of a masked man at the missing woman’s home.

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United States

FBI releases images of masked, armed person at Nancy Guthrie’s door

In the footage, the individual appears to tamper with a camera at the home of TV host Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother.

The image shows an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door on the morning of her disappearance. Photo: FBI via TNS
Cambodia

UK, US cybercrime cooperation ‘continues’ after Chen Zhi extradition to China

A senior Cambodian official tells SCMP that Phnom Penh is collaborating with Beijing, Washington and London in the investigations.

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Gun violence in the US

ICE shooting of Alex Pretti sparks NRA backlash, Trump U-turn

Trump administration shifts tone after Republican allies and the NRA criticise officials for blaming a lawfully armed man for his own death.

United States

Who is Ryan Wedding? Ex-Olympian accused of running global drug empire arrested

Fugitive Canadian snowboarder from the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics is linked to cartels and faces murder and drug charges.

Ryan Wedding during a practice run for the men’s parallel giant slalom at the 2002 Winter Games. Photo: Reuters
Islamic State

FBI says it disrupted potential New Year’s Eve attack inspired by Islamic State

Christian Sturdivant, 18, allegedly planned to stab up to 20 victims ‌and attack police at a North Carolina supermarket and restaurant.

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The FBI on Friday said it foiled plans for an Islamic State-inspired New Year’s Eve attack in North Carolina. Photo: AP
Gun violence in the US

Will homeless man who helped FBI find Brown shooter get US$50,000 reward?

Investigators struggled for days to locate the suspect – until they got a tip about a Reddit post by a man living in the building’s basement.

Crime

FBI foils New Year’s Eve bomb plot in LA, US attorney general says

Four suspects, members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front, allegedly planned bombings starting at midnight on New Year’s Eve.

Gun violence in the US

Hunt for Brown University shooter continues as police release detained man

Investigation going in a ‘different direction’ hours after an attack that left two students dead and nine injured.

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Authorities on Saturday released a short video clip of a person of interest dressed in black. Photo: Providence Police Department via AFP
United States

FBI charges man with planting pipe bombs on eve of January 6, 2021 Capitol riot

The arrest of 30-year-old suspect Brian Cole Jnr is the first breakthrough in the nearly five-year-old case that had long vexed law enforcement.

This image from an FBI poster seeking the suspect. Photo: FBI via AP
United States

National Guard shooting suspect faces murder charge after 1 soldier dies

Sarah Beckstrom, who was shot in the alleged attack by Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was described by Trump as ‘outstanding in every single way’.

Gun violence in the US

Trump orders review of immigrant visas after National Guard attack

The sweeping new policy follows Wednesday’s attack in Washington by an Afghan national that has caused one death.

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Gun violence in the US

National Guard member dies as Afghan attacker’s past CIA link emerges

Shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal is a former member of a CIA-backed Afghan Army unit who entered the US under a special programme.

Pictures of National Guard members Andrew Wolfe and Sarah Beckstrom, who were shot on November 26 in Washington, next to a picture of the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal. Photo: Reuters
United States

‘Doing a great job’: Trump denies considering ouster of FBI Director Patel

Trump responds after a report said the White House was concerned by unflattering headlines Patel has generated.

United States

FBI probes Democrat lawmakers who warned US military about illegal orders

The Pentagon earlier threatened to recall Senator Mark Kelly, one of the six, to active duty to face military charges.

US-China relations

US outlines agreement with China to curb fentanyl chemicals as tariffs ease

Beijing to restrict 13 precursor exports as part of a Washington-backed effort to choke off the deadly opioid’s supply chain.

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The synthetic opioid killed an estimated 48,422 Americans last year, according to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Photo: AFP
Fentanyl and other opioids

China tightens controls on fentanyl precursors bound for US, Canada and Mexico

Effective immediately, Beijing requires a permit for exporting 13 chemicals, including those used to make the deadly synthetic opioid.

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Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, an opioid that is the leading cause of American overdose deaths. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Cambodia

US, Cambodia rekindle military ties after Trump’s peace deal

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the return of the Angkor Sentinel drills, paused in 2017, after meeting his Cambodian counterpart.

Crime

FBI foils Halloween weekend attack plot in Michigan, director Kash Patel says

Multiple arrests were made in what investigators believe was a ‘pumpkin day’ plot inspired by Islamic State extremism.

NBA

Billups, Rozier charged in illegal sports betting and ‘mind-boggling’ fraud case

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier swept up in case involving Mafia and rigged poker games.

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups talks with forward Deni Avdija during Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Photo: Reuters
New Zealand

New Zealand calls on US to counter China’s Pacific mineral push

New Zealand wants stronger ties with the US to shield Pacific allies from exploitation amid rare earth riches and growing geopolitical threats.

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A worker drives a skip loader at a rare earth metals mine in China’s Jiangxi province. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

FBI ‘analysed phone records of senators’ as part of Trump January 6 probe

Disclosure adds new detail to the closed inquiry into the steps Trump took in the run-up to the Capitol riot to undo his 2020 election loss.

United States

Supreme Court declines to hear Maxwell appeal in Epstein sex trafficking case

Court upholds Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction in Epstein sex trafficking case, igniting political controversy over cover-up claims.

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